SALE, DELIVERY, & IMPORT OF SPIRITS                             S.B. 934 (S-3) & 1138 (S-1)-1140 (S-1):

                                                                                                                                                                                                      SUMMARY OF BILL

                                                                                                                                                                        REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE

Senate Bill 934 (Substitute S-3 as reported)

Senate Bill 1138 (Substitute S-1 as reported)

Senate Bill 1139 (Substitute S-1 as reported)

Senate Bill 1140 (Substitute S-1 as reported)

Sponsor:   Senator Wayne Schmidt (S.B. 934 & 1138)

                            Senator Curtis S. VanderWall (S.B. 1139)

                            Senator Jeremy Moss (S.B. 1140)

CONTENT

Senate Bill 934 (S-3) would amend the Michigan Liquor Control Code to allow a small wine maker or an out-of-State entity that was the substantial equivalent of a small wine maker to sell and deliver wine that it manufactured to a retailer in the State if certain conditions were met.

Senate Bill 1139 (S-1) would amend the Michigan Liquor Control Code to do the following:

 --       Revise the definition of "wine" to include mixed spirit drink.

 --       Delete a provision requiring the Michigan Liquor Control Commission (MLCC) to levy and collect on all mixed spirit drink sold in the State a tax at a rate of 48 cents per liter if sold in bulk or a like ratio if sold in smaller quantities.

 --       Delete a provision requiring the MLCC to issue a salesperson license to an individual who is a designated employee of a manufacturer of mixed spirit drink or an outstate seller of mixed spirit drink.

 --       Delete from various provisions and definitions references to "mixed spirit drink", "mixed spirit drink manufacturer", and "outstate seller of mixed spirit drink".

 --       Allow a supplier to take certain actions, including advertising the name and location of a retailer, to assist a consumer seeking to have an alcoholic beverage sold by the supplier delivered or direct shipped to the consumer's home or allowed designated location by a retailer, if certain conditions were met.

 --       Delete a provision prohibiting the MLCC from issuing an SDM license, an SDD license, or any other license that allows the sale of alcoholic liquor for off-premises consumption in conjunction with a license issued under Section 521 or at the premises for which a license has been issued.

Senate Bill 1138 (S-1) would amend the Michigan Liquor Control Code to do the following:

 --       Revise certain provisions pertaining to a retailer who holds a specially designated merchant (SDM) license to refer to a qualified retailer and provide the definition of a "qualified retailer".

 --       Delete from various provisions references to "mixed spirit drink", "mixed spirit drink manufacturer", and "outstate seller of mixed spirit drink".

 --       Prohibit a wine maker that held a direct shipper license from holding a license in another state that was the substantial equivalent to a retailer license.

 --       Allow a qualified small distiller to sell and deliver spirits to a retailer licensed to purchase and sell spirits in the State, if certain conditions were met, and provide the definition of a "qualified small distiller".

Senate Bill 1140 (S-1)