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HB4043 • 2026

Liquor: licenses; providing refrigerator systems to certain licensees; allow. Amends sec. 609 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1609).

Liquor: licenses; providing refrigerator systems to certain licensees; allow. Amends sec. 609 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1609).

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Sponsor
Tyrone Carter (District 1)
Last action
2025-02-04
Official status
bill electronically reproduced 01/30/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about the bill's content, such as the exact changes to section 609 of PA 58 (MCL 436.1609).

Allowing Certain Licensees to Provide Refrigerator Systems

This law allows certain liquor license holders to provide refrigerator systems for storing alcohol.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes a rule about what equipment liquor license holders can have in their places.
  • Allows some license holders to put in special refrigerators for keeping alcohol cold and safe.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Liquor license holders who want to install refrigerator systems.

Terms To Know

Licensee
A person or business that has a permit from the government to sell alcohol.
Refrigerator system
Equipment used to keep food and drinks cold, especially for storing alcohol safely.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify which types of liquor licenses can use these refrigerator systems.
  • It is unclear how this change will be enforced or checked by the government.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-04 HJ 11 Pg. 89

    bill electronically reproduced 01/30/2025

  2. 2025-01-30 HJ 10 Pg. 85

    introduced by Representative Rep. Tyrone Carter

  3. 2025-01-30 HJ 10 Pg. 85

    read a first time

  4. 2025-01-30 HJ 10 Pg. 85

    referred to Committee on Regulatory Reform

Official Summary Text

Liquor: licenses; providing refrigerator systems to certain licensees; allow. Amends sec. 609 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1609).