HB 251 (2009) -  Beverage Law

by Bogdanoff
Authorizes certain direct shipment of wine; requires licensure of winery shippers; provides requirements for licensure; provides prohibitions; provides licensee requirements; provides notice requirements; provides signature & identification requirements; limits size of