Why they voted this way
The lawmaker supports the bill because it has been restored to include magazines, periodicals, and newspapers after being amended by the House.
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Wyoming2008Enacted
SF0012
Wyoming Law Change: Items Allowed in Liquor Dispensing Rooms
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In one sentence
This law expands the list of non-alcoholic items that businesses with liquor licenses can sell in their drinking rooms.
What it does
- Allows licensed businesses to sell promotional items that have the business's own name on them.
- Permits the sale of billiard and dart supplies in the licensed room.
- Allows the sale of newspapers, magazines, and periodicals in the licensed room.
- Sets the effective date of these changes to July 1, 2008.
Who it affects
- Businesses that hold a license to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premise consumption.
- Customers who visit these licensed dispensing rooms.
Limits and unknowns
- The law does not change the rules for where the room must be located or how it is inspected.
- The source text does not specify if these new items can be sold in the additional dispensing room mentioned in the statute, only in the 'licensed room.'
- The bill text provided is a working draft excerpt, though the metadata confirms it was enacted.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Dispensing room
- The specific room in a building where customers can buy and drink alcoholic beverages.
- Licensed retailer
- The business that has official permission to sell alcohol.
- Promotional products
- Items sold to advertise a brand or business, such as items bearing the name of the licensed retailer.
Official record
Sources
Read the official summary
2008 General Session Summary for SF0012 Bill No.: SF0012 Drafter: LGC LSO No.: 08LSO-0244 Effective Date: 7/1/2008 Enrolled Act No.: <enrnum> Chapter No.: <chptnum> Prime Sponsor: Senator Peterson Catch Title: Dispensing rooms-products sold. Subject: Expands products which may be sold in alcoholic beverage dispensing rooms. Summary/Major Elements: Current law restricts items which may be sold in alcoholic beverage dispensing rooms. This act allows promotional products bearing the name of the licensed retailer, billiard and dart supplies and newspapers, magazines and periodicals to be sold in a licensed alcoholic beverage dispensing room. Comments: Final action on this bill was not taken at the time this summary was prepared. Should changes be made to the bill upon final passage, an updated summary will be transmitted to all legislators.
Public statements
Why lawmakers voted
Last checked Aug 11, 6:56 PM
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker explains that the bill addresses a specific complaint from a business owner who was told to move adult periodicals out of an age-restricted section, and supports it to allow retailers the choice to keep such items in their designated areas.
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Wyoming roll calls
Recorded votes
6 roll calls
S Did Concur 27-0-2-0-12008-03-06 · Senate27 yes 0 no
- Yes
- 27
- No
- 0
- Absent
- 0
- Excused
- 2
- Conflict
- 1
Yes 27
Austin "Kit" JenningsS28Bill LandenR · S27Bill Mr. VaseyS11Bruce Burns Jr.S21Charles ScottR · S30Chuck TownsendS01Curtis MeierS03Drew A PerkinsS29E. Jayne MocklerS08Eli D BeboutS26Gerald E GeisS20Jim AndersonS02John C SchifferS22John HastertS13John J HinesS23Kathryn L SessionsS07Kenneth J DecariaS15Michael J Mr. Von FlaternS24Mike MassieS09Patricia L AullmanS16Phil A NicholasS10Rae L JobS12Ray R PetersonS19Robert D FechtS05Stan CooperS14Tony RossS04Wayne H JohnsonS06
