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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
HOUSE BILL 1062 By: Luttrell
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to alcoholic beverages; amending 37A
O.S. 2021, Section 2 -121, as amended by Section 1,
Chapter 81, O.S.L. 2022 (37A O. S. Supp. 2024, Section
2-121), which relates to employee licenses; providing
that holders of a license may serve certain beverages
if they are older than eighteen (18) years of age;
providing restrictions; and providing an effective
date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 37A O.S. 2021, Section 2 -121, as
amended by Section 1, Chapter 81, O.S.L. 2022 (37A O.S. Supp. 2024,
Section 2-121), is amended to read as follows:
Section 2-121. A. An employee license shall authorize the
holder thereof to work in a licensed package store, retail spirits,
retail wine or retail beer establishment, brewpub, mixed beverage
establishment, beer and wine establishment, bottle club, public
event or any establishment where alcohol or alcoholic beverages are
sold, mixed or served. Persons employed by a mixed beverage, on -
premises beer and wine, retail wine, retail beer, public event or a
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bottle club licensee who do not participate in the service, mix ing
or sale of mixed beverages shall not be required to have an employee
license. Provided, however, that a manager employed by a mixed
beverage licensee, public event licensee or a bottle club shall be
required to have an employee license whether or not the manager
participates in the service, mixing or sale of mixed beverages.
Applicants for an employee license shall be at least eighteen (18)
years of age, except for applicants employed by a grocery store or
convenience store who shall be at least sixte en (16) years of age,
and have a health card issued by the county in which they are
employed, if the county issues such a card; provided, the provisions
of this section shall not be construed to permit any person under
twenty-one (21) years of age to be em ployed to sell spirits ,
however, individuals eighteen (18) years and older may serve beer
and wine from their original containers and may serve spirits from a
shaker tin that has been pre -made and mixed by an employee who is at
least twenty-one (21) years of age. Employees of a special event,
caterer, unless catering a mixed beverage -licensed premises, or
airline/railroad beverage licensees shall not be required to obtain
an employee license; further, employees of beer distributors and
other licensees hold ing licenses issued by the ABLE Commission shall
not be required to obtain an employee license if such employee only
sells alcohol or alcoholic beverages to establishments holding
licenses issued by the ABLE Commission and not to the public.
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Persons employed by a hotel licensee who participate in the stocking
of hotel room mini-bars or in the handling of alcoholic beverages to
be placed in such devices shall be required to have an employee
license. As a prerequisite to the issuance of an employee license,
not later than fourteen (14) days after initial licensure, the
first-time applicant shall be required to have successfully
completed a training program conducted by the ABLE Commission, or by
another entity approved by the ABLE Commission including an in -house
training program conducted by the employer. Proof of training
completion shall be made available for inspection by the ABLE
Commission at the business location employing the licensee. The
failure of an employee licensee to comply with this section may
constitute a revocable offense.
B. In the event the ABLE Commission denie s an application for
an employee license, the Commission shall provide written notice to
the applicant's employer, if any. The notice shall be given at the
time notice is provid ed to the applicant.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
60-1-10233 JL 12/17/24