Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Excursion Boat Permit topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Committee approves amendment to allow excursion-boat alcohol permit
Summary
House Bill 1318 would extend an existing excursion-train alcohol-permit framework to include excursion boats (paddle boats) operating on the Arkansas River, enabling onboard meal and beverage service; the committee passed the bill.
Senator Jane English presented House Bill 1318, which would expand an existing excursion-train alcoholic-beverage permit to cover excursion boats operating on waterways such as the Arkansas River. English said the change would permit licensed excursion craft — for example paddle-boat dinner cruises — to serve meals and alcoholic beverages to passengers under a permit similar to the one already used for excursion trains in northwest Arkansas.
The bill was presented briefly and sponsor closed for the measure. The committee recorded a do-pass motion and an aye voice vote. The meeting adjourned after the vote.
No additional implementation details or fiscal estimates were discussed in the committee transcript.
