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HB0034 • 2009

Liquor licensees-industry representatives.

AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages; providing an exception to prohibition on industry representatives providing money or other things of value to licensees; specifying conditions; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Illoway
Last action
2009-02-27
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
2/26/2009

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Amendments

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HB0034SS001

Standing Committee • LARSON

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by LARSON

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Bill History

  1. 2009-02-27 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number - 51

  2. 2009-02-26 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA No. 0039

  3. 2009-02-23 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0039

  4. 2009-02-23 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0039

  5. 2009-02-20 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA No. 0039

  6. 2009-02-20 House

    H Did Concur

  7. 2009-02-17 House

    H Received for Concurrence

  8. 2009-02-17 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  9. 2009-02-13 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  10. 2009-02-12 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  11. 2009-02-12 Senate

    S Amendments Adopted

  12. 2009-02-12 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  13. 2009-02-02 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  14. 2009-02-02 Senate

    S09 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  15. 2009-01-28 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S09

  16. 2009-01-26 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  17. 2009-01-26 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  18. 2009-01-23 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  19. 2009-01-22 House

    H Passed CoW

  20. 2009-01-20 House

    H Placed on General File

  21. 2009-01-20 House

    H09 Recommended Do Pass

  22. 2009-01-14 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H09

  23. 2009-01-13 House

    H Received for Introduction

  24. 2008-12-15 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit>

Bill No.:
HB0034
Drafter:

DKG

LSO No.:
09LSO-0305
Effective Date:

2/26/2009

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0039

Chapter No.:
51

Prime Sponsor:
Representative
Illoway

Catch Title:
Liquor
licensees-industry representatives.

Subject:
Providing an
exception to the general prohibition on industry representatives providing
items of value to liquor licensees.

Summary/Major Elements:

Under current law, liquor
industry representatives generally are prohibited from providing items of value
to retail liquor licensees.

This act provides an
exception to that prohibition by authorizing malt beverage industry representatives
to provide money or other things of value to support an annual community event
open to the public, if the licensee has prior approval of the applicable
licensing authority and:

o

Is a nonprofit corporation;

o

Is qualified as a tax exempt
organization;

o

Has been in existence for at
least two (2) years.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0034

ENROLLED ACT NO. 39, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2009 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to
alcoholic beverages; providing an exception to prohibition on industry representatives providing money or other things of value to licensees; specifying conditions;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.
W.S. 12
‑
5
‑
402(a) is amended to read:

12
‑
5
‑
402.

Furnishing of money and products; payment in full for malt beverages; credit for alcoholic liquor; credit deficiencies.

(a)

Except as otherwise authorized in this section or W.S. 12
‑
5
‑
403, i
ndustry representatives shall not furnish, give or lend money or other things of value, directly or indirectly, to any person engaged in selling products of the industry at retail under privileges of a license or permit to sell any beverage or liquor in Wyoming. The prohibition shall extend to the giving to any person for the use, benefit or relief of the person engaged in selling the industry's products and to prohibit guaranty by the industry of a loan or other financial obligation of persons engaged at retail in selling these products.
With prior approval of the applicable licensing authority, malt beverage i
ndustry representatives may furnish, give or lend money or other things of value to a
licensee to support
annual
community events open to the public if the licensee:

(i)

Is a
nonprofit
corporation
organized under the laws of this state
;

(ii)

Is q
ualified as a tax exempt organization under the
I
nternal
R
evenue
C
ode
; and

(iii)

H
as been in continuous operation for a period of not less than
two
(
2
) years
.

Section 2.
This act is effective immediately upon co
m
pletion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constit
u
tion.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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