HOUSE BILL 1180

File Code: Alcoholic Beverages - Statewide Bills Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 786

Sponsored By:

Delegates Bronrott, Ali, Bobo, Braveboy, Carr, Frush, Hecht, Hucker, Ivey, Lee, McComas, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Shewell, and Tarrant

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.

House Action

2/13

First Reading Economic Matters

2/16

Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.

3/24

Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16

Delegate Saqib Ali, District 39

Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B

Delegate Aisha N. Braveboy, District 25

Delegate Alfred C. Carr, Jr., District 18

Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21

Delegate Sue Hecht, District 3A

Delegate Tom Hucker, District 20

Delegate Jolene Ivey, District 47

Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16

Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B

Delegate Heather R. Mizeur, District 20

Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14

Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11

Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47

Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21

Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A

Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40

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