SB23-264

Alcohol Beverage Festival Participation

Concerning the ability of certain alcohol beverage license holders to participate in festivals for alcohol beverage retail activity.

Session:

2023 Regular Session

Subject:

Liquor, Tobacco, & Marijuana

Bill Summary

Currently, certain persons licensed to sell alcohol beverages (licensee) may apply for a permit to hold a festival. The act makes the following changes to the festival permitting process:

Requires the licensee to file a permit application at least 30 calendar days before the festival, which increases the current requirement of at least 10 business days before the festival;
Increases the fee for a permit from $25 annually to $50 per festival;
Authorizes a licensee to jointly participate in up to 52 festivals held by other licensees; and
Changes the window during which festivals are counted for the purpose of determining how many festivals a licensee holds or participates in from 12 months after the issuance of a permit to a calendar year.

APPROVED by Governor May 17, 2023

EFFECTIVE June 1, 2023
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Date	Bill Type	Documents
05/17/2023	Signed Act	PDF
05/05/2023	Final Act	PDF
04/29/2023	Rerevised	PDF
04/26/2023	Revised	PDF
04/18/2023	Reengrossed	PDF
04/17/2023	Engrossed	PDF
04/03/2023	Introduced	PDF

Date	Version	Documents
07/17/2023	FN3	PDF
04/20/2023	FN2	PDF
04/07/2023	FN1	PDF

Activity	Vote	Documents
Adopt amendment L.005	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Refer Senate Bill 23-264, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.	The motion passed on a vote of 9-0.	Vote Summary

Date	Action	Motion	Vote	Vote Document
04/18/2023	Third Reading	AMEND (L.009)	Aye: 33 No: 0 Other: 2	View
04/18/2023	Third Reading	BILL	Aye: 32 No: 1 Other: 2	View

Date	Amendment Number	Committee/Floor Hearing	Status	Documents
04/18/2023	L.009	Third Reading	Passed	PDF
04/17/2023	L.007	Second Reading	Passed**	PDF
04/13/2023	L.005	SEN Business, Labor, & Technology	Passed*	PDF

Alcohol Beverage Festival Participation

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Bill Text

All Versions (7 )

Preamended Versions (1 )

Budget Documents

Fiscal Notes (3)

Budget Staff Analysis (1)

Committee Actions

04/26/2023 | House Appropriations (1 )

04/24/2023 | House Finance (1 )

04/13/2023 | Senate Business, Labor, & Technology (2 )

Votes

House Votes (1)

Senate Votes (2)

Amendments

Bill History

Sponsors

Session Laws

Colorado General Assembly

Date	Location	Action
05/17/2023	Governor	Governor Signed
05/05/2023	Governor	Sent to the Governor
05/05/2023	House	Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/04/2023	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
04/29/2023	House	House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/27/2023	House	House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
04/26/2023	House	House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
04/26/2023	House	House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
04/24/2023	House	House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations
04/19/2023	House	Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance
04/18/2023	Senate	Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor
04/17/2023	Senate	Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
04/13/2023	Senate	Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
04/03/2023	Senate	Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology

Sponsor Type	Legislators
Prime Sponsor	Sen. B. Gardner, Sen. R. Rodriguez Rep. M. Lynch, Rep. J. McCluskie
Sponsor
Co-sponsor	Sen. L. Liston, Sen. B. Pelton, Sen. P. Will Rep. S. Bird, Rep. A. Boesenecker, Rep. M. Bradfield, Rep. L. Frizell, Rep. L. Herod, Rep. C. Kipp, Rep. M. Lindsay, Rep. W. Lindstedt, Rep. M. Lukens, Rep. J. Mabrey, Rep. R. Pugliese, Rep. N. Ricks, Rep. M. Snyder, Rep. M. Soper, Rep. R. Taggart, Rep. R. Weinberg, Rep. J. Willford, Rep. M. Young

Robert Rodriguez

Bob Gardner

Mike Lynch

Julie McCluskie