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Committee advances bill to let 18‑year‑old restaurant workers deliver alcoholic drinks to tables

2231990 · February 5, 2025
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Summary

A House committee adopted a committee substitute and passed House Bill 1062, which allows restaurant workers age 18 to bring beer or mixed drinks from the bar to customer tables and clarifies that drinks may be carried in their original containers. The measure passed in committee 6‑1 and will move to another committee.

A House committee voted to advance House Bill 1062 after adopting a committee substitute that changes how restaurants may staff alcohol service.

The bill, which the committee passed on a 6‑1 vote, would allow a restaurant employee who is at least 18 years old to bring a mixed drink or beer from the bar to a customer’s table. The committee also adopted language allowing service from an original container — for example, a can of beer — rather than requiring the…

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