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Committee narrows liquor‑control enforcement rules, advances bill after amendments
Summary
Lawmakers amended and advanced House Bill 1375 to limit the scope of local liquor-control ‘random inquiries,’ clarify compliance checks and preserve existing penalties; sponsors and law enforcement debated scope and timing for charges.
The Political Subdivisions Committee voted to advance House Bill 1375 as amended and further amended after lawmakers narrowed a provision that had drawn complaints from a downtown bar owner and clarified timelines for filing charges related to liquor-control enforcement.
Representative Ben Koppelman, sponsor of the amendment, told the committee the changes respond to testimony from a bar owner who said local law enforcement’s tactics during compliance checks were overly aggressive. The amended language makes clear that local governing bodies may conduct…
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