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Senator seeks law to permit self‑pour tap systems at licensed venues
Summary
Senate Bill 79 would explicitly allow liquor licensees to use self‑serve automated tap systems that track pours via RFID wristbands or other meters. Proponents said the technology can speed service and ease workforce pressure; lawmakers and the commission emphasized safeguards for intoxication control.
Senate Bill 79 would enable licensed liquor establishments to use self‑serve automated dispensing systems — for example, walls of taps that customers activate with RFID wristbands tied to a payment account.
Senator Tim Lang, the bill’s sponsor, said he saw the technology at a Wisconsin venue and the approach allowed customers to sample beers in small measures, pay…
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