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Minnesota committee advances bill requiring concerts, large venues to provide free drinking water
Summary
The Senate committee heard testimony and adopted an author's amendment before laying over Senate File 1910, a bill that would require entertainment venues to offer free water either by providing it on site, allowing sealed water bottles, or permitting empty bottles and refill stations with size/type limits for safety.
The Minnesota Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection on March 11 considered Senate File 1910, a bill that would require entertainment venues to provide access to free drinking water at events.
Senator Umu Verbatim, the bill author, told the committee the measure is aimed at ‘‘ensuring the basic well-being and safety of attendees at entertainment venues’’ and said venues could comply in one of three ways: provide water on site, allow attendees to bring sealed bottled water, or allow empty bottles and provide refill stations. The author said the bill allows venues to ‘‘limit the type or the size of the water bottle in order to protect the safety of others.’’
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