House Bill 6548

To: (1) Authorize (A) alcoholic liquor manufacturers to enter into alternating proprietorship agreements, and (B) certain liquor permittees to enter into contract manufacturing agreements; (2) establish temporary auction permits; (3) provide that a permitted manufacturer of spirits or beer that also holds a farmers' market sales permit may sell, and offer free tastings of, its spirits or beer at a farmers' market operated as a nonprofit enterprise or association; (4) expand the off-site farm winery sales and wine, cider and mead tasting permit to include additional liquor permittees; (5) eliminate the sunset date concerning the period during which certain liquor permittees may sell liquor in sealed containers for off-premises consumption; (6) replace temporary beer and liquor permits with a temporary liquor permit for noncommercial entities; (7) authorize the Department of Consumer Protection to issue farmers' market sales permits to spirits manufacturers; (8) authorize certain liquor manufacturers that hold out-of-state shipper's permits for beer to engage in additional sales and shipping activities under festival permits; (9) provide that no person who assists an applicant, backer or liquor permittee in submitting an application for a liquor permit shall submit, or cause to be submitted, any false statement in connection with such application, or engage in any conduct which delays or impedes the Department of Consumer Protection in processing such application, provide that submitting any such statement or engaging in any such conduct shall constitute an unfair or deceptive trade practice within the meaning of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act and authorize the Commissioner of Consumer Protection to impose civil penalties on any person who submits any such statement or engages in any such conduct; (10) provide that a liquor permittee shall be a director, employee, member, officer, partner or shareholder of its backer; (11) provide that the department may summarily suspend a renewed liquor permit if the liquor permittee fails to timely submit a fire marshal certificate to the department; (12) subject beer manufacturers to beer keg identification, receipt and refund requirements; (13) eliminate special club, charitable organization, nonprofit public television corporation and nonprofit corporation permits; and (14) make minor, technical and conforming changes to the Liquor Control Act.

In the House of Representatives

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  Sponsor

• House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

  Adopted May 10 · Adopted Jun 2

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In the House of Representatives Jan 26 – May 10

1. Jan 26Introduced and sent to General Law Committee
2. Jan 27Heard in General Law Committee
3. Mar 2General Law Committee recommended a substitute for it
4. May 10The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
5. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

In the Senate May 12 – Jun 2

1. May 12Arrived in the Senate
2. Jun 2The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
3. Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A

To the Governor Jun 6 – Jun 13

1. Jun 6Numbered Public Act 23-50
2. Jun 7Sent to the Secretary of the State
3. Sent to the Governor
4. Jun 13Signed by the Governor