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FL S0934

FL S0934
Alcoholic Beverage Permits


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Introduced
11/20/2015
In Committee
12/03/2015
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
03/11/2016

Introduced Session

2016 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Requiring local governmental entities to include revenues derived from the use of temporary alcoholic beverage permits in annual financial reports; authorizing the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco within the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to issue temporary permits to municipalities and counties to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises of an event; exempting railroad transit stations from provisions regulating the time during which alcoholic beverages may be sold, served, and consumed, etc.

AI Summary

This bill requires local governmental entities to include revenues from temporary alcoholic beverage permits in their annual financial reports, and it authorizes the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco to issue these temporary permits to municipalities and counties for events where alcohol can be consumed on-site, with profits retained by the issuing entity, and any leftover alcohol must be disposed of properly. Additionally, the bill exempts "railroad transit stations," defined as facilities where passenger trains stop to load and unload passengers and which may include amenities like waiting lounges or dining and retail spaces, from the general restrictions on the hours during which alcoholic beverages can be sold, served, and consumed, allowing for sales within these stations and on trains, with specific regulations regarding miniature bottle sales and license transfers.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Died in Regulated Industries, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 698 (Ch. 2016-190) (on 03/11/2016)

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