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Committee advances bill to create wine direct‑shipper license and regulate direct shipments to Arkansas residents

2715510 · March 20, 2025
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Summary

House Bill 14‑76 would establish a wine direct‑shipper license, set modest fees, require tax and excise collection, limit quantities, and bar shipments into dry counties; the House Rules Committee gave the bill a due‑pass recommendation as amended.

Representative Bridal McKenzie presented House Bill 14‑76 to the House Rules Committee, saying the bill would modernize Arkansas’s direct‑shipment law by creating a wine direct‑shipper license and a regulatory framework for wineries and suppliers to ship wine directly to Arkansas consumers.

“This creates a wine direct shipper license,” Representative Bridal McKenzie said, explaining the licensing and reporting requirements and the fee structure. McKenzie told the committee the bill sets fees at $50 for initial registration and $25 for annual renewal, requires a signature by someone age 21 or older on delivery, and…

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