SESSION OF 2023
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE ON HOUSE BILL NO. 2170
As Amended by House Committee on Federal
and State Affairs
Brief*
HB 2170, as amended, would amend the Kansas Liquor
Control Act provisions on the licensing of spirits, wine, and
cereal malt beverage (CMB) distributors concerning samples
of products provided to retailers and to club and drinking
establishment licensees.
Spirits
The bill would allow a sample of up to three liters of
distilled spirits to be provided to club and drinking
establishment licensees and employees of the establishment.
Continuing law allows samples to be provided to distributors,
retailers, and their employees.
Wine
The bill would allow a sample of up to three liters of any
brand of wine to be provided to a licensee. Continuing law
allows a sample to be provided to club and drinking
establishment licensees, distributors, retailers, and their
employees.
Beer
The bill would allow a sample of up to three gallons of
any brand of beer or CMB to be provided to a licensee.
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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 Continuing law allows a sample to be provided to club and
drinking establishment licensees, distributors, retailers, and
their employees.
Sample Products
The bill would require such sample to be of a product
the licensee has not purchased from the distributor within the
previous 12 months.
Effective Date
The bill would be in effect upon publication in the
Kansas Register.
Background
The bill was requested for introduction by the House
Committee on Federal and State Affairs at the request of
Representative Will Carpenter.
House Committee on Federal and State Affairs
In the House Committee hearing, proponent testimony
was provided by representatives of the Kansas Association of
Beverage Retailers, Kansas Beer Wholesalers Association,
and Kansas Wine & Spirits Wholesalers Association. The
proponents indicated the bill would conform Kansas law to
Federal Tax and Trade Bureau rules in regards to sampling
among industry members. One of the proponents
recommended an amendment to the bill, requesting the bill
become effective upon publication in the Kansas Register.
Neutral testimony was provided by a representative of
the Department of Revenue, Alcoholic Beverage Control
Division (ABC), who stated that if the bill is passed into law,
2- 2170 ABC would begin the process of revoking the portion of the
regulation that conflicts with the new law.
No other testimony was provided.
Fiscal Information
According to the fiscal note prepared by the Division of
the Budget on the bill, as introduced, the Department of
Revenue indicates enactment of the bill would have no fiscal
effect.
Sample; alcohol; drinking establishment; distributor; wine; cereal malt beverage;
spirits; beer
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