Oklahoma liquor laws

[bchris02]

From what I understand, the only one of the three that will go to the people is the SJR.

Awesome. Yeah, 424 is a bigger deal than most people realize. One only has to look at Colorado and their craft beer scene to see what could potentially be coming to Oklahoma after this is implemented.

[bille]

SB383 likely will get held over until next session, SJR68 which is tied to still needs to pass the house, Mary and the people's vote first. Not to mention two years before it goes into affect.

SB424 goes to the house and then the gov's desk. Once she signs it it'll go into effect 1 July 2016! And yes, this bill is huge! People really don't know how much of affect this bill will have on our local craft beer scene.

[Dustin]

I started in on SB383 and got a little bit into it, and realized how huge it was. Luckily, The Thirsty Beagle did a quick summary of it that's pretty helpful:

http://www.thirstybeaglebeerblog.com...cohol-law.html

My... God... That's a lot to take in...

[bradh]

and what does SB 424 do again? just allow onsite sales?

[bille]

and what does SB 424 do again? just allow onsite sales?

Pulled from thirsty beagle,

"SB 424 is important to craft brewers because it would allow the holder of a brewer license "to sell beer produced by the licensee to consumers twenty-one (21) years of age or older on the premises of the brewery," according to the bill. Sales could only be conducted between 10 a.m. and 9 p.m.


You could foresee SB 424 opening the door for special brewery-only releases. At the least, it would allow brewers to share their full line-up of offerings with visitors, and it will likely encourage the opening of several new breweries or brew pubs.

(As a side note, it appears to me it would allow Belle Isle Brewery, Bricktown Brewery and Royal Bavaria to be able to produce and sell full-strength beer if they so choose, as opposed to the low-point offerings they create now. But don't quote me on that.)"

http://www.thirstybeaglebeerblog.com...ty-by.html?m=1

[David]

The upcoming Sunshine Cleaners brewery too, or so I'm imagining.

[jerrywall]

There's a lot of stuff that will be refined after the bills pass (assuming they do). There's leeway in all the bills for some discretion by both ABLE and cities.

Having dealt with ABLE in the past and knowing folks who started up a distillery in Oklahoma (the first one), I can tell you that lots of times they have to sort of make up/interpret the rules as they go along.

[bille]

There will certainly be confusion as to how this will affect current low point sales. Also I'm not sure what has changed regarding on-premise vs to-go sales (like growlers/crowlers) either.

[king183]

If you all want SB 424 and SJR 68, you better get on the phone with Speaker Hickman and your representatives, because it's starting to look like the House will not bring them up for a vote in these final days of session, which will kill this for another year.

[Bunty]

If you all want SB 424 and SJR 68, you better get on the phone with Speaker Hickman and your representatives, because it's starting to look like the House will not bring them up for a vote in these final days of session, which will kill this for another year.

If that happens, there are still two petitions awaiting for approval.

[jerrywall]

If that happens, there are still two petitions awaiting for approval.

If they ever get out of the courts.

[king183]

If you all want SB 424 and SJR 68, you better get on the phone with Speaker Hickman and your representatives, because it's starting to look like the House will not bring them up for a vote in these final days of session, which will kill this for another year.

Good news. All three bills have been scheduled for a vote today, so please call your Representatives and ask them to vote in favor of them.

[jerrywall]

Good news. All three bills have been scheduled for a vote today, so please call your Representatives and ask them to vote in favor of them.

If it goes like yesterday they'll be burning through bills. I was watching the journal record twitter yesterday for updates and was amazed with the speed they were going through bills. If anyone's interested.. it's here -

https://twitter.com/jrlrok

[David]

https://twitter.com/JRLROK/status/735855944895078400

SB424 has passed in the House by a vote of 69-20. There was an objection to the emergency clause, so it will now go to a vote.

https://twitter.com/JRLROK/status/735856450421985280

The emergency clause to SB424 has failed - the bill will go into effect in November instead of when signed by Gov.

https://twitter.com/JRLROK/status/735857322140930048

SB 383 advances fourth reading, 33-12. Cheers, @stephaniebice!

[David]

I really wish we had that fancy Tweet embed logic you see on some sites.

[FighttheGoodFight]

A fourth reading means it is going to a vote up or down with 2/3 majority right?

It has been a few years since government class...

[barrettd]

Can anyone explain what this means? I don't understand if that means a vote by the people and I don't know what the emergency clause was. I haven't had much luck on the legislature site.

"SB424 has passed in the House by a vote of 69-20. There was an objection to the emergency clause, so it will now go to a vote."

[king183]

Can anyone explain what this means? I don't understand if that means a vote by the people and I don't know what the emergency clause was. I haven't had much luck on the legislature site.

"SB424 has passed in the House by a vote of 69-20. There was an objection to the emergency clause, so it will now go to a vote."

All this means is it now goes to the governor for her signature and the law goes into effect in November. When the tweet said "it will now go to a vote", that just meant the House voted on whether to declare an emergency; they decided not to declare an emergency, which would have allowed the bill to go into effect immediately upon the governors signature. This bill does not require a vote of the people.

Summary: the bill is now headed to the governor's desk. If she signs it, SB424 will be effective in November.

We are still awaiting SJR68 to be heard in the House. If it passes there, that issue will go to a vote of the people in November.

[FighttheGoodFight]

Can anyone explain what this means? I don't understand if that means a vote by the people and I don't know what the emergency clause was. I haven't had much luck on the legislature site.

"SB424 has passed in the House by a vote of 69-20. There was an objection to the emergency clause, so it will now go to a vote."

From what I understand the emergency clause means it would go in effect once sign by the governor.

That was struck out so now it goes in effect on Nov. 1.

[barrettd]

Thanks, folks.

[David]

That's what I had assumed by the tweets, but the last status on http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB424 says "To Senate". Will the senate need to revote on it without the emergency clause, or am I just interpreting that incorrectly?

[David]

On a different note, the house has gone on recess until 12:45 p.m., so don't expect any action on the SJR until after that.

[FighttheGoodFight]

I just got excited then bummed that it will be Oct. 2018 until anything happens.

Hope it gets to a vote of the people and we pass it.

[king183]

I just got excited then bummed that it will be Oct. 2018 until anything happens.

Hope it gets to a vote of the people and we pass it.

That's just for SB383 and SJR68. Yes, bummer it will take a while--at least we're on the verge of it finally happening.

SB424 goes into effect this year, assuming gov. signs it.

[king183]

That's what I had assumed by the tweets, but the last status on http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB424 says "To Senate". Will the senate need to revote on it without the emergency clause, or am I just interpreting that incorrectly?

That's just so the originating house can enroll the bill to the governor.