Kentucky
General Assembly

01/31/24	introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
02/05/24	to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
02/07/24	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
02/08/24	2nd reading, to Rules
02/13/24	recommitted to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
02/21/24	reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (2) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
02/22/24	floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute (2) posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 23, 2024
02/29/24	floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute (2)
03/01/24	3rd reading floor amendment defeated Floor Amendment (1) passed 67-24 with Committee Substitute (2), Floor Amendment (2) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
03/04/24	received in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
03/08/24	to Licensing & Occupations (S)
03/12/24	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
03/13/24	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 15, 2024
03/15/24	floor amendment adopted Committee Substitute (1) 3rd reading, passed 31-5 with Committee Substitute (1)
03/21/24	received in House to Rules (H)
03/25/24	posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
03/27/24	House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1) passed 62-23 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
03/28/24	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate delivered to Governor
04/04/24	signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 46)

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Fiscal Impact Statements	Corrections Impact to House Committee Substitute 1 Local Mandate to House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions, except allow an alcohol license applicant to publish its intention to apply for a license either online or in print; make a seller who exceeds the annual package limit for vintage distilled spirits guilty of a Class D felony for the second or a subsequent offense; add a representative of the Kentucky Malt Beverage Council to the board of directors for the Alcohol Wellness and Responsibility Education Corporation; remove LRC appointment of industry members of the board.
Index Headings	Distilled Spirits - Vintage distilled spirits, seller package limit, penalties Legislative Research Commission - Alcohol Wellness and Responsibility Education Corporation, appointment power, removal Licensing - Alcohol license applications, publication methods Malt Beverages - Alcohol Wellness and Responsibility Education Corporation, industry members Notices - Alcohol license applications, publication methods Alcoholic Beverages - Vintage distilled spirits, seller package limit, penalties Corporations - Alcohol Wellness and Responsibility Education Corporation, industry members Corrections Impact - Vintage distilled spirits, seller packate limit, penalties Local Mandate - Alcohol license applications, publication methods

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 2
Fiscal Impact Statements	Corrections Impact to House Committee Substitute 2 Local Mandate to House Committee Substitute 2
Summary	Retain original provisions, except decrease the minimum number of passengers from 100 to 40 in the definition of "riverboat"; direct the board to only auction alcoholic beverages where a final order has been issued after all appeals are exhausted; amend KRS 241.066 to allow one quota retail package license for every 2,000 residents in any wet county or urban-county government with more than 100,000 residents; amend KRS 241.069 to permit a city, county, or urban-county government to petition for an increase in the number of quota retail package licenses; create new sections of KRS Chapter 242 and 243 to authorize a precinct local option election to allow the sale of alcoholic beverages at marinas; set petition and ballot language; establish marina definition and qualifications for a local option election and licensure; make marinas eligible for retail package and drink licenses; exempt marina licenses from quota totals for the territory; amend KRS 242.021 to prohibit a city, county, or urban-county government from seeking a quota retail package license increase until at least one year after the certification of the local option election; create a new section of KRS Chapter 243 to establish requirements for persons delivering alcoholic beverages on behalf of a retail package licensee; amend KRS 243.200 to remove vehicle requirement provisions from a transporter's license; allow an alcohol license applicant to publish its intention to apply for a license either online or in print; make a seller who exceeds the annual package limit for vintage distilled spirits guilty of a Class D felony for the second or a subsequent offense; create a new section of KRS Chapter 244 to establish procedures for department seizure of alcoholic beverages; require the department to provide notice of violations within 14 days from the date of the seizure; return the alcoholic beverages to the licensee if the department fails to provide notice; allow the licensee to request a KRS Chapter 13B hearing before the board to determine if the seizure was justified; enable the licensee to appeal the board's final order to the Circuit Court of the county where the seizure occurred; appoint a representative of the Kentucky Malt Beverage Council to the board of directors for the Alcohol Wellness and Responsibility Education Corporation; remove LRC appointment of industry members of the board; amend KRS 242.125 to conform; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings	Distilled Spirits - Alcoholic beverages, omnibus bill, privileges and regulation Effective Dates, Emergency - Alcoholic beverages, omnibus bill, privileges and regulation Elections and Voting - Alcoholic beverages, marina sales, local option election Legislative Research Commission - Alcohol Wellness and Responsibility Education Corporation, appointment power, removal Licensing - Alcoholic beverages, omnibus bill, privileges and regulation Local Government - Quota retail package licenses, increase Malt Beverages - Alcoholic beverages, omnibus bill, privileges and regulation Notices - Alcohol license applications, publication methods Waterways and Dams - Alcoholic beverage sales, marinas, riverboats Wines and Wineries - Alcoholic beverages, omnibus bill, privileges and regulation Alcoholic Beverages - Omnibus bill, privileges and regulation Boats and Boating - Alcoholic beverage sales, marinas, riverboats Corporations - Alcohol Wellness and Responsibility Education Corporation, industry members Corrections Impact - Alcoholic beverages, omnibus bill, privileges and regulation Local Mandate - Alcoholic beverages, omnibus bill, privileges and regulation

Amendment	House Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	M. Koch
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - HB 439

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	R. Palumbo
Summary	Prohibit any quota retail package license increase in a local government from exceeding a five percent growth in the number of quota retail package licenses within the local government; require a local government to wait at least two years after a quota retail package local option election before requesting an increase in the original number of quota retail package licenses.
Index Headings	Alcoholic Beverages - Quota retail package licenses, quantity, local governments Cities - Quota retail package licenses, quantity, increase Counties - Quota retail package licenses, quantity, increase Counties, Urban - Quota retail package licenses, quantity, increase Distilled Spirits - Quota retail package licenses, quantity, local governments Elections and Voting - Quota retail package licenses, local option election, subsequent increase Licensing - Quota retail package licenses, quantity, local governments Local Government - Quota retail package licenses, quantity, increase Wines and Wineries - Quota retail package licenses, quantity, local governments

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	M. Koch
Summary	Remove criminal penalties for violations by a vintage distilled spirits seller; fine a vintage distilled spirits seller $500 for the first offense, $2,500 for the second offense, and $5,000 for the third and each subsequent offense.
Index Headings	Alcoholic Beverages - Vintage distilled spirits sellers, violations, fines Crimes and Punishments - Vintage distilled spirits sellers, criminal offenses, removal Distilled Spirits - Vintage distilled spirits sellers, violations, fines Sales - Vintage distilled spirits sellers, violations, fines State Agencies - Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, vintage distilled spirits sellers, violations, fines

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions, except delete all sections relating to local option elections for marina alcoholic beverage sales.
Index Headings	Distilled Spirits - Marina alcoholic beverage sales, local option election, removal Elections and Voting - Marina alcoholic beverage sales, local option election, removal Malt Beverages - Marina alcoholic beverage sales, local option election, removal Waterways and Dams - Marina alcoholic beverage sales, local option election, removal Wines and Wineries - Marina alcoholic beverage sales, local option election, removal Alcoholic Beverages - Marina alcoholic beverage sales, local option election, removal Boats and Boating - Marina alcoholic beverage sales, local option election, removal