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Senate advances substitute to clean up 2017 alcohol reforms, adjusts small-restaurant exemption and expands airport lounge licenses
Summary
Senators advanced a substitute to House Bill 456, described as a cleanup of last year’s major alcohol reform. The substitute narrows the small-restaurant exemption to 45% of space, clarifies signage and portability rules for sports venues, and gives the licensing authority additional enforcement and meeting flexibility.
Senator Jerry Stevenson moved a substitute to House Bill 456 on the Senate floor, calling the measure a ‘‘cleanup’’ of last year’s comprehensive alcohol-reform package and urging that the changes address implementation problems that emerged after that law took effect. ‘‘This bill is a cleanup to last year’s massive alcohol reform…we actually created some problems as we went through this alcohol bill,’’ Stevenson said, explaining the substitute clarifies definitions,…
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