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Senate approves bill requiring electronically readable ID for retail alcohol sales, names it for underage‑drinking victim
Summary
Committee substitute to Senate Bill 6,50 requires retailers to verify purchasers’ ages using electronically readable identification where available, prohibits retention of scanned data, exempts restaurants in certain circumstances, and names the law the Deshaun Desmond Act; the measure passed the Senate unanimously.
The Senate passed committee substitute to Senate Bill 6,50 requiring retailers to use electronically readable identification to verify a purchaser’s age in retail alcoholic‑beverage sales when the technology is available, with exceptions and privacy safeguards.
Senator West, sponsor of the amendment and bill on the floor, said the measure requires…
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