HB-4668, As Passed House, October 2, 2018

HB-4668, As Passed Senate, September 26, 2018

SENATE SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 4668

     A bill to amend 1998 PA 58, entitled

"Michigan liquor control code of 1998,"

by amending section 221 (MCL 436.1221), as amended by 2018 PA 155,

and by adding section 914b.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 221. (1) The commission may shall maintain a revolving

fund that is to be derived from the money deposited to the credit

of the commission with the state treasurer. From time to time,

money must be transferred Money from the revolving fund shall be

periodically transferred to the general fund in accordance with the

management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594. The

revolving fund provided for in this section must be used for

replenishing, maintaining, warehousing, and distributing liquor

stock throughout this state and for administration of this act. The

commission shall make prepare and submit a monthly report

containing an accounting of the revolving fund to the state

treasurer and to the budget director. The monthly report must

include an itemized account of all money received and all

expenditures made by the commission during the month covered in the

report.

     (2) Interest earnings on common cash attributable to the

revolving fund must be credited to the revolving fund and must be

available to the commission for administration of this act.

     (3) All money received by the commission under this act must

be turned over to the state treasurer according to department of

treasury procedures.

     (4) All money deposited by the commission with the state

treasurer must be credited to the revolving fund for expenditures

or transfers authorized under subsection (1).

     (5) As used in this section, "revolving fund" means the

revolving fund established under subsection (1).

     Sec. 914b. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2),

a person shall not use or offer for use, possess, sell, or offer

for sale marihuana-infused beer, wine, mixed wine drink, mixed

spirit drink, or spirits. A person that violates this section is

guilty of a misdemeanor punishable as provided in section 909.

     (2) This section does not apply to a hospital that operates

primarily for the purpose of conducting scientific research, a

state institution conducting bona fide research, a private college

or university conducting bona fide research, or a pharmaceutical

company or biotechnology company conducting bona fide research.

     (3) As used in this section:

     (a) "Marihuana" means that term as defined in section 7106 of

the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.7106.

     (b) "Marihuana-infused beer, wine, mixed wine drink, mixed

spirit drink, or spirits" means beer, wine, mixed wine drink, mixed

spirit drink, or spirits that contain any amount of marihuana.