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House Bill 618

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Last Action	03/07/25: to Committee on Committees (S)
Title	AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages.
Bill Documents	Current Introduced
Bill Request Number	1169
Sponsors	M. Koch, D. Grossberg
Summary of Original Version	Amend various sections of KRS Chapter 243 to allow a licensee to purchase alcohol directly from retailers only to be sold by the drink for consumption on the licensed premises or off-premises pursuant to KRS 243.081; amend KRS 244.590 to remove language relating to draught-line cleaning.
Index Headings of Original Version	Distilled Spirits - Sales, retail to restaurant Licensing - Alcoholic beverages, sales, retail to restaurant Malt Beverages - Sales, retail to restaurant Wines and Wineries - Sales, retail to restaurant Alcoholic Beverages - Distilled spirits, wine, malt beverages, retail to restaurant
Jump to Proposed Amendments	House Committee Substitute 1 House Committee Amendment 1
Votes	Vote History

Actions

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02/18/25	introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
02/26/25	to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
02/28/25	taken from Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H) 1st reading returned to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
03/04/25	taken from Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H) 2nd reading returned to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
03/05/25	reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 06, 2025
03/06/25	3rd reading, passed 80-13 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
03/07/25	received in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions, except remove the amendments to KRS 244.590; amend KRS 243.036 to allow a licensed auctioneer to hold a special temporary alcoholic beverage auction license; establish duties, privileges, and limitations for auctioneers who hold the license; limit eligible auctions to estate auctions, living estate auctions, and qualifying collections; suspend the auctioneer's special temporary alcoholic beverage auction license if the person ceases to be a licensed auctioneer; require an auctioneer to file a quarterly report detailing all of its alcoholic beverage auction sales; create a new section of KRS Chapter 330, relating to auctioneer licensing, to allow a licensed auctioneer to obtain a special temporary alcoholic beverage auction license; make an auctioneer whose alcohol license is suspended or revoked subject to potential discipline by the auctioneer board; prohibit the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control from taking any action against an auctioneer's regular license; allow the auction of alcoholic beverages either separately or as a part of another auction; amend KRS 243.033 to conform.
Index Headings	Distilled Spirits - Special temporary alcoholic beverage auctions, licensed auctioneers Licensing - Special temporary alcoholic beverage auctions, licensed auctioneers Malt Beverages - Special temporary alcoholic beverage auctions, licensed auctioneers Sales - Special temporary alcoholic beverage auctions, licensed auctioneers State Agencies - Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, alcoholic beverage auctions Wines and Wineries - Special temporary alcoholic beverage auctions, licensed auctioneers Alcoholic Beverages - Special temporary alcoholic beverage auctions, licensed auctioneers Auctioneers - Special temporary alcoholic beverage auctions, licensed auctioneers Boards and Commissions - Board of Auctioneers, alcoholic beverage auctions, auctioneer licensing

Amendment	House Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	M. Koch
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - HB 618

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