AR HB1774

Adds malt beverage (liquor brewed from fermented grain with 5-21% alcohol by weight) to the definition of products that grocery stores can sell under a grocery store wine permit.

Establishes tiered permit fees for grocery store wine and malt beverage sales based on building size: $1,000 (less than 35,001 sq. ft.), $2,500 (35,001-50,000 sq. ft.), $3,500 (50,001-75,000 sq. ft.), and $5,000 (more than 75,000 sq. ft.).

Requires grocery store permittees to derive no more than 20% of gross sales from alcoholic beverages, with an exception for stores already exceeding this threshold as of January 1, 2019.

Allows grocery store wine and malt beverage permittees to conduct tasting events for educational and promotional purposes with a wine sampling permit.

Grandfather clause treats existing grocery store wine permits as grocery store wine and malt beverage permits until expiration.