BYOB WINE TO ON-PREMISES LICENSEE                                                 H.B. 5046 (H-1):

                                                                                                      FLOOR SUMMARY

House Bill 5046 (Substitute H-1 as reported without amendment)

Sponsor:  Representative Jim Stamas

House Committee:  Regulatory Reform

Senate Committee:  Regulatory Reform

CONTENT

The bill would amend the Michigan Liquor Control Code to authorize an on-premises licensee to allow the consumption of wine that was brought into the licensed premises in its original sealed container by a consumer who was not prohibited under the Code from possessing wine.  The wine would have to be produced by a wine maker, a small wine maker, or an out-of-State entity that was the substantial equivalent of a wine maker or small wine maker.  A licensee could charge a corkage fee for each bottle of wine brought by a consumer and opened on the premises by the licensee or the licensee's clerk, agent, or employee.

The licensee could not allow the consumer to remove a partially consumed bottle of wine that he or she brought into the premises unless the licensee or the licensee's clerk, agent, or employee capped the bottle or reinserted the cork so that the top of the cork was level with the lip of the bottle.

MCL 436.2021                                                         Legislative Analyst:  Patrick Affholter

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government

Date Completed:  12-12-13                                                    Fiscal Analyst:  Josh Sefton

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.