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HB-4824, As Passed Senate, July 3, 2026
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SENATE SUBSTITUTE FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 4824
A bill to amend 1998 PA 58, entitled
"Michigan liquor control code of 1998,"
by amending sections 105 and 1115 (MCL 436.1105 and 436.2115),
section 105 as amended by 2025 PA 66 and section 1115 as amended by
2010 PA 213, and by adding section 604.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 105. (1) "Alcohol" means the product of distillation of 1
fermented liquid, whether or not rectified or diluted with water, 2
but does not mean ethyl or industrial alcohol, diluted or not, that 3
has been denatured or otherwise rendered unfit for beverage 4
purposes. 5
(2) "Alcohol vapor device" means any a device that provides 6
for the use of air or oxygen bubbled through alcoholic liquor to 7
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produce a vapor or mist that allows the user to inhale this 1
alcoholic vapor through the mouth or nose. 2
(3) "Alcoholic liquor" means any spirituous, vinous, malt, or 3
fermented liquor, powder, liquids, and compounds, whether or not 4
medicated, proprietary, or patented, and by whatever name called, 5
containing 1/2 of 1% or more of alcohol by volume that are fit for 6
use for food purposes or beverage purposes as defined and 7
classified by the commission according to alcoholic content as 8
belonging to 1 of the varieties defined in this chapter. 9
(4) "Alternating proprietorship" means 1 of the following: 10
(a) An arrangement in which 2 or more wine makers or small 11
wine makers take turns using the same space and equipment to 12
manufacture wine under section 603(9)(a) and in accordance with 27 13
CFR 24.136. 14
(b) An arrangement in which 2 or more brewers or micro brewers 15
take turns using the same space and equipment to manufacture beer 16
under section 603(9)(b) and in accordance with 27 CFR 25.52. 17
(c) An arrangement in which 2 or more distillers or small 18
distillers take turns using the same space and equipment to 19
manufacture spirits under section 603(9)(c) and in accordance with 20
27 CFR 19.141. 21
(d) An arrangement in which 2 or more mixed spirit drink 22
manufacturers take turns using the same space and equipment to 23
manufacture mixed spirit drink under section 603(9)(d) and in 24
accordance with 27 CFR 19.141. 25
(5) "Approved tasting room" means a tasting room that is 26
approved by the commission. A licensee with an approved tasting 27
room is not a retail licensee as that term is used in this act and 28
the rules promulgated under this act except for sections 701, 801, 29
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803, 815, 905, and 906. 1
(6) "Authorized distribution agent" means a person approved by 2
the commission to do 1 or more of the following: 3
(a) To store spirits owned by a supplier of spirits or the 4
commission. 5
(b) To deliver spirits sold by the commission to retail 6
licensees. 7
(c) To perform any function needed to store spirits owned by a 8
supplier of spirits or by the commission or to deliver spirits sold 9
by the commission to retail licensees. 10
(7) "Bar" means a barrier or counter at which alcoholic liquor 11
is sold to, served to, or consumed by customers. 12
(8) "Beer" means either of the following: 13
(a) A beverage obtained by alcoholic fermentation of an 14
infusion or decoction of barley, malt, hops, sugar, or other cereal 15
in potable water that contains at least 0.5% of alcohol by volume. 16
(b) A beverage obtained by alcoholic fermentation of an 17
infusion or decoction of barley, malt, hops, or other cereal in 18
potable water that contains less than 0.5% of alcohol by volume, 19
including a beverage that contains 0.0% of alcohol by volume. 20
(9) "Bottle" or "bottling" means a process, separate from 21
manufacturing, using owned or leased equipment to fill and seal a 22
container, including a keg, with alcoholic liquor for sale at 23
wholesale or retail in accordance with this act. Bottle or bottling 24
does not include filling a growler for sale at retail. 25
(10) "Brand" means any word, group of words, letter, group of 26
letters, symbol, group of symbols, or combination of any word, 27
name, group of letters, symbol, or trademark adopted and used by a 28
supplier, to name, identify, or trademark a specific beer, malt 29
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beverage, wine, mixed wine drink, or mixed spirit drink product. A 1
supplier's legal name, assumed name, or trade name, or any doing-2
business-as name used by the supplier is considered a brand name, 3
identifier, or trademark if it is used in a manner that is 4
prominently featured on the container or packaging of the beer, 5
wine, mixed wine drink, or mixed spirit drink to market the product 6
and to identify the product, except under either of the following 7
circumstances: 8
(a) The use of the legal name, assumed name, trade name, or 9
doing-business-as name is not considered a brand name, identifier, 10
or trademark if it is not prominently featured on the container or 11
packaging of the beer, wine, mixed wine drink, or mixed spirit 12
drink. 13
(b) The use of the legal name, assumed name, trade name, or 14
doing-business-as name is not considered a brand name, identifier, 15
or trademark if it is used solely for any of the following 16
purposes: 17
