A bill to amend 1998 PA 58, entitled “Michigan liquor control code of 1998,” by amending sections 303, 526, 607, 609b, 903b, and 1025 (MCL 436.1303, 436.1526, 436.1607, 436.1609b, 436.1903b, and 436.2025), section 303 as amended by 2018 PA 154, section 526 as amended by 2020 PA 111, section 607 as amended by 2018 PA 417, section 609b as added by 2016 PA 81, section 903b as added by 2016 PA 434, and section 1025 as amended by 2019 PA 131, and by adding sections 412, 609k, and 804.
Senate Bills 512–514 of 2025 update Michigan’s liquor laws by expanding definitions, permitting the sale of nonalcoholic beer in tasting rooms, revising the craft beverage council’s structure and grant programs, clarifying festival and promotional rules, and reinforcing the three-tier distribution system; clarifying and expanding definitions of branding and brand extensions for alcoholic beverages, preserving existing distribution rights, and requiring specific wholesaler appointments for multi-branded products, contingent on the passage of a related bill; and creating a refundable tax credit for beverage container distributors starting in 2026 to encourage recycling and environmental sustainability, with all measures dependent on related legislative actions.
Co-sponsored by Sens.
Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Affairs
Reported with substitute S-2
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Reported with substitute S-4
Substitute S-4 concurred in by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform
Reported without amendment
Passed in the House 97 to 8 (details)
Motion to give immediate effect
by
The motion prevailed by voice vote
