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2010 House Bill 6426: Revise liquor sale restrictions
Public Act 175 of 2010
Introduced by Rep. Bert Johnson D- on September 8, 2010
To allow liquor companies to attach instant rebate coupons, mixers or soda products to bottles for marketing purposes; authorize $50,000 wine auction licenses; and increase bootlegging penalties and enforcement measures. This is one of the revenue sources proposed to close the gap between expected revenue and desired spending (the “deficit”) in the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1, 2010. Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the House Regulatory Reform Committee on September 8, 2010
Reported in the House on September 15, 2010
Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Substitute offered by Rep. Bert Johnson D- on September 16, 2010
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance as previously described.
The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on September 16, 2010
Amendment offered by Rep. Bert Johnson D- on September 16, 2010
To limit the number of liquor sampling events by a vendor or manufacturer to three per month.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on September 16, 2010
Received in the Senate on September 21, 2010
Amendment offered in the Senate on September 22, 2010
To clarify various technical references in the bill.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on September 22, 2010
Received in the House on September 22, 2010
To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.
Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on September 30, 2010