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This bill, amending Section 205 of the Michigan Liquor Control Code of 1998, primarily focuses on increasing and adjusting fees related to the distribution of spirits by authorized distribution agents, who are entities appointed by the commission to warehouse and deliver spirits to retail licensees. Key provisions include establishing a new payment structure where the commission will pay vendors of spirits an additional amount per case, which will increase over time and be adjusted annually based on the Consumer Price Index, to offset costs associated with contracting with these distribution agents. Furthermore, vendors will pay a set fee per case to the authorized distribution agents, and the commission is now authorized to make additional payments to these agents based on a methodology it establishes, with these payments to be funded solely by the commission. The bill also clarifies the definition of a "case" of spirits and the "Consumer Price Index" for the purposes of these adjustments.

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https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-SB-0604