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House approves sweeping alcohol amendments, including dining-club ID scanning and resort licenses
Summary
The Utah House passed first-substitute Senate Bill 187, a negotiated liquor-reform package that updates licensing, creates resort sub-licenses, requires electronic ID scanning at certain dining clubs and raises liability-insurance minimums; the bill passed the House 65–5 with five absences and will be returned to the Senate.
The Utah House on March 11 passed first-substitute Senate Bill 187, a comprehensive package of changes to the state's liquor laws that sponsors said reflects months of stakeholder negotiation. The bill passed the House 65 yes, 5 no, with 5 members absent and will be returned to the Senate for further action.
Supporters said the bill modernizes Utah's liquor framework and balances concerns about underage drinking, tourism and business operations. Representative Hughes, the bill's sponsor, described it as a negotiated compromise with industry, hospitality stakeholders and safety groups and said it would remove a private-club requirement while introducing several new safeguards and licensing categories.
Key provisions include: elimination of the mandatory private-club requirement for some liquor licenses while allowing proprietors who want…
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