(i) Identifying the supplier that manufactured the beer, wine, 18
mixed wine drink, or mixed spirit drink. 19
(ii) Identifying the supplier that has bottled the beer, wine, 20
mixed wine drink, or mixed spirit drink. 21
(iii) Identifying the supplier that has imported the beer, wine, 22
mixed wine drink, or mixed spirit drink. 23
(11) "Brand extension" means any beer, wine, mixed wine drink, 24
or mixed spirit drink brand that is marketed, in any manner, using 25
the same name, identifier, or trademark associated with a brand 26
that has preceded it in being sold or offered for sale in this 27
state, or a derivative or portion of the name, identifier, or 28
trademark, and that would lead a reasonable person to recognize its 29
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relationship to an existing brand, regardless of any of the 1
following: 2
(a) The addition of words or letters in a word. 3
(b) The addition of a name, identifier, or trademark. 4
(c) The addition of a symbol. 5
(d) Any differences in the packaging, formulation, or 6
production of the beer, wine, mixed wine drink, or mixed spirit 7
drink or the shape, size, or type of container in which the beer, 8
wine, mixed wine drink, or mixed spirit drink is sold. 9
(e) Changes in the alcohol category used in the brand 10
extension. As used in this subdivision only, "alcohol category" 11
means a beer category, a wine category, a mixed wine drink 12
category, or a mixed spirit drink category. 13
(f) The manufacturer, importer, or licensed outstate seller of 14
the brand extension being different from the manufacturer, 15
importer, or licensed outstate seller of the underlying brand the 16
extension is based on. 17
(12) "Brandy" means an alcoholic liquor as defined in former 18
27 CFR 5.145. 19
(13) "Brandy manufacturer" means a wine maker or a small wine 20
maker licensed under this act to manufacture brandy. A wine maker 21
or small wine maker authorized to manufacture brandy shall not 22
manufacture any other spirits. The commission may approve a brandy 23
manufacturer to sell brandy that it manufactures at retail in 24
accordance with section 537. 25
(14) "Brewer" means a person located in this state that is 26
licensed to manufacture beer and sell at retail in accordance with 27
section 537 and to licensed wholesalers beer manufactured by the 28
person. 29
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(15) "Brewpub" means a license issued in conjunction with a 1
class C, tavern, class A hotel, or class B hotel license that 2
authorizes the person licensed with the class C, tavern, class A 3
hotel, or class B hotel license to manufacture and brew not more 4
than 18,000 barrels of beer per calendar year in this state and 5
sell at its licensed premises the beer produced for consumption on 6
or off the licensed brewery premises in the manner provided for in 7
sections 405, 407, and 537. 8
(16) As used in subsection (10), "supplier" means a brewer, a 9
micro brewer, an outstate seller of beer, a wine maker, a small 10
wine maker, an outstate seller of wine, a manufacturer of a mixed 11
wine drink, an outstate seller of a mixed wine drink, a mixed 12
spirit drink manufacturer, and an outstate seller of a mixed spirit 13
drink. 14
(17) With regard to subsections (10) and (11), distribution 15
rights in effect on the effective date of the amendatory act that 16
added this subsection December 23, 2025 are preserved. However, 17
this subsection does not limit application of subsection (11) to a 18
beer, wine, mixed wine drink, or mixed spirit drink that would be 19
considered a brand extension after the effective date of the 20
amendatory act that added this subsection December 23, 2025 that is 21
based on a brand that was in existence before the effective date of 22
the amendatory act that added this subsection.December 23, 2025. 23
Sec. 604. A supplier that registers a multibranded product 24
with the commission shall appoint the wholesaler or wholesalers 25
that have rights to the supplier's underlying brand. As used in 26
this section, "multibranded product" means any beer, wine, mixed 27
wine drink, or mixed spirit drink that includes 2 or more brands of 28
different suppliers. 29
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Sec. 1115. (1) A licensee who that elects to sell spirits or 1
mixed spirit drink between the hours of 12 noon on Sunday and 2 2
a.m. on Monday under section 1113 shall not do so until he or she 3
the licensee first obtains a permit and pays to the commission an 4
additional fee in the amount of 15% of the fee charged for the 5
issuance of his or her the licensee's license. 6
(2) The revenue received from subsection (1) for the sale of 7
spirits or mixed spirit drink between 12 noon on Sunday and 2 a.m. 8
on Monday shall must be deposited with the state treasurer in a 9
special fund to be used only by the department of public health and 10
human services in programs for the treatment of alcoholics. Any 11
other revenue resulting from the additional $160.00 license fee as 12
described in section 1114 for sales of alcoholic liquor permitted 13
under sections 1111 and 1113 shall must be deposited into the 14
general fund. 15
(3) In addition to any interest and earnings deposited under 16
this subsection, $680,000.00 of the money in the special fund 17
described in subsection (2) is transferred to and must be deposited 18
into the general fund each fiscal year. 19
(4) This section does not apply after September 30, 2029. 20