GREEN SHEET REDIGEST
HB 135 2018 Regular Session Dwight
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE PERMT: Provides relative to application fees for
alcoholic beverage permits
DIGEST
Present law defines "liquor retail distribution center" as any liquor retailer who has
continuously maintained a distribution center or centers for distribution to its wholly owned
retail permittees on or prior to Jan. 1, 1961, in this state, or any commercial airline that stores
alcoholic beverages in sealed containers of any size at any airport regularly served by the
permittee. Such possession for retail sale or distribution therefrom shall be limited to alcohol
of high volume content in any quantity.
Proposed law removes liquor retailers who have continuously maintained a distribution
center for distribution to its wholly owned retail permittees on or prior to Jan. 1, 1961, from
the definition and otherwise retains present law.
Present law allowed the commissioner, prior to Aug. 1, 2016, to waive all state application
fees, or provide a credit for the fee, when a permit is not issued within three business days
after receipt of a properly completed application for an alcohol beverage permit.
Proposed law removes this provision which allowed the commissioner to waive the state
application fee, or provide a credit for the fee, for permits when the permit was not issued
within three business days after receipt of application.
(Amends R.S. 26:2(9), 79 and 279)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Judiciary B to the
engrossed bill
1. Removes liquor retailers who have continuously maintained a distribution
center for distribution to its wholly owned retail permittees on or prior to
Jan. 1, 1961, from the definition of "liquor retail distribution center".
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Prepared by Ashley Menou.