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29		-	BILL NO. 1377 By: Dempsey and Fugate of the
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	29	+	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
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	31	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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	33	+	1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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	35	+	HOUSE BILL 1377 By: Dempsey of the House
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	43	+	AS INTRODUCED
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42	45		An Act relating to alcoholic beverages; amending 37A
43	46		O.S. 2021, Section 6 -103, as last amended by Section
44	47		1, Chapter 200, O.S.L. 2023 (37A O.S. Supp. 2024,
45	48		Section 6-103), which relates to prohibited acts of
46	49		retail spirits licensees; expanding exemption for
47	50		offering or furnishing any prize, premium, gift , or
48	51		similar inducement to a consumer in connection with
49	52		the sale of alcoholic beverages for current or former
50	53		members of the United States Armed Forces; amending
51	54		37A O.S. 2021, Section 6-108, which relates to
52	55		prohibited acts of holders of retail wine or r etail
53		-	beer licenses; expanding exemption for offering or
54		-	furnishing any prize, premium, gift, or ~~sim ilar~~
	56	+	beer licenses; and expanding exemption for offering
	57	+	or furnishing any prize, premium, gift, or similar
55	58		inducement to a consumer in connection with the sale
56	59		of beer or wine for current or former members of the
57	60		United States Armed Forces; and providing an
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64	67		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
65	68		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 37A O.S. 2021, Section 6 -103, as
66	69		last amended by Section 1, Chapter 200, O.S.L. 2023 (37A O.S. Supp.
67	70		2024, Section 6-103), is amended to read as follows:
68	71		Section 6-103. A. No retail spirits licensee shall:
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95	99		1. Purchase or receive any alcoholic beverage other than from a
96	100		wine and spirits wholesaler, beer distributor, winery or small
97	101		brewer self-distribution licensee who elec ts to self-distribute;
98	102		2. Suffer or permit any retail container to be opened, or any
99	103		alcoholic beverage to be consumed on the licensed premises, except
100	104		when serving samples as autho rized by Section 2-109 of this title or
101	105		otherwise permitted by law; provid ed, the licensee shall not permit
102	106		any alcoholic beverage content or retail container unsealed in
103	107		connection with sampling authorized by Section 2 -109 of this title
104	108		to remain on the licensed premises at the close of business on that
105	109		day, excluding spirits;
106	110		3. Sell any alcoholic beverages at any hour other than between
107	111		the hours of 8:00 a.m. and midnight Monday through Saturday, and
108	112		shall not be permitted to be open on Thanksgiving Day or Christmas
109	113		Day; provided, a county may, pursuant to the provisions of
110	114		subsections B and C of Section 3 -124 of this title, elect to allow
111	115		such sales between the hours of noon and midnight on Sunday. Retail
112	116		spirits licensees shall be permitted to sell alcoholic beverages on
113	117		the day of any General, Primary, Runoff Primary or Sp ecial Election
114	118		whether on a national, state, county or city election, provided that
115	119		the election day does not occur on any day on which such sales are
116	120		otherwise prohibited by law;
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143	148		4. Sell spirits in a city or town, unless such city or town has
144	149		a population in excess of two hundred (200) according to the latest
145	150		Federal Decennial Census;
146	151		5. Sell any alcoholic beverage on credit; provided, that
147	152		acceptance by a licensee of a cash or debit card or a nationally
148	153		recognized credit card in lieu of actual cash paym ent does not
149	154		constitute the extension of credit; provided, further, as used in
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151	156		a. "cash or debit card" means any instrument or device
152	157		whether known as a debit card or b y any other name,
153	158		issued with or without fee by an issuer for the use of
154	159		the cardholder in depositing, obtaining or
155	160		transferring funds from a consumer banking electronic
156	161		facility, and
157	162		b. "nationally recognized credit card " means any
158	163		instrument or device, whether known as a credit card,
159	164		credit plate, charge plate or by any other name,
160	165		issued with or without fee by an issuer for the use of
161	166		the cardholder in obtaining money, goods, services or
162	167		anything else of value on credit which is accepted by
163	168		over one hundred retail locations;
164	169		6. Offer or furnish any prize, premium, gift or sim ilar
165	170		inducement to a consumer in connection with the sale of alcoholic
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	171	+	beverages, except:
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193		-	a. goods or merchandise included by the manufacturer in
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	199	+	a. that goods or merchandise included by the manufacturer
	200	+	in packaging with alcoholic beverages or for packaging
195	201		with alcoholic beverages shall not be included in thi s
196	202		prohibition, but no wholesaler or retailer shall sell
197	203		any alcoholic beverage prepackaged with other goods or
198	204		merchandise at a price which is greater than the price
199	205		at which the alcoholic beverage alone is sold;
200	206		provided, it shall not be considered induce ment or a
201	207		premium for a retail spirits licensee to have an
202	208		advertised price posted higher onl ine than the shelf
203	209		price on the licensed premises ,
204	210		b. retail spirits licensee offering retail packages at a
205	211		discount from retail price for current or former
206	212		members of the United States Armed Forces, at the
207	213		discretion of the licensee; no discount shall make the
208	214		retail price lower than six -percent markup, as
209	215		applicable in Section 3 -118 of this title; or
210	216		7. Pay for alcoholic beverages by a check or draft which is
211	217		dishonored by the drawee when presented to such drawee for payment;
212	218		and the ABLE Commission may cancel or suspend the license of any
213	219		retailer who has given a check or draft, as maker or endorser, which
214	220		is so dishonored upon presentation.
