Rep. Zack Stephenson
Remote Hearing
**NOTE: The bills on the agenda are being heard on an informational only basis - no formal action will be taken. Inclusion in this informational hearing does not necessarily indicate a bill’s advancement during the regular session.**
Approval of the Minutes
-April 13, 2021
-June 15, 2021
-September 27, 2021
Informational Basis Only:
-HF XXXX - SF 2096 - (Koegel) - For-sale items at exclusive liquor stores
-HF 1640 (Hornstein) - Farm winery license issuance to sake producer authorized
-HF 122 (Hertaus) - Liquor; city population requirement to qualify for exemption from temporary license restrictions modified
-HF 902 (Becker-Finn) - License restrictions modified
-HF 2619 (Bliss) - Commerce; variance request licensee regulatory requirements modified
-HF XXXX - draft CK066 (Baker) - authorizing licenses for on-sale at the Willmar Civic Center
-HF 374 (O’Driscoll) - Sauk Rapids; on-sale liquor licenses authorized
-HF XXXX - draft CK087 (Agbaje) - modifying the annual production limit for microdistillery on-and off-sale to exclude spirits bottled under a third-party contract
-HF XXXX - draft CK073 (Davnie) - allowing producers to provide liquor to nonprofit organizations for tasting events
-HF XXXX - draft CK063 (Nash) - allowing strong beer licenses for certain town ball game events
-HF XXXX - draft CK064 (Nash) - allowing certain 3.2 percent malt liquor license to authorize the sale of malt liquor not exceeding 4.5 percent alcohol by volume
-HF 2132 (Berg) - On-sale liquor license holder outdoor consumption authorized
-HF XXXX - draft CK082 (Wolgamott) - Eliminating the prohibition on growler sales by certain brewers
-HF XXXX - draft CK057 (Koznick) - allowing growlers to be sold in 32 oz. bottles
-HF 1963 (Kresha) - Wine transfer allowed between commonly owned liquor stores
-HF 2256 (Erickson) - On-sale intoxicating liquor licenses authorized for event centers located on a farm
-HF XXXX - draft CK072 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) - regulating direct shippers of wine; imposing sales and use taxes, liquor gross receipts taxes, and excise taxes on direct shipments of wine; providing for licensing and required reports; providing for classification of data
-HF 62 (Scott) - Farm winery agricultural requirements eliminated
-HF 27 (Jurgens) - Sunday liquor sales hours modified
-HF XXXX - draft CK085 (Jordan) - allowing distilleries of any size to operate a cocktail room
-HF XXXX - SF 2525 (Becker-Finn) - microdistillery definition modification.
-HF 1214 (Daudt) - Coupons permitted as payment for liquor purchase.
-HF 1215 (Daudt) - Exclusive liquor store permitted sale items modified
-HF 1216 (Daudt) - Municipality issuance of off-sale liquor license to any one person or place prohibition repealed
-HF 1597 (Daudt) - Wine and beer sale by food retailers authorized
-HF 1192 (Olson) - Liquor taxation provisions modified; microdistillery off-sale limit modified; malt liquor packaging and off-sale requirements modified; brand registration requirements modified; bar and restaurant off-sale limitation authorized; and clarifying, conforming, and technical changes made
VIEWING: This remote hearing may be viewed live via the House webcast schedule page:
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp. An archived recording will be made available on the Audio & Video Archive page after the hearing:
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/committees/archives/92003. This remote hearing is taking place pursuant to Rule 10.01, which you may view here:
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/permrule/1001.htm
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