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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
February 13, 2025
SENATE BILL NO. 272 By: Dossett
An Act relating to alcoholic beverage license fees;
amending 37A O.S. 2021, Section 2 -101, as amended by
Section 3, Chapter 338, O.S.L. 2023 (37A O.S. Supp.
2024, Section 2-101), which relates to annual license
fees; establishing certain license fee; 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 -101, as
amended by Section 3, Chapter 338, O.S.L. 2023 (37A O.S. Supp. 2024,
Section 2-101), is amended to read as follows:
Section 2-101. A. Except as otherwise provided in this
section, the licenses issued by the ABLE Alcoholic Beverage Laws
Enforcement (ABLE) Commission, and the annual fees therefor, shall
be as follows:
1. Brewer License................................ ...$1,250.00
2. Small Brewer Licens e............................... $125.00
3. Distiller License :
a. produced two thousand five hundred cases or less in
the last calendar year ....................... $320.00
b. produced more than two thousand five hundred cases in
the last calendar year .................... $3,125.00
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4. Winemaker License................................ ..$625.00
5. Small Farm Winery License ........................... $75.00
6. Rectifier License................................ $3,125.00
7. Wine and Spirits Wholesaler License ..............$3,000.00
8. Beer Distributor License ........................... $750.00
9. The following retail spirits license fees
shall be determined by the latest Federal
Decennial Census:
a. Retail Spirits License for cities and
towns from 200 to 2,500 population .......... $305.00
b. Retail Spirits License for cities and
towns from 2,501 to 5,000 population ........ $605.00
c. Retail Spirits License for cities and
towns over 5,000 population ................. $905.00
10. Retail Wine License............................ $1,000.00
11. Retail Beer License.............................. $500.00
12. Mixed Beverage License ......................... $1,005.00
(initial license)
$905.00
(renewal)
13. Mixed Beverage/Caterer Combination License..... $1,250.00
14. On-Premises Beer and Wine License ................ $500.00
(initial license)
$450.00
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(renewal)
15. Bottle Club License............................ $1,000.00
(initial license)
$900.00
(renewal)
16. Caterer License................................ $1,005.00
(initial license)
$905.00
(renewal)
17. Annual Special Event License ...................... $55.00
18. Quarterly Special Event License ................... $55.00
19. Hotel Beverage License ......................... $1,005.00
(initial license)
$905.00
(renewal)
20. Airline/Railroad/Commercial Passenger Vessel Beverage
License................................ ........ $1,005.00
(initial license)
$905.00
(renewal)
21. Agent License................................ ..... $55.00
22. Employee License................................ .. $30.00
23. Industrial License................................ $23.00
24. Carrier License................................ ... $23.00
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25. Private Carrier License ........................... $23.00
26. Bonded Warehouse License ......................... $190.00
27. Storage License................................ ... $23.00
28. Nonresident Seller License ...................... $750.00
29. Manufacturer License:
a. 50 cases or less sold in Oklahoma in
last calendar year........................... $50.00
b. 51 to 500 cases sold in Oklahoma in
last calendar year........................... $75.00
c. 501 cases or more sold in Oklahoma in
last calendar year.......................... $150.00
30. Manufacturer’s Agent License...................... $55.00
31. Sacramental Wine Supplier License ................ $100.00
32. Charitable Auction License......................... $1.00
33. Charitable Alcoholic Beverage License ............. $55.00
34. Winemaker Self-Distribution License:
a. produced ten thousand (10,000) gallon s
or less in last calendar year ............... $350.00
b. produced more than ten thousand
(10,000) gallons but no more than
fifteen thousand (15,000) gallons in
last calendar year.......................... $750.00
35. Annual Public Event License .................... $1,005.00
36. One-Time Public Event License .................... $255.00
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37. Small Brewer Self-Distribution License:
a. produced fifteen thousand (15,000)
barrels or less in last calendar year ....... $350.00
b. produced more than fifteen thousand
(15,000) barrels in last calendar year ...... $750.00
38. Brewpub License................................ $1,005.00
39. Brewpub Self-Distribution License ................ $750.00
40. Complimentary Beverage License .................... $75.00
41. Satellite Tasting Room License ................... $100.00
B. 1. There shall be added to the initial or renewal fees for
a mixed beverage license an administrative fee, which shall not b e
deemed to be a license fee, in the amount of Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00), which shall be paid at t he same time and in the same
manner as the license fees prescribed by paragraph 12 of subsection
A of this section; provided, this fee shall not be asses sed against
service organizations or fraternal beneficiary societies which are
exempt under Section 501(c)(19), (8) or (10) of the Internal Revenue
Code.
2. There shall be added to the fee for a mixed beverage/caterer
combination license an administrative fee, which shall not be deemed
to be a license fee, in the amount of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars
($250.00), which shall be paid at the same time and in the same
manner as the license fee prescribed by paragraph 13 of subsection A
of this section.
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C. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A of this
section:
1. The license fee for a mixed beverage or bottle club license
for those service organizations or fraternal beneficiary societies
which are exempt under Section 501(c)(19), (8) or (10) of the
Internal Revenue Code shall be Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per
year; and
2. The renewal fee for an airli ne/railroad/commercial passenger
vessel beverage license held by a railroad described in 49 U.S.C.,
Section 24301, shall be One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) .
D. An applicant may apply for and receive both an on -premises
beer and wine license and a caterer license.
E. All licenses, except as otherwise provided, shall be valid
for one (1) year from date of issuance unless revoked or
surrendered. Provided, al l employee licenses shall be valid for two
(2) years.
F. The holder of a license, issued by the ABLE C ommission, for
a bottle club located in a county of this state where the sale of
alcoholic beverages by the individual drink for on -premises
consumption has been authorized, may exchange the bottle club
license for a mixed beverage license or an on -premises beer and wine
license and operate the licensed premises as a mixed beverage
establishment or an on -premises beer and wine establishment subject
to the provisions of the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Act.
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There shall be no additional fee for such e xchange and the mixed
beverage license or on -premises beer and wine license issued shall
expire one (1) year from the date of issuance of the original bo ttle
club license.
G. In addition to the applicable licensing fee, the following
surcharge shall be assessed annually on the following licenses:
1. Nonresident Seller License ...................... $2,500.00
2. Manufacturer License:
a. 50 cases or less sold in Oklahoma in
last calendar year.......................... $100.00
b. 51 to 500 cases sold in Oklahoma in
last calendar year.......................... $225.00
c. 501 cases or more sold in Oklahoma in
last calendar year.......................... $450.00
3. Wine and Spirits Wholesaler License ............. $2,500.00
4. Beer Distributor ................................ $1,000.00
5. Retail Spirits License for cities and towns
over 5,000 population .......................... $250.00
6. Retail Spirits License for cities and towns
from 2,501 to 5,000 population ................. $200.00
7. Retail Spirits License for cities and towns
from 200 to 2,500 population ................... $150.00
8. Retail Wine License ............................... $250.00
9. Retail Beer License ............................... $250.00
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10. Mixed Beverage License ............................ $25.00
11. Mixed Beverage/Caterer Combination License........ $25.00
12. Caterer License ................................ ... $25.00
13. On-Premises Beer and Wine License ................. $25.00
14. Annual Public Event License ....................... $25.00
15. Small Farm Winery License......................... $25.00
16. Small Brewer License .............................. $35.00
17. Complimentary Beverage License .................... $25.00
The surcharge shall be paid concurrent with the licensee ’s
annual licensing fee and, in addition to Five Dollars ($5.00) of the
employee license fee, sha ll be deposited in the Alcoholic Beverage
Governance Revolving Fund established pursuant to Section 5 -128 of
this title.
H. Any license issued by the ABLE Commission under this title
may be relied upon by other licensees as a valid license, and no
other licensee shall have any obligation to independently determine
the validity of such license or be held liable solely as a
consequence of another licensee ’s failure to maintain a valid
license.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective Novem ber 1, 2025.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AND INSURANCE
February 13, 2025 - DO PASS