215	221		B. No retail spirits licensee shall permit any person under
216	222		twenty-one (21) years of age to enter into or remain within or about
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243	250		the licensed premises unless accompanied by the person 's parent or
244	251		legal guardian; provided, however, this restriction shall not apply
245	252		to an employee of a licensed beer distributor or wine and spirits
246	253		wholesaler who:
247	254		1. Is at least eighteen (18) years of age;
248	255		2. Is accompanied by a coworker at least twenty-one (21) years
249	256		of age; and
250	257		3. Enters for the sole purpose of merchandising or delivering
251	258		product to the licensee in the normal course of business.
252	259		SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 37A O.S. 2021, Section 6 -108, is
253	260		amended to read as follows:
254	261		Section 6-108. No holder of a Retail Wine License or a Retail
255	262		Beer License shall:
256	263		1. Purchase or receive any alcoholic beverage other than from a
257	264		wine and spirits wholesaler, beer distributor, winery or small
258	265		brewer self-distribution licensee;
259	266		2. Suffer or permit any retail container to be opened, or any
260	267		alcoholic beverage to be consumed on th e licensed premises, except
261	268		when serving samples as authorized by Section 2 -109 of this title or
262	269		as otherwise permitted by law; provided, the licensee shall not
263	270		permit any alcoholic beverages content or retail container unsealed
264	271		in connection with sampling authorized by Section 2 -109 of this
265	272		title to remain on the licensed premises at the close of the
266	273		business on that day;
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293	301		3. Sell any beer or wine a t any hour other than between the
294	302		hours of 6:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. the following day, Monday through
295	303		Sunday. Retail wine and retail beer licensees shall be permitted to
296	304		sell beer and wine on the day of any General, Primary, Runoff
297	305		Primary or Special Election whether on a national, state, county or
298	306		city election;
299	307		4. Sell any beer and wine on credit; except as fo llows:
300	308		a. the acceptance by a grocery store, convenience store
301	309		or drug store of a cash or debit card, or a nationally
302	310		recognized credit card, in li eu of actual cash payment
303	311		does not constitute the extension of credit; provided,
304	312		further, as used in this sec tion:
305	313		(1) "cash or debit card" means any instrument or
306	314		device whether known as a debit card or by any
307	315		other name, issued with or without fee by an
308	316		issuer for the use of the cardholder in
309	317		depositing, obtaining or transferring funds from
310	318		a consumer banking e lectronic facility, and
311	319		(2) "nationally recognized credit card " means any
312	320		instrument or device, whether known as a credit
313	321		card, credit plate, charg e plate or by any other
314	322		name, issued with or without fee by an issuer for
315	323		the use of the cardholder in obtain ing money,
316	324		goods, services or anything else of value on
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343	352		credit which is accepted by over one hundred
344	353		retail locations, and
345	354		b. when the holder of a Retail Wine License, Retail Beer
346	355		License or Mixed Beverage License is a private
347	356		membership club, marina, golf course or country club
348	357		that normally charges food, drinks and other purchases
349	358		to the member's monthly dues account in the regular
350	359		course of business, in lieu of actual cash payment at
351	360		the time of purchase, such practice does not
352	361		constitute the extension o f credit;
353	362		5. Offer or furnish any prize, premium, gift or similar
354	363		inducement to a consumer in connection with the sale of beer or
355	364		wine, except that:
356	365		a. goods or merchandise included by the manufacturer in
357	366		packaging with beer or wine or for packaging with beer
358	367		or wine shall not be included in this prohibition, nor
359	368		shall a retail wine or retail beer license holder
360	369		selling wine or beer at a multiunit d iscount be
361	370		included in this prohibition; but no retail wine or
362	371		retail beer licensee shall sell any beer or wi ne
363	372		prepackaged with other goods or merchandise at a price
364	373		which is greater than the price at which the alcoholic
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392	402		b. retail wine and retail beer licensees offering retail
393	403		packages at a discount from retail price for former
394	404		members of the United States Armed Forces, at the
395	405		discretion of the licensee; no discount shall make the
396	406		retail price lower than six -percent markup, as
397	407		applicable in Section 3-118 of this title; or
398	408		6. Pay for beer or wine by a check or draft which is dishonored
399	409		by the drawee when presented to such drawee for payment; and the
400	410		ABLE Commission may cancel or suspend the license of any retailer
401	411		who has given a check or draft, as maker or endorser, which is so
402	412		dishonored upon presentation.
403	413		SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
404		-	Passed the House of Representatives the 4th day of March, 2025.
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	415	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
	416	+	OVERSIGHT, dated 02/26/2025 - DO PASS, As Coauthored.