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Senate committee approves bill to make liquor-store delivery permanent
Summary
The committee advanced Sen. Jane English’s bill to allow retail liquor permit holders to deliver alcohol to legal-age residents after the pandemic; ABC director said rules will require deliveries be made to someone 21 or older in wet counties and that permit-holders keep delivery records, with fines for violations.
Sen. Jane English told the City, County & Local Affairs Committee she is sponsoring a bill, urged by retail liquor-store owners, to make permanent the ability of retail liquor permit holders to deliver alcohol to a purchaser’s residence. "One of the things that was an emergency order... was the ability for liquor stores to deliver," English said, and the bill would keep that capability beyond the pandemic.
Committee members asked about scope. Sen. Hammer sought to confirm the measure excludes grocery stores and…
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