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Committee amends wide liquor bill, adopts cap cut but ultimately fails to report it
Summary
A Senate committee debated a broad liquor‑code rewrite, adopted an amendment reducing a distillery market payment cap from $15,000 to $5,000, but ultimately did not report House Bill 2054 to the full Senate.
A Senate committee heard extensive debate on House Bill 2054, a lengthy, multi‑topic bill that would amend portions of West Virginia Code relating to licensing, sale and service of alcoholic beverages. The committee ultimately considered multiple amendments but did not report the engrossed bill to the full Senate at this meeting.
Counsel summarized HB 2054 as a strike‑and‑insert that consolidated roughly seven House measures into one vehicle. Among the bill’s changes: elimination of the three‑sample cap at private fairs and festivals; removal of a requirement that two unrelated vendors jointly accept liability at some markets; authorization for self‑pour automated systems for non‑intoxicating beer, ciders and wine; creation of a Class S4N special permit to allow qualified nonprofits to sell…
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