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SB185 • 2025

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 4 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS SOLD FOR OFF-PREMISE CONSUMPTION.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 4 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS SOLD FOR OFF-PREMISE CONSUMPTION.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Last action
2026-05-19
Official status
Signed by Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The cost of buying these special spirits is not specified in the provided official material.

Changes to Alcohol Sales Rules

This law allows restaurants and bars with valid licenses to sell one bottle of a special private label spirit from Delaware importers if the spirit is hard to find or only available in small amounts.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows restaurants and bars with valid licenses to sell one bottle of a private label spirit purchased from a Delaware licensed importer that is either limited availability or limited allocation.
  • Fixes a typo by changing '2750 ML bottles' to '2 750 ML bottles'.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Restaurants and bars with valid licenses
  • Delaware licensed importers of alcohol
  • People who buy special private label spirits from restaurants or bars

Terms To Know

Private Label Spirit
A type of alcoholic drink that is made by a specific company and sold under their brand name.
Limited Availability
Means the product can only be bought in small amounts or not everywhere.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The law does not specify how much it will cost to buy these special spirits.
  • It is unclear if there are other rules that might affect this new rule.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

SA 1

1 • Lockman

Passed

Plain English: Passed 1 by Lockman

  • The official amendment file could not be read automatically during the last sync, so only the official amendment metadata is shown right now.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-19 Delaware General Assembly

    Signed by Governor

  2. 2026-04-21 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 1 NO 3 ABSENT

  3. 2026-04-14 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 10 On Its Merits

  4. 2026-03-05 Delaware General Assembly

    Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House

  5. 2026-01-29 Delaware General Assembly

    Amendment SA 1 to SB 185 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

  6. 2026-01-29 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

  7. 2026-01-28 Delaware General Assembly

    Amendment SA 1 to SB 185 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

  8. 2025-06-25 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits

  9. 2025-06-11 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate

Official Summary Text

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 4 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS SOLD FOR OFF-PREMISE CONSUMPTION.
This Act would allow valid on-premise license holders to sell 1 bottle of a private label spirit purchased from a Delaware licensed importer that is either limited availability or limited allocation.

The Act also corrects a typographical error and changes 2750 ML bottles of wine to 2 750 bottles of wine.