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Senate advances bill to limit youth access to alcohol, fund statewide prevention campaign
Summary
Senate Bill 58, sponsored by Senator Knudson, would require standardized training for grocery and convenience store employees, fund statewide media and education efforts, and reimburse compliance checks; the measure was advanced on the calendar for a third reading after floor debate over funding and protections for local enforcement.
Senate Bill 58, sponsored by Senator Knudson, moved forward on the Senate calendar after a lengthy floor presentation and debate about how the measure would be funded and administered. The bill would require mandatory, standardized training for grocery and convenience store employees who sell beer, fund a statewide media and education campaign about underage drinking, and reimburse law enforcement for up to four compliance checks per year.
"What this legislation does is to limit youth access to alcohol at grocery and convenience stores and funds a statewide media and education campaign," Senator Knudson said in explaining the bill.…
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