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Committee opts for interim study on bill to let salons and barbers sell one drink after lively debate
Summary
Lawmakers debated a bill to allow salons, barbershops, and spas to sell one alcoholic drink per appointment; the committee adopted a fee amendment and voted 13‑3 to send SB 669 to interim study amid concerns about enforcement, fairness and the patchwork of existing exceptions in liquor law.
Representative DeVries introduced an amendment to SB 669 to adjust license fees and argued the bill would correct an inequity: salons, barbers, and spas may currently offer a complimentary drink but cannot sell one. "We are at the bottom of a hill on this," a member said of the patchwork of exceptions in state liquor law, and debate focused on…
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