Oklahoma 2025 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB1094 Latest Draft

Bill / Amended Version Filed 03/10/2025

                             
 
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SENATE FLOOR VERSION 
March 6, 2025 
 
 
SENATE BILL NO. 1094 	By: Coleman 
 
 
 
An Act relating to alcoholic beverage licenses; 
amending 37A O.S. 2021, Section s 2-109, as amended by 
Section 2, Chapter 90, O.S.L. 2024, and 2 -110, as 
last amended by Section 1, Chap ter 417, O.S.L. 2024 
(37A O.S. Supp. 2024, Sections 2 -109 and 2-110), 
which relate to retail wine, retail beer, retail 
spirits, and mixed beverage licenses; allowing 
certain licensees to sell certain beverages for off -
premise consumption; prohibiting the A lcoholic 
Beverage Laws Enforcement (ABLE) Commission from 
promulgating certain rules; 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 -109, as 
amended by Section 2, Chapter 90, O.S.L. 2024 (37A O.S. Supp. 2024, 
Section 2-109), is amended to read as follows: 
Section 2-109.  A.  A retail spirits license shall authorize the 
holder thereof: 
1.  To purchase wine or spirits from a wine and spirits 
wholesaler; 
2.  To purchase beer from a beer distributor or from the holder 
of a small brewer self -distribution license; 
3.  To sell same on the licensed premises in such containers to 
consumers for off-premises consumption only and not for resale;   
 
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provided, spirits, wine and beer may be sold to charitable 
organizations that are holders of charitable alcoholic beverage 
auction or charitable alcoholic beverage event licenses; and 
4.  To host alcoholic beverage tastings consistent with 
subsections D and E of this section. 
B.  A retail wine license shall authorize the holder thereof: 
1.  To purchase wine from a wine and spirits w holesaler; 
2.  To purchase wine from a small farm winemaker who is permitted 
and has elected to self -distribute as provided in Article XXV III-A 
of the Oklahoma Constitution; 
3.  To sell same on the licensed premises in such containers to 
consumers for off-premises consumption only and not for resale; 
provided, wine may be sold to charitable organizations that are 
holders of charitable alcoho lic beverage auction or charitable 
alcoholic beverage event licenses; and 
4.  To host an alcoholic beverage tasting, c onsistent with 
subsections D and E of this section. 
Provided, no holder of a retail wine license may sell wine with 
alcohol beverage volum e in excess of fifteen percent (15%). 
C.  A retail beer license shall authorize the holder thereof: 
1.  To purchase beer from a beer distributor; 
2.  To purchase beer from the holder of a small brewer self -
distribution license;   
 
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3.  To sell same on the lice nsed premises in such containers to 
consumers for off-premises consumption only and not for resale; 
provided, beer may be sold to charitable organizations that are 
holders of charitable alcoholic beverage auction or charitable 
alcoholic beverage event lice nses; and 
4.  To host alcoholic beverage tastings consistent with 
subsections D and E of this section. 
Provided, no holder of a retail beer license may sell a malt 
beverage with alcohol beverage volume in excess of fifteen percent 
(15%). 
D.  All tastings conducted under this section shall: 
1.  Be conducted under the direct supervision of the licensee 
authorized to host th e tasting; 
2.  Be poured by any ABLE Commission licensee lawfully permitted 
to serve alcoholic beverages, provided no wine or spirits 
wholesaler, beer distributor or employee of a wine or spirits 
wholesaler or beer distributor shall be allowed to pour samples for 
tastings; 
3.  Use alcoholic beverages purchased by the licensee authorized 
to host the tastings from a licensed wine and spirits w holesaler, 
beer distributor, self -distributor, small brewer or self -
distributing winery authorized to sell the same, a nd the licensee 
shall pay the applicable taxes on the alcoholic beverages purchased;   
 
