OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sHB-6241
AN ACT CONCERNING FARM WINERY PERMITTEES.
As Amended by House "A" (LCO 8172)
House Calendar No.: 119
Primary Analyst: EW 5/18/23
Contributing Analyst(s): ME
Reviewer: MM
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 24 $ FY 25 $ FY 26 $
Department of
Revenue Services
Various -
Revenue Gain
Potential Potential Potential
Note: Various=Various
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill results in a potential revenue gain to the state’s sales and
alcoholic beverage taxes by allowing farm winery permittees to sell their
products at up to three retail outlets under certain conditions outlined
in the bill. Any impact would be only to the extent that there is an
increase in alcohol sales rather than a shift from currently allowed
transactions for alcohol.
Currently, there are 43 licensed farm wineries in the state.
The bill does not result in a fiscal impact to the Department of
Consumer Protection as it has expertise to certify if a farm wine
permittee has sustained a significant loss of its fruit crop.
House “A” has no fiscal impact by (1) modifying the certification
requirements under the bill regarding significant loss of fruit crop and
(2) clarifying the allowable locations where farm winery permittees may
sell their products. 2023HB-06241-R01-FN.DOCX Page 2 of 2
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to inflation.