SESSION OF 2023
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE ON HOUSE BILL NO. 2124
As Recommended by House Committee on
Federal and State Affairs
Brief*
HB 2124 would amend the Kansas Cereal Malt
Beverage Act’s provisions concerning on-premises sales of
cereal malt beverage (CMB) on Sunday to remove the 30
percent food sales requirement for Sunday sales. In
continuing law, Sunday sales must have been authorized by
the county or city where the licensee is located. Additionally,
there is no food sales requirement for other days of the week.
The bill would also make technical changes to ensure
consistency in statutory phrasing.
The bill would be in effect upon publication in the
Kansas Register.
Background
The bill was requested for introduction in the House
Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
by Representative Blew.
House Committee on Federal and State Affairs
In the House Committee hearing, Representative Blew
and a representative of the Kansas Beer Wholesalers
Association provided proponent testimony, stating the bill
would help businesses with only a CMB license to sell such
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*Supplemental notes are prepared by the Legislative Research
Department and do not express legislative intent. The supplemental
note and fiscal note for this bill may be accessed on the Internet at
http://www.kslegislature.org products by-the-drink on Sundays in counties with a food
sales requirement.
No other testimony was provided.
Fiscal Information
According to the fiscal note prepared by the Division of
the Budget on the bill, the Department of Revenue indicates
enactment of the bill would require the handbook for CMB
retailers to be updated and any fiscal effect would be
negligible.
The Kansas Association of Counties indicates
enactment of the bill would allow Sunday alcohol sales for
more licensed entities which would increase revenues to
counties from licensure fees and sales tax revenues;
however, a fiscal effect cannot be estimated.
Cereal malt beverage; Kansas Cereal Malt Beverage Act; CMB; Sunday sales; food
sales requirement
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