Bill > HB2741

This bill modifies Arizona's liquor licensing regulations, primarily focusing on how beer and wine bar and store licenses are issued and managed. The bill changes the rate at which new beer and wine bar licenses are issued in counties, shifting from one license per 5,000 population increase to one license per 10,000 population increase. It introduces new provisions for sampling privileges at beer and wine stores and liquor stores, allowing these establishments to offer product samples under specific conditions, such as limiting sample sizes (three ounces of beer, one and a half ounces of wine, and one ounce of spirits per person per day) and requiring samples to be conducted under employee supervision. Importantly, the bill now allows these stores flexibility in how they maintain and report sampling records, removing a requirement for a singular, department-maintained system and permitting stores to use "any reasonable means" for record-keeping. The bill also clarifies licensing procedures for multiple licenses at the same premises, such as simultaneously holding a beer and wine bar and store license, and specifies how liquor purchases should be reported under different license types. These changes aim to provide more operational flexibility for liquor retailers while maintaining regulatory oversight of sampling and sales practices.

Business and Industry, Government Affairs

https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/83201