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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 1062 By: Luttrell
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
An Act relating to alcoholic beverages; amending 37A
O.S. 2021, Section 2 -121, as amended by Sect ion 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 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 establishm ent, bottle club, public
event or any establishment where alcohol or alcoholic beverages are
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sold, mixed or served. Persons employed by a mixed beverage, on -
premises beer and wine, retail wine, retail beer, public event or a
bottle club licensee who do no t participate in the service, mixing
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 sixteen (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 employed to sell spirits ,
however, individuals eighteen (18) years of age and older may open
and serve beer and wine from their original containers or serve
beer, wine and 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; furth er,
employees of beer distributors and other licensees holding licenses
issued by the ABLE Commission shall not be required to obtain an
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employee license if such employee only sells alcohol or alcoholic
beverages to establishments holding licenses issued b y the ABLE
Commission and not to the public. 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 anot her 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 f ailure of an employee licensee to comply with
this section may constitute a revocable offense.
B. In the event the ABLE Commission denies 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 provided to the applicant.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
60-1-13095 TJ 03/04/25