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Senate rejects bill to authorize third‑party grocery delivery of beer and wine; vote later expunged
Summary
Senate Bill 98, which would have authorized third‑party delivery of beer and wine by grocery and convenience stores in wet counties under an ABC permit, failed on a 15‑12‑8 vote; senators later voted to expunge the failure. Debate centered on a rebuttable presumption tied to training and whether warehouse-based delivery would be covered.
Senate Bill 98, a proposal to authorize third‑party delivery of beer and wine from grocery and convenience stores in wet counties under a new Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) permit, failed on Feb. 3 on an initial roll call but the Senate then voted to expunge that failure.
Sponsor Senator Sandra Davis described the bill as adding grocery and convenience stores to the list of retailers allowed to include beer and wine in third‑party grocery deliveries, limiting the authorization to wet counties and establishing a third‑party delivery permit with fees and training standards. “This is strictly from grocery or…
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