2020 Senate Bill 1139

Revise extensive regulatory regime on wine cooler drinks

Introduced in the Senate

Sept. 22, 2020

Introduced by Sen. Curtis VanderWall (R-35)

To no longer impose a 48 cents per liter levy on mixed spirit drinks.

Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform

Nov. 5, 2020

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Dec. 3, 2020

Passed in the Senate 36 to 1 (details)

Received in the House

Dec. 8, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

Dec. 15, 2020

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Dec. 16, 2020

Substitute offered by Rep. Brandt Iden (R-61)

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance as previously described.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Brandt Iden (R-61)

To tie-bar the bill to Senate Bills 1138 and 1140, meaning this bill cannot become law unless those ones do also. Those bills contain other provisions that would apply to the sale of "mixed spirit drink" products in Michigan.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 102 to 2 (details)

To no longer impose a 48 cents per liter levy on mixed spirit drinks.

Received in the Senate

Dec. 18, 2020

Passed in the Senate 36 to 1 (details)

To concur with the House-passed version of the bill.

Vetoed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Dec. 30, 2020