SB 819 Summary

• Establishes a "qualified out-of-state retailer" license allowing out-of-state wine retailers to sell and ship wine directly to Michigan consumers through mail order, internet, telephone, or electronic means, subject to age verification and reporting requirements.

• Creates a "spirits shipper" license permitting in-state and out-of-state distillers to sell and ship spirits directly to Michigan consumers, with a limit of 13,500 liters per calendar year and quarterly reporting requirements to the commission.

• Expands delivery options for alcoholic beverages by allowing qualified out-of-state retailers and spirits shippers to use common carriers and third-party facilitator services for delivery, with all deliveries requiring verification that recipients are 21 years or older.

• Adds qualified out-of-state retailers and spirits shippers as new classes of retail vendors in Michigan's liquor control code and imposes licensing fees and compliance requirements comparable to existing direct shipper regulations.

• Modifies refund and replacement provisions in section 609c to reference the new subsection numbers created by adding the qualified out-of-state retailer and spirits shipper provisions.