SAINT PAUL, MN – Today, the Minnesota House passed an Omnibus Liquor bill. The bill contained an expansion of Sunday liquor for craft breweries to sell growlers. Variations on amendments to allow for full Sunday sales were rejected by the full House. Rep. Raymond Dehn joined 126 of his 134 colleagues in voting the bill.
Rep. Raymond Dehn (DFL-Minneapolis) released the following statement:
“I’m glad that Sunday sales for growlers was included in this bill. I’ve worked for more than two years to expand sales opportunities for our local craft breweries. I received a lot of mail from constituents encouraging full Sunday sales and that made that vote really difficult one for me. In the end I voted against full Sunday sales because if that language was included in the bill, it makes it far easier for the Senate to strip all the Sunday sales language out, including the Sunday growler sales provision that we’ve worked so hard to achieve.”
Rep. Dehn encourages constituents to contact him with any questions, comments, concerns, or ideas. Rep. Dehn can be reached by phone at 651-296-8659 or by email at rep.raymond.dehn@house.mn. Constituents can also visit Rep. Dehn’s legislative page and sign up for email updates.
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