| Last Action | 03/13/26: floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to the regulation of cannabis-infused beverages and declaring an emergency. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Bill Request Number | 1523 |
| Sponsors | S. Meredith, J. Higdon, C. Richardson |
| Summary of Original Version | Create new sections of KRS Chapter 243 to allow the holder of a cannabis-infused beverage retail package license and a cannabis-infused beverage distributor's license to sell and serve cannabis-infused beverages at bars, restaurants, fairs, and festivals; allow the holder of a cannabis-infused beverage manufacturer license approved by the Department for Public Health to sell and serve cannabis-infused beverages at fairs and festivals; limit the sampling size of cannabis-infused beverages to 12 ounces per person, per day; create a nonquota cannabis-infused beverage supplemental drink license; establish the conditions upon which a nonquota cannabis-infused beverage supplemental drink license may be issued; allow the holder of a special temporary license, special Sunday retail drink license, caterer’s license, hotel in-room license, entertainment destination center license, limited restaurant license, limited golf course license, and qualified historic site license to serve cannabis-infused beverages; allow a cannabis-infused beverage retail package license, a cannabis-infused beverage distributor's license, or a cannabis-infused beverage manufacturer's license approved by the Department for Public Health to obtain a sampling license; amend KRS 243.401 to add to the list of licensees that are eligible to sell cannabis-infused beverages; amend KRS 243.028 to establish labeling requirements for shipped packages that contain cannabis-infused beverages; amend KRS 189.530 to define "open cannabis-infused beverage container"; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 243 to conform; EMERGENCY. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Cannabis - Cannabis-infused beverages, bars, restaurants, fairs, festivals Cannabis - Cannabis-infused beverages, requirements, licensing Cannabis - Cannabis-infused beverages, retailers Effective Dates, Emergency - Cannabis-infused beverages, licenses Fairs - Cannabis-infused beverages, sales, festivals Fees - Licensing, cannabis-infused beverages Licensing - Cannabis-infused beverages, bars, restaurants, fairs, festivals Licensing - Cannabis-infused beverages, license conditions Public Safety - Cannabis-infused beverages, requirements, licensing Public Safety - Cannabis-infused beverages, sampling sizes Sales - Cannabis-infused beverages, retailers Small Business - Cannabis-infused beverages, requirements, licensing Tourism - Cannabis-infused beverages, bars, restaurants, fairs, festivals Tourism - Cannabis-infused beverages, sampling sizes Trade Practices And Retailing - Cannabis-infused beverages, bars, restaurants, fairs, festivals |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments |
Senate Committee Substitute 1 Senate Floor Amendment 1 |
| 02/23/26 |
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| 03/06/26 |
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| 03/10/26 |
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| 03/11/26 |
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| 03/13/26 |
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| Amendment | Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Summary | Retain original provisions, except remove the provision that would allow the holder of a cannabis-infused beverage retail package license and a cannabis-infused beverage distributor's license to sell and serve cannabis-infused beverages at bars, restaurants, fairs, and festivals; include a quota retail drink license to the list of license types that can hold a nonquota cannabis-infused beverage drink license as a supplemental license; remove the nonquota retail malt beverage package license from the list of license types that are eligible for a nonquota retail cannabis-infused beverage package license; remove the provision that would allow a nonquota retail cannabis-infused beverage package licensee to hold a nonquota cannabis-infused beverage drink license; remove amendments to KRS 243.055 that would allow a hotel in-room license to be eligible to obtain a nonquota retail cannabis-infused beverage supplemental license; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 243 to conform. |
| Index Headings |
Cannabis - Cannabis-infused beverages, licensees Licensing - Cannabis-infused beverages, bars, restaurants, festivals |
| Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 1 |
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| Sponsor | J. Adams |
| Summary | Remove sampling provision in Section 1; remove nonquota cannabis-infused beverage package license from the license types that can obtain a supplemental license; allow the holder of a cannabis-infused beverage distributor's license to sell cannabis-infused beverages at bars, restaurants, fairs, and festivals; remove provision that allows a cannabis-infused beverage manufacturer to sell and serve cannabis-infused beverages; remove provision that allows a cannabis-infused beverage manufacturer to serve complimentary samples of cannabis-infused beverages; authorize eligible licensees to purchase cannabis-infused beverages only from licensed distributors of cannabis-infused beverages and manufacturers that can self-distribute cannabis-infused beverages; remove a cannabis-infused beverage distributor's license and a cannabis-infused beverage manufacturer permitted by the Department for Public Health from the list of license types that are eligible for a sampling license; add a nonquota cannabis-infused beverage drink license to the list of eligible license types that may obtain a sampling license; allow a cannabis-infused manufacturer and holder of a cannabis-infused beverage distributor's license to provide samples of cannabis-infused beverages on the licensed premises of a retailer that holds a cannabis-infused retail package license or nonquota cannabis-infused beverage drink license; remove provision that allows a nonquota retail cannabis-infused beverage license to be issued as a supplemental license to a hemp retailer; remove manufacturers permitted by the Department for Public Health and a nonquota retail cannabis-infused beverage package license from the list of license types that can sell cannabis-infused beverages; exempt the passenger of a motor vehicle from being guilty of possessing an open cannabis-infused beverage container; implement an effective date for Section 1 of this Act; EMERGENCY. |
| Index Headings |
Cannabis - Cannabis-infused beverages, fairs, festivals, bars, restaurants Licensing - Cannabis-infused beverages, requirements Effective Dates, Emergency - Cannabis-infused beverages, requirements |
Last updated: 3/16/2026 11:08 PM (EDT)