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Senate advances broad alcohol overhaul to third reading after lengthy floor presentation
Summary
Senators debated a comprehensive rewrite of Utah’s alcohol code — renaming the regulatory agency, changing retail product placements and technical definitions — and moved the measure to third reading. Sponsors said the bill reflects months of stakeholder work; opponents warned it reduces consumer choice.
The Utah Senate on Feb. 18 moved Second Substitute Senate Bill 176, a comprehensive alcohol law rewrite, to third reading after an extended floor presentation and discussion.
Senator Stevenson, sponsor of the measure, described the bill as an extensive package that renames the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division to the Department of Alcohol and Beverage Services, adjusts which…
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