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provided, the licensee may only provide samples of al coholic 
beverages that its license is authorized to sell; 
4.  Be restricted to persons twenty -one (21) years of age or 
older; 
5.  Be limited to no more than one (1) fluid ounce of spirits, 
two (2) fluid ounces of wine or three (3) fluid ounces of beer per 
consumer per day; and 
6.  Be consumed on the licensed premises of the licensee 
authorized to host the tastings or at a location other than the 
licensed premises, provided no samples served on the licensed 
premises shall be permitted to be removed from the licensed 
premises. 
E.  All licensees authorized to serve samples pursuant to 
subsection D of this section shall ensure that: 
1.  All samples are poured only from original sealed packaging; 
2.  Any alcoholic beverages remaining in unsealed packaging used 
to provide samples, excluding spirits, are poured out by the end of 
the day; 
3.  No more than six (6) bottles of alcohol ic beverages are 
unsealed at any given time; and 
4.  No person shall remove any samples from the licensed premises 
or location where the t asting has occurred. 
F.  1.  Retail spirits, retail wine, and retail beer licensees 
shall be authorized to host educational alcoholic beverage training,   
 
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which includes tastings, for employees who are licensed to sell such 
beverages on the licensed premises in such containers to consumers 
for off-premises consumption only.  Alcoholic beverages for training 
purposes may be provided by wine and spirits wholesaler licensees 
and beer distributor licensees. 
2.  All such tastings shall be consumed on licensed prem ises of 
the licensee authorized to host the tastings or at a location other 
than the licensed premises, and under the direct supervision of the 
licensee.  Samples shall be poured by a licensee who is lawfully 
permitted to serve alcoholic beverages on the l icensed premises in 
such containers to consumers for off -premises consumption only in 
this state.  Tastings shall be r estricted to employees who are 
twenty-one (21) years of age or older.  Participation in tastings 
for educational purposes may be required by an employer; however, 
the choice to taste or consume alcoholic beverages shall always be 
voluntary.  No employee may be required to taste or consume alcohol 
at tastings as a condition of employment. 
3.  An educational tasting of beer may consist of not more than 
six separate individual beers of not more than two (2) ounces each, 
served together at one time.  No employe e may sample more than a 
total of twelve (12) fluid ounces of beer per day.  An educational 
tasting of wine may consist of not more than s ix separate individual 
wines of not more than one (1) ounce each, served together at one 
time.  No employee may sample more than a total of six (6) fluid   
 
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ounces of wine per day.  An educational tasting of spirits shall 
consist of not more than three separa te individual spirits of not 
more than one-half (0.5) ounce each, served together at one time.  
No employee may sample more than a total of one and one -half (1.5) 
fluid ounces of spirits per day.  No employee may sample more than a 
total of twelve (12) oun ces of beer, six (6) ounces of wine, or one 
and one-half (1.5) ounces of spirits per day.  Only one type of 
alcoholic beverage of beer, wine, or spirits shall be allowed at any 
education training tasting.  No combination tasting shall be 
allowed.  Employees who choose to taste an alcoholic beverage but do 
not wish to consume the alcoholic beverage shall be allowed to spit 
the beverage into a cup for disposal.  Employees may participate in 
educational tastings before, during, or after regular business hours 
unless otherwise prohibited by law.  All licensees serving samples 
of beer shall ensure that all samples are poured only from original 
sealed packaging and any alcoholic beverages remaining in unsealed 
packaging used to provide samples, excluding spirits a nd wine, are 
poured out by the end of the day.  No more than six bottles of 
alcoholic beverages may be unsealed at any given time during a 
tasting.  All packaging containing samples of wine and spirits shall 
be clearly marked as a sample and any unused por tions of the sample 
of wine or spirits shall be resealed and retained by the wine and 
spirits wholesaler for use at the next tasting authorized in this 
paragraph.  Wine and spirits wholesaler employees may transport any   
 
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resealed samples of wine and spirits in their vehicles.  Beer, wine, 
and spirits samples shall not be considered withdrawn from the 
inventory of the beer distributor or wine and spirits wholesaler for 
purposes of the collection of the excise tax on beer, wine, and 
spirits.  Tastings offered to licensees by wine and spirits 
wholesalers and beer distributors shall not be deemed discrimination 
or an inducement under Section 3 -123 of this title. 
G.  Retail spirits, retail wine, and retail beer licensees shall 
be authorized to sell such beverages on the licensed premises in 
such containers to consumers for off -premises consumption. 
SECTION 2.    AMENDATORY     37A O.S. 2021, Section 2 -110, as 
last amended by Section 1, Chapter 417, O.S.L. 2024 (37A O.S. Supp. 
2024, Section 2-110), is amended to read as follows: 
Section 2-110.  A.  A mixed beverage license shall authorize the 
holder thereof: 
1.  To purchase alcohol, spirits, beer and/or wine in retail 
containers from the holder of a wine and spirits wholesaler and beer 
distributor license as specifically provided by law; 
2.  To sell, offer for sale and possess mixed beverages for on -
premises consumption only, provided: 
a. the holder of a mixed beverage license issued for an 
establishment which is also a restaurant may purchase 
wine directly from a winemaker and beer directly from 
a small brewer who is permitted and has elected to   
 
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self-distribute as provided in Article XXVIII -A of the 
Oklahoma Constitution, and 
b. the holder of a mixed beverage license that is also a 
holder of a retail wine license or retail beer license 
or both a retail wine license and retail beer license 
shall not be prohibited fr om the on-premises sale of 
wine or beer, according to the license held, for off -
premises consumption, subject to the limitations of 
the retail wine license or retail beer license; and 
3.  To sell spirits in their original packages for consumption 
on its premises under the following conditions: 
a. spirits in their original packages shall remain and be 
consumed in the club suite of a mixed bev erage 
licensee and may not be removed from the club suite if 
not consumed in their entirety at or before the 
conclusion of the period for which the club suite was 
made available to a specific patron or patrons by the 
mixed beverage licensee, and 
b. spirits in their original packages to be consumed in 
the club suite are provided exclusively by the mixed 
beverage licensee. 
B.  Sales and service of mixed beverages by holders of mixed 
beverage licenses shall be limited to the licensed premises of the 
licensee unless the holder of the mixed beverage license also   
 
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obtains a caterer license or a mixed beverage/caterer combination 
license, or if the holder of a mixed beverage license is an 
Entertainment District Tenant Party as defined in Section 2393 of 
Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes.  A mixed beverage license shall 
only be issued in counties of this state where the sale of alcoholic 
beverages by the individual drink for on -premises consumption has 
been authorized.  A separate license shall be required for each 
place of business. 
C.  Sales and service of mixed beverages by holders of mixed 
beverage licenses of an Entertainment Di strict Tenant Party shall be 
limited to the premises of an Entertainment District.  For purposes 
of this subsection, premises may be defin ed as the designated area 
of an Entertainment District as defined in Section 2393 of Title 68 
of the Oklahoma Statutes. 
D.  Holders of a mixed beverage license shall not be prohibited 
from obtaining and holding a retail beer license or retail wine 
license or both a retail beer license and retail wine license ; nor 
shall the Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement (ABLE) Commis sion 
promulgate any rule that prevents a holder of a mixed beverage 
license from operating within the premises of, or immediately 
adjacent to, a retail wine or retail beer license ; provided, that 
each holder qualifies and maintains the qualifications for each 
license held as set forth in this title and the rules promulgated by 
the Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement (ABLE) Commission.   
 
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E.  Upon application, a mixed beverage license shall be issued 
for any place of business functioning as a motion picture the ater, 
as defined by Section 1 -103 of this title.  Provided, that upon 
proof of legal age to consume alcohol, every patron being served 
alcoholic beverages shall be required to wear a wrist bracelet or 
receive a hand stamp identifying the patron as being of legal age to 
consume alcohol.  This requirement shall only apply inside a motion 
picture theater auditorium where individuals under the l egal age to 
consume alcohol are allowed. 
F.  Holders of a mixed beverage license with a licensed premises 
on a business establishment that meets the classification of a golf 
course or country club pursuant to the most recently adopted North 
American Industry Classification System (NAICS) may also sell beer 
in sealed original packages for on -premises consumption.  Such 
holders’ sales of more than two sealed original packages to one 
person at one time for on -premises consumption shall not be 
considered an unlawful inducement to stimulate consumption of 
alcoholic beverages under the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control 
Act, and patrons may remove sealed original packages from the 
licensed premises. 
SECTION 3.  This act shall become effective Nove mber 1, 2025. 
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