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General Description:

This bill modifies and enacts provisions related to beer.

Highlighted Provisions:

This bill:

▸ modifies the permissible percentage of alcohol in beer and heavy beer;

▸ creates the Beer Availability Workgroup, staffed by the Department of Alcoholic

Beverage Control, to study issues related to beer availability, alcohol content, and

retail practices;

▸ requires the Beer Availability Workgroup to provide two annual reports to the

Legislative Management Committee and the Business and Labor Interim

Committee;

▸ increases the rate of the tax imposed on beer and directs the resulting revenue to the

Alcoholic Beverage Enforcement and Treatment Restricted Account; and

▸ makes technical and conforming changes.

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"beer" means a product that:

(i) contains at least .5% of alcohol by volume, but not more than [4%] 5% of alcohol

by volume or [3.2%] 4% by weight