Alcoholic Beverages

State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to liability for injury or damage caused by the underage consumption of intoxicating substances. [SB-182] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Consumer Protection ] [Law Enforcement ] [Children and Youth ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to allow a person injured due to the negligence of an intoxicated minor to bring a civil action against a person who knew or should have known that the minor consumed alcohol or a controlled substance in the person's home or on property under the person's control, and against any person, other than the minor's parent, who provided the alcohol or controlled substance to the minor.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald A. Neal To Judiciary (s) on 02/19/2025

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages. [HB-511] [Alcoholic Beverages ]
Amend KRS 244.580 to add gender-neutral language.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David W. Osborne To Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (h) on 02/21/2025

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages. [HB-437] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ]
Amend KRS 241.090, relating to the police powers of state Alcoholic Beverage Control administrators and investigators, to provide that a state administrator shall not have the power to make arrests unless he or she is certified in accordance with KRS 15.380 to 15.404; amend KRS 241.110, relating to the appointment of county Alcoholic Beverage Control administrators and investigators, to provide that a county investigator shall not have the power to make arrests unless he or she is certified in accordance with KRS 15.380 to 15.404; amend KRS 241.170, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Hampton Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 143) on 04/01/2025

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State (Rhode Island)
Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Repeals § 3-7-19 which prohibits retail liquor licenses within two hundred feet (200') of schools and religious institutions. [HB-5449] [Alcoholic Beverages ]
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES - Repeals § 3-7-19 which prohibits retail liquor licenses within two hundred feet (200') of schools and religious institutions.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Brian C. Newberry Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 02/27/2025

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State (Rhode Island)
Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Allows holders of a Class P license to purchase alcoholic beverages from either a retail or wholesale establishment in the State of Rhode Island. [SB-217] [Alcoholic Beverages ]
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES - Allows holders of a Class P license to purchase alcoholic beverages from either a retail or wholesale establishment in the State of Rhode Island.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Frank A. Ciccone Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 04/09/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Alcoholic Beverages - Premium Cigar Lounge License - Establishment (Maryland Premium Cigar Lounge Act of 2025) [HB-1318] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [Public Health ] [Small Business ] [Consumer Protection ]
Establishing a Class C-PCL (premium cigar lounge) alcoholic beverages license for use in conjunction with a certain tobacco products retailer license; authorizing a local licensing board to issue the license; exempting a holder of the license from the Clean Indoor Air Act; and altering a certain period of time during which a local alcoholic beverages license may not be issued to a certain tobacconist.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Andre V. Johnson First Reading Economic Matters on 02/07/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Discharge of Patients and Referral Services - Standards [HB-1289] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Human Services ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish by regulation standards relating to the discharge of patients from drug and alcohol treatment programs and certain referral services offered to patients by certain drug and alcohol treatment programs; and requiring the Department to submit a report on the status of the adoption and revision of regulations to implement the requirements of the Act and Chapter 580 of 2017, and a plan for the enforcement of the statutory and regulatory requirements under the Act and Chapter 580 of 2017.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jason C. Buckel Hearing Canceled on 03/05/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Alcoholic Beverages - Class A License - Retail Establishments (Alcoholic Beverages Modernization Act of 2025) [HB-1379] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [Consumer Protection ] [Small Business ] [Public Safety ]
Authorizing a certain establishment that operates as a food retailer, pharmacy, or retail service station that sells gasoline and diesel fuel or has on-site electric charging capabilities for a minimum of six motor vehicles simultaneously to offer to purchase a Class A license from a Class A license holder under certain circumstances; and authorizing the retail establishments to apply to a local licensing board for a Class A license under certain circumstances.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey First Reading Economic Matters on 02/07/2025

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 114th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57, relative to alcoholic beverages. [HB-1361] [Alcoholic Beverages ]
As enacted, authorizes Johnson City to set the hours that licensees within a downtown district designated by the municipality are authorized to sell or give away alcoholic beverages. - Amends TCA Title 57.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Rebecca Kefauver Alexander Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 181 on 04/30/2025

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 114th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7 and Title 57, relative to retail package stores. [SB-1344] [Alcoholic Beverages ]
As introduced, authorizes the issuance of a retail package store license to an operator within the general services district of a metropolitan government that has approved the retail sale of liquor for off-premises consumption by local option election. - Amends TCA Title 7 and Title 57.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Heidi Campbell Passed On Second Consideration, Refer To Senate State And Local Government Committee on 02/12/2025

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State (Maine)
Maine 132nd Legislature

An Act to Update and Clarify Certain Provisions of State Liquor and Lottery Laws [HB-494] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [Gaming ]
An Act to Update and Clarify Certain Provisions of State Liquor and Lottery Laws

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Victoria W. Doudera This Being An Emergency Measure, A Two-thirds Vote Of All The Members Elected To The House Was Necessary. on 06/03/2025

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 114th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57, relative to alcoholic beverages. [SB-1155] [Alcoholic Beverages ]
As enacted, authorizes Johnson City to set the hours that licensees within a downtown district designated by the municipality are authorized to sell or give away alcoholic beverages. - Amends TCA Title 57.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Rusty Crowe Pub. Ch. 181 on 04/30/2025

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 114th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63, relative to substance use. [SB-940] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [Crime ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Public Health ] [Public Safety ]
As enacted, expands the immunity from prosecution when seeking medical assistance for a person experiencing, or believed to be experiencing, an overdose to include alcohol-related offenses; clarifies that overdose includes both drugs and alcohol. - Amends TCA Title 63.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard M. Briggs Pub. Ch. 231 on 04/29/2025

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 114th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63, relative to substance use. [HB-995] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [Crime ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Public Health ] [Public Safety ]
As enacted, expands the immunity from prosecution when seeking medical assistance for a person experiencing, or believed to be experiencing, an overdose to include alcohol-related offenses; clarifies that overdose includes both drugs and alcohol. - Amends TCA Title 63.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Karen D. Camper Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 231 on 04/29/2025

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State (South Dakota)
South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

Provide for the sale of vintage distilled spirits to certain on-sale licensees. [SB-200] [Alcoholic Beverages ]
Provide for the sale of vintage distilled spirits to certain on-sale licensees.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tim Reed Scheduled For Hearing on 02/20/2025

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to plastic waste. [HB-295] [Environmental ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Consumer Protection ]
Amend KRS 224.50-585 to define terms; prohibit the intentional release of more than 25 plastic balloons; establish a ban on plastic, single-use carryout bags by July 1, 2030; establish a ban on the provision of single-use plastic straws and Styrofoam food and beverage containers by retail food and beverage establishments by July 1, 2028; establish civil penalty of $100 per day for violations.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mary Lou Marzian To Natural Resources & Energy (h) on 02/07/2025

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 114th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7 and Title 57, relative to retail package stores. [HB-942] [Alcoholic Beverages ]
As introduced, authorizes the issuance of a retail package store license to an operator within the general services district of a metropolitan government that has approved the retail sale of liquor for off-premises consumption by local option election. - Amends TCA Title 7 and Title 57.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bo Mitchell Failed In S/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee Of State & Local Government Committee on 03/11/2025

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 114th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-102, relative to consumption of alcoholic beverages on the premises. [HB-823] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
As enacted, lowers the county population threshold, from in excess of 500,000 to in excess of 350,000, for a sports authority facility to be eligible to obtain a liquor-by-the-drink license; prohibits a facility located in Hamilton County from being issued a license after March 1, 2030, and requires the law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over a facility located in Hamilton County to provide an annual report to the general assembly detailing any public safety issues related to the facility. - Amends TCA Section 57-4-102.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mary Littleton Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 61 on 04/08/2025

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State (North Carolina)
North Carolina 2025-2026 Session

Freedom to Carry NC [SB-50] [Public Safety ] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Law Enforcement ]
Freedom to Carry NC

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Danny Earl Britt Withdrawn From Cal on 09/22/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Alcoholic Beverages – Premium Cigar Lounge License – Establishment (Maryland Premium Cigar Lounge Act of 2025) [SB-934] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ] [Small Business ]
Establishing a Class C-PCL (premium cigar lounge) alcoholic beverages license for use in conjunction with a certain tobacco products retailer license; authorizing a local licensing board to issue the license; exempting a holder of the license from the Clean Indoor Air Act; and altering a certain period of time during which a local alcoholic beverages license may not be issued to a certain tobacconist.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Lorenzo Watson Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/24/2025

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