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2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 230

AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING LIQUOR CONTROL.

In the Senate since February 18, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To (1) eliminate a requirement that certain out-of-state shipper permittees report to the Department of Consumer Protection records concerning sales and shipments to consumers in this state, (2) define "retailer" for purposes of certain out-of-state shippers' permits concerning wine, (3) specify that applicants for issuance or renewal of a liquor permit that allows on-premises serving or consumption of alcoholic liquor must disclose to the department a detailed description of the type of live entertainment to be provided, (4) specify that the department shall refuse any liquor permit to a minor as the permittee or as a member, principal or partner of the backer, unless such permit is for a trust with a named beneficiary who is a minor, (5) alter the evidentiary burden applicable to a permittee who is charged with serving or furnishing an alcoholic beverage to a minor, and (6) make various technical and conforming changes to the statutes concerning liquor control.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

Its course

February 18 to March 25, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action9 actions on 6 days

In the SenateFrom Feb 18

General Law CommitteeFeb 18 to Mar 1121 days

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

In the Senate Feb 18 – Mar 11

  1. Introduced and sent to General Law Committee
  2. Heard in General Law Committee
  3. General Law Committee recommended a substitute for it
All 9 actions, as published