HCSHB1489--DISTILLEDSPIRITS
SPONSOR: Porter
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPasswithHCS"bytheSpecial
CommitteeonSmallBusinessbyavoteof14to0with3voting
present.
ThefollowingisasummaryoftheHouseCommitteeSubstituteforHB
1489.
Thisbillmodifiesprovisionsrelatingtodonationsanddeliveryof
certainalcoholicbeveragesfornonresalepurposestoinclude
distilledspirits.
Asealthatisaffixedtoabottleorpackageofintoxicating
liquorshallnotbebrokenortornbeforethepurchasercarriesthe
intoxicatingliquorfromtheretailer'spremises. Thebillallows
personswhoare18yearsoroldertocarryouttheintoxicating
liquortoapurchaser'svehicleinaparkinglotadjacenttothe
licensedpremisessolongasthesalewasmadeincompliancewith
Chapter311,RSMo.
ThisbillissimilartoHB238(2021).
Thefollowingisasummaryofthepublictestimonyfromthe
committeehearing. Thetestimonywasbasedontheintroduced
versionofthebill.
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatthisbilladdsalldistilled
spiritsforpurposesofdonationsandcharitablecontributions. As
lotsofcharitableorganizationsrequestspirits,thisbill
includeslanguagethatisappropriatefromanindustrystandpoint.
TestifyingforthebillwereRepresentative PorterandSouthern
GlazersWine&Spirits.
OPPONENTS: Therewasnooppositionvoicedtothecommittee.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonycanbefoundunderTestimonyonthebillpageon
theHousewebsite.