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MI SB0559
MI SB0559Liquor: other; provisions relating to drinks to go and social districts; extend sunset. Amends secs. 518, 537a & 551 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1518 et seq.).
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Introduced
06/17/2021
06/17/2021
In Committee
06/24/2021
06/24/2021
Crossed Over
06/24/2021
06/24/2021
Passed
07/15/2021
07/15/2021
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
07/15/2021
07/15/2021
Introduced Session
101st Legislature
Bill Summary
AN ACT to amend 1998 PA 58, entitled ?An act to create a commission for the control of the alcoholic beverage traffic within this state, and to prescribe its powers, duties, and limitations; to provide for powers and duties for certain state departments and agencies; to impose certain taxes for certain purposes; to provide for the control of the alcoholic liquor traffic within this state and to provide for the power to establish state liquor stores; to prohibit the use of certain devices for the dispensing of alcoholic vapor; to provide for the care and treatment of alcoholics; to provide for the incorporation of farmer cooperative wineries and the granting of certain rights and privileges to those cooperatives; to provide for the licensing and taxation of activities regulated under this act and the disposition of the money received under this act; to prescribe liability for retail licensees under certain circumstances and to require security for that liability; to provide procedures, defenses, and remedies regarding violations of this act; to provide for the enforcement and to prescribe penalties for violations of this act; to provide for allocation of certain funds for certain purposes; to provide for the confiscation and disposition of property seized under this act; to provide referenda under certain circumstances; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,? by amending sections 518, 537a, and 551 (MCL 436.1518, 436.1537a, and 436.1551), section 518 as amended by 2021 PA 29, section 537a as added by 2020 PA 125, and section 551 as added by 2020 PA 124.
AI Summary
This bill extends the sunset provisions for certain provisions relating to "drinks to go" and social districts in Michigan. Specifically, it:
1. Allows certain qualified licensees, such as retailers, manufacturers with tasting rooms, and manufacturers with off-premises tasting room licenses, to sell alcoholic liquor in sealed containers for off-premises consumption until January 1, 2026. This "drinks to go" provision was set to expire on January 1, 2023.
2. Extends the ability for local governments to designate social districts with commons areas where qualified licensees can sell alcoholic liquor for consumption within the commons area until January 1, 2025. This social district provision was set to expire on January 1, 2023.
The bill also makes some technical changes to the existing laws related to these provisions. Overall, this bill extends the temporary allowances for "drinks to go" and social districts in Michigan, which were implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic, for a few more years.
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Government Affairs
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Assigned Pa 0064'21 With Immediate Effect (on 07/15/2021)
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