Bill > S0698

This bill makes several changes to Florida's laws regarding alcoholic beverages and tobacco, including allowing the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco (the division) to grant a one-time waiver or extension of up to 12 months for licensees to keep their premises active, under specific circumstances such as damage, construction, or governmental restrictions, and also allows for temporary permits for charitable organizations, municipalities, and counties to sell alcoholic beverages at events, with net profits from municipalities and counties going to charity, and limits these organizations to 12 permits per year. Additionally, it requires alcoholic beverage distributors to charge a deposit for certain keg sales to vendors, with an option for an alternative inventory and reconciliation process, and clarifies that licensed distributors can transport alcoholic beverages through other premises owned by the vendor. The bill also defines "railroad transit station" and allows vendors in these stations to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption and on passenger trains, with specific rules for liquor bottle sizes on trains, and modifies requirements for filling growlers (large containers of beer) and updates tax calculations for passenger vessels engaged in foreign commerce.