Alcoholic beverages; retail spirits licenses; retail beer and wine licenses; discounts; Veterans; effective date.
HB 1377 allows retail stores selling hard liquor (spirits) to offer discounted prices to current or former U.S. military members, at the store’s discretion. This exception modifies existing rules that prohibit retailers from providing "prizes, premiums, gifts, or similar inducements" with alcohol sales. The discount must maintain a minimum 6% markup on the product, as defined by existing law. The change specifically applies to spirits licenses, not beer or wine sales, and does not alter other restrictions on alcohol promotions or sales hours.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Last action Mar 11, 2026
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The bill text was reformatted from an 'Engrossed' version to a 'Floor' version, with minor structural changes to the header and section numbering. The substantive policy content regarding alcohol sales restrictions and military discounts appears largely unchanged, though some formatting and indentation differences exist throughout the document.
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Header changed from 'ENGROSSED HOUSE' to 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION' with updated session information
Bill title section restructured with different formatting and line breaks
Section numbering and spacing adjusted throughout the document
Page headers changed from 'ENGR. H. B. NO. 1377' to 'HB1377 HFLR' with added note about bold face denoting committee amendments
Floor votes · House Mar 4, 2025
How they voted
60–34
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 100
Mar 4, 2025
D
Democratic19
84% Yea
R
Republican81
54% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
5
Committee
7
Apr 16, 2025
Committee
Failed in Committee - Appropriations
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Veterans and Military Affairs committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 60 Nays: 33
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Health and Human Services Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass Alcohol, Tobacco and Controlled Substances
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Alcohol, Tobacco and Controlled Substances
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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