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Committee approves bill to allow grocery delivery of beer and wine with ABC oversight
Summary
Senate Bill 98 was advanced by a House committee after testimony describing a framework that would allow ABC-licensed retailers and third-party delivery companies to deliver beer and wine to consumers 21 and older, with ID checks, recordkeeping and ABC oversight; opponents raised enforcement, liability and cross-county delivery concerns.
A House committee voted to advance Senate Bill 98, a measure to permit delivery of beer and wine by Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC)-licensed retailers and ABC-licensed third‑party delivery companies, after sponsors and opponents debated training, age verification and enforcement.
Representative John Maddox introduced the bill and said it is modeled on Texas delivery legislation passed in 2021. Maddox and Mary Robin Casteel, an ABC representative who joined him at the table, said the bill does not expand retail permits, does not authorize delivery into…
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