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Utah House approves broad revisions to state liquor laws after hours of debate
Summary
The Utah House passed Senate Bill 141 on Feb. 1, 1990, adopting task-force recommendations that change licensing, dispensing and sale rules, eliminate mini bottles and narrow brown-bag exceptions; sponsors said the changes balance safety and commerce, while opponents warned of social costs.
The Utah House on Feb. 1 passed Senate Bill 141, a sweeping set of revisions to state alcoholic beverage laws that its sponsor said were the product of an 18‑month task force effort. Representative Stanley Smedley, the bill sponsor, told colleagues the measure aims to reduce irresponsible consumption while expanding regulated outlets and modernizing control and enforcement.
"The task force believes that the senate bill before you, 141, has gone a long ways in trying to balance those two interests and bring to you a bill which we believe is a progressive step forward," Smedley said, summarizing the package's principal elements.
The bill eliminates the longstanding 'brown-bagging' practice in most circumstances while allowing limited exceptions for cork‑finished wines in…
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