Excused 2
Conflict 1
H Passed 3rd Reading 58-2-0-0-02008-03-05 · House58 yes 2 no
- Yes
- 58
- No
- 2
- Absent
- 0
- Excused
- 0
- Conflict
- 0
Yes 58
Alan C JonesH25Allen M JaggiH18Amy L EdmondsH12Bernadine CraftH17Bill ThompsonH60Colin SimpsonH24Dan DockstaderR · S16David R EdwardsH06David R MillerH55Debbie HammonsH27Deborah AldenH03Del McOmieH54Dn.Doug SamuelsonH07Edward BuchananH04Elaine HarveyH26Erin E Mrs. MercerH53Esquibel, F.Frank PhilpH34George BagbyH15Jack D Landon Jr.H30Jane WarrenH13Jerry IekelH29Jim SlaterH46Kathleen DavisonH20Keith M GingeryH23Ken A EsquibelH41Kermit C BrownH14Kevin A WhiteH45Lisa A SheppersonH58Lori A MillinH08Lorraine K QuarbergH28Mark SemlekH01Marty A MartinH48, S12Mary A ThroneH11Mary GilmoreH59Mary W HalesH36Matt TeetersH05Michael K MaddenH40Monte OlsenH22Owen PetersenH19Pat ChildersH50Pete JorgensenH16Peter S IllowayH42Rodney "Pete" AndersonH10Rosie M BergerH51Roy CoheeH35Saundra MeyerH49, S15Stanley L BlakeH39Steve HarshmanR · H37Sue E WallisH52Thomas A LockhartH57Timothy M StubsonH56Timothy P HallinanH32Tom Lubnau IIH31William "Jeb" StewardH47W. Patrick P GogglesH33Zwonitzer
H09 Recommended Amend and Do Pass 6-3-0-0-02008-02-29 · House6 yes 3 no
S Passed 3rd Reading 28-1-0-0-12008-02-25 · Senate28 yes 1 no
- Yes
- 28
- No
- 1
- Absent
- 0
- Excused
- 0
- Conflict
- 1
Yes 28
Austin "Kit" JenningsS28Bill LandenR · S27Bruce Burns Jr.S21Charles ScottR · S30Chuck TownsendS01Curtis MeierS03Drew A PerkinsS29E. Jayne MocklerS08Eli D BeboutS26Gerald E GeisS20Grant C LarsonS17Henry R CoeS18Jim AndersonS02John C SchifferS22John HastertS13John J HinesS23Kathryn L SessionsS07Kenneth J DecariaS15Michael J Mr. Von FlaternS24Mike MassieS09Patricia L AullmanS16Phil A NicholasS10Rae L JobS12Ray R PetersonS19Robert D FechtS05Stan CooperS14Tony RossS04Wayne H JohnsonS06
Conflict 1
S08 Recommended Do Pass 5-0-0-0-02008-02-19 · Senate5 yes 0 no
- Yes
- 5
- No
- 0
- Absent
- 0
- Excused
- 0
- Conflict
- 0
S Introduced and Referred to S08 29-0-0-0-12008-02-12 · Senate29 yes 0 no
- Yes
- 29
- No
- 0
- Absent
- 0
- Excused
- 0
- Conflict
- 1
Yes 29
Austin "Kit" JenningsS28Bill LandenR · S27Bill Mr. VaseyS11Bruce Burns Jr.S21Charles ScottR · S30Chuck TownsendS01Curtis MeierS03Drew A PerkinsS29E. Jayne MocklerS08Eli D BeboutS26Gerald E GeisS20Grant C LarsonS17Henry R CoeS18Jim AndersonS02John C SchifferS22John HastertS13John J HinesS23Kathryn L SessionsS07Kenneth J DecariaS15Michael J Mr. Von FlaternS24Mike MassieS09Patricia L AullmanS16Phil A NicholasS10Rae L JobS12Ray R PetersonS19Robert D FechtS05Stan CooperS14Tony RossS04Wayne H JohnsonS06
Conflict 1
Official activity
Bill history
- Assigned Chapter Number - 77LSO
- Governor Signed SEA0049Governor
- H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0049House
- S President Signed SEA No. 0049Senate
- Assigned Number SEA0049LSO
- S Did ConcurSenate
- H Passed 3rd ReadingHouse
- H Passed 2nd ReadingHouse
- Amendment AdoptedHouse
- H Passed CoWHouse
- Amendment AdoptedHouse
- H Amendments AdoptedHouse
- H Placed on General FileHouse
- H09 Recommended Amend and Do PassHouse
- H Introduced and Referred to H09House
- H Received for IntroductionHouse
- S Passed 3rd ReadingSenate
- S Passed 2nd ReadingSenate
- S Passed CoWSenate
- S Placed on General FileSenate
Changes
Amendments
2 stored
Adopted 2nd reading by LANDON
Adopted Standing Committee by H09