SB834
Alcoholic beverage control; tied house exceptions.
Status:
Enacted
Latest Action:
March 19, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0130)
Chief Patron:
Barbara Favola (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Alcoholic beverage control; tied house exceptions.
Removes certain provisions of the exceptions to the tied house limitations that state a manufacturer, bottler, importer, broker, or wholesaler cannot require, by agreement or otherwise, a retailer to exclude from sale at his establishment alcoholic beverages of other manufacturers, bottlers, importers, brokers, or wholesalers in order for the exception ... (More) to apply. However, the bill retains the general prohibition that no manufacturer, bottler, importer, broker, or wholesaler of alcoholic beverages shall make an agreement, or attempt to make an agreement, with a retail licensee pursuant to which any products sold by a competitor are excluded in whole or in part from the premises on which the retail licensee's business is conducted. This bill is identical to HB 1703. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/01/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101174D
- 01/01/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 01/15/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB834)
- 01/17/2025 - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/20/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/21/2025 - Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/22/2025 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/2025 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/04/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/04/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/04/2025 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 02/04/2025 - House: Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/07/2025 - House: Read third time
- 02/07/2025 - House: Passed House (94-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Enrolled
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB834ER)
- 02/10/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Enrolled bill reprinted 25101174D
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB834)
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 18, 2025
- 02/18/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/19/2025 - Approved by Governor-Chapter 130 (Effective 07/01/25)
- 03/19/2025 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0130)
