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• Introduced by Sen. Jason Allen (R) on November 5, 2008, to authorize liquor licenses for continuing care retirement centers.
  • Referred to the Senate Economic Development and Regulatory Reform Committee on November 5, 2008.
    • Reported in the Senate on December 4, 2008, qith the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on December 4, 2008, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises various details, but does not change its substance. This version was subsequently superseded by another substitute with substantive changes. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on December 4, 2008.
  • Substitute offered by Sen. Jason Allen (R) on December 4, 2008, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that modestly increases the population thresholds in a law that authorizes package beer and wine license to gas stations in small towns in small counties, and also to remove restrictions on liquor, beer and wine manufacturers, suppliers, wineries and brewpubs participating with other entities in alternative distribution means and outlets. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on December 4, 2008.
• Passed 36 to 0 in the Senate on December 4, 2008, to authorize liquor licenses for continuing care retirement centers; modestly increase the population thresholds in a law that authorizes package beer and wine license to gas stations in small towns in small counties; and remove restrictions on liquor, beer and wine manufacturers, suppliers, wineries and brewpubs participating with other entities in alternative distribution means and outlets.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on December 4, 2008.
  • Referred to the House Regulatory Reform Committee on December 4, 2008.
    • Reported in the House on December 9, 2008, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
    • Substitute offered in the House on December 18, 2008, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that would allow a retail liquor licensee to sell on Sunday between the hours of 7 a.m. and 12 noon if the business pays extra for a "Sunday morning permit," and allow Sunday morning permits to a motorsports entertainment complex. The substitute failed by voice vote in the House on December 18, 2008.
    • Amendment offered by Rep. Barbara Farrah (D) on December 18, 2008, to authorize the issuance of an on-premises liquor license for certain facilities at the "La-Z-Boy Center" at Monroe community college. Current law authorizes liquor licenses for universities or colleges named in the statute. Liquor may be sold only at regularly scheduled events for on-premises consumption at the schools’ conference centers. The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on December 18, 2008.
    • Substitute offered by Rep. Barbara Farrah (D) on December 18, 2008, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that would remove restrictions on liquor, beer and wine manufacturers, suppliers, wineries and brewpubs participating with other entities in alternative distribution means and outlets (as in Senate Bill 1624). The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on December 18, 2008.
• Passed 105 to 2 in the House on December 18, 2008, to authorize liquor licenses for continuing care retirement centers; modestly increase the population thresholds in a law that authorizes package beer and wine license to gas stations in small towns in small counties; and remove restrictions on liquor, beer and wine manufacturers, suppliers, wineries and brewpubs participating with other entities in alternative distribution means and outlets.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on December 19, 2008, to concur with the House-passed version of the bill. Failed 8 to 23 in the Senate on December 19, 2008.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"