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2015-2016 Regular Session - SB 63

Alcoholic Beverages; provide for manufacturers of malt beverages to make limited retail sales of malt beverages under certain circumstances

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First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to alcoholic beverages, so as to provide for manufacturers of malt beverages to make limited retail sales of malt beverages under certain circumstances; to change the definition of a "brewpub"; to provide for licensed brewpubs to sell malt beverages manufactured on its premises to the public for off-premises consumption; to define the term "tasting room"; to provide for legislative intent; to create a limited exception to the three-tier distribution system so as to allow licensed malt beverage manufacturers to sell limited amounts of malt beverages directly to the public for on-premises and off-premises consumption; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Status History

Jul/01/2015 - Effective Date May/05/2015 - Act 57 May/05/2015 - Senate Date Signed by Governor Apr/09/2015 - Senate Sent to Governor Apr/02/2015 - Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub Mar/27/2015 - House Passed/Adopted By Substitute Mar/27/2015 - House Third Readers Mar/25/2015 - House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute Mar/19/2015 - House Second Readers Mar/18/2015 - House First Readers Mar/13/2015 - Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute Mar/13/2015 - Senate Third Read Mar/11/2015 - Senate Read Second Time Mar/09/2015 - Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute Jan/29/2015 - Senate Read and Referred Jan/28/2015 - Senate Hopper

Footnotes

03/27/2015 Structured Rule; 4/2/2015 Senate agreed to House substitute

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