Senate Bill 189 Summary

• Creates new penalties for employees who serve alcohol to minors, requiring a disciplinary warning and $100 civil penalty for first violations, and a 2-year permit suspension or denial plus $200 penalty for second or subsequent violations.

• Requires the alcohol and tobacco commission to initiate permit violation proceedings against both the employee and the employer (retailer or package liquor store dealer) when alcohol is furnished to a minor; the commission cannot proceed against the employer without also proceeding against the employee.

• Allows the commission to suspend or extend suspension of an employee's permit if the employee fails to pay imposed civil penalties.

• Employee violations become inactive 2 years after the violation date and cannot be counted in assessing future violations, suspensions, or civil penalties.

• All civil penalties collected are deposited into the alcohol and tobacco commission's enforcement and administration fund.