HB 15-1031 Summary

• Defines "powdered alcohol" as alcohol prepared or sold in powder or crystalline form for direct use or reconstitution, and classifies it as a spirituous liquor.

• Requires the state licensing authority to adopt rules regulating the manufacture, purchase, sale, possession, and use of powdered alcohol only if the federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau approves it.

• Establishes an excise tax on powdered alcohol at 60.26 cents per liter based on the amount of water recommended by the manufacturer's packaging instructions.

• Declares the act necessary for the immediate preservation of public peace, health, and safety.