LIQUOR CONTROL CODE REVISIONS                                                       H.B. 5798 (H-1):

                                                                                                    SUMMARY OF BILL

                                                                                      REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE

House Bill 5798 (Substitute H-1 as reported without amendment)

Sponsor:  Representative Hugh Crawford

House Committee:  Regulatory Reform

Senate Committee:  Regulatory Reform

CONTENT

The bill would amend the Michigan Liquor Control Code to do the following:

-- Include powder containing 0.5% or more of alcohol by volume in the definition of "alcoholic liquor", and refer in that definition to substances fit for food or beverage purposes.

-- Increase from 5,000 to 18,000 the number of barrels of beer that a brewpub may manufacture and brew per year.

-- Require an applicant, if the Liquor Control Commission (LCC) required him or her to submit fingerprints, to have his or her prints taken and submit them to the Michigan Department of State Police and FBI for a criminal history check.

-- Require a conditional license for the transfer of a license at an existing location to include any permits and approvals held with that license.

-- Include keg couplers that were lent to an on-premises retailer, and sporting event or entertainment tickets, among the items that some licensees may give to another licensee.

-- Allow a wholesaler to sell brand logoed items within the packaging of an alcoholic liquor product to an off-premises licensee.

MCL 436.1105 et al.                                                 Legislative Analyst:  Patrick Affholter

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.

Date Completed:  10-2-14                                                     Fiscal Analyst:  Josh Sefton

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.