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MI HB5084

Bill

Status

Introduced

10/18/2011

Primary Sponsor

Kenneth Horn

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Origin

House of Representatives

96th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Authorizes the Michigan Liquor and Cannabis Control Commission to issue hotel beer and wine licenses allowing hotels to sell beer and wine at retail for off-premises consumption in designated locations.

  • Sets the annual fee for hotel beer and wine licenses equal to the fee for a specially designated merchant license under section 525(1)(j), with fees subject to allocation under section 543.

  • Permits the commission to license hotels or merchants to sell spirits for off-premises consumption in designated locations, notwithstanding restrictions in section 233(1).

  • Maintains requirement that spirits sold by specially designated distributors cannot be sold below minimum retail selling prices set by the commission, unless the commission authorizes below-minimum sales for inventory disposal.

  • Defines "retail selling price" as the commission's cost for spirits plus established gross profit, and "minimum retail selling price" as retail selling price plus applicable specific taxes.

Legislative Description

Liquor; retail sales; sale of beer and wine by certain hotels; allow. Amends sec. 229 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1229).

Liquor, retail sales

Last Action

Referred To Committee On Regulatory Reform

3/20/2012

Committee Referrals

Regulatory Reform10/18/2011

Full Bill Text

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