SENATE BILL 786

File Code: Alcoholic Beverages - Statewide Bills Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1180

Sponsored By:

Senators Madaleno, Forehand, Frosh, Pinsky, and Raskin

Entitled:

Alcoholic Beverages - Enhanced Beer

Synopsis:

Specifying that enhanced beer means alcoholic beverages with specified amounts of overall alcohol content obtained from flavors and other added nonbeverage ingredients containing alcohol; specifying that, for purposes of sales, enhanced beer is liquor that may be sold at retail only by a specified licensee; and specifying that enhanced beer is beer for purposes of the alcoholic beverages tax.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.

Senate Action

2/6

First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs & Budget and Taxation

2/11

Hearing 3/6 at 1:00 p.m. (Education Health and Environmental Affairs)

House Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Senator Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18

Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17

Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16

Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22

Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Alcoholic Beverages -see also- AB-By Subd; Substance Abuse

Alcoholic Beverages Licenses

Revenue and Taxes -see also- Dev Fees & Taxes; specific tax.

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Article - 2B Alcoholic Beverages

( 1-102 , 1-102 , 1-102.1 )

Tax - General

( 5-101 , 5-101 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered