H.B. 783 Summary

• Authorizes Sunday alcohol sales: Permits retail liquor permit holders and state liquor agency stores to sell beer, wine, and spirituous liquor on Sundays during the same hours as Monday through Saturday, without local option election approval.

• Eliminates local option election requirements: Repeals provisions requiring local elections for Sunday alcohol sales authorization, removing sections 4301.351, 4301.354, 4301.361, 4301.364, and 4303.182 from the Revised Code.

• Applies broadly to permit holders: Authorizes A-1-A, A-2, A-2f, A-3a, E, and class C, D, and F permit holders, as well as agency stores, to sell beverages on Sunday without election restrictions.

• Modifies existing Sunday sale rules: Removes the distinction between spirituous liquor sales (previously requiring election approval) and other beverages, making all alcohol categories available on Sundays statewide.

• Includes transitional provisions: Requires boards of elections to remove any pending Sunday sales ballot questions from printed ballots before the election, with notices that such votes will not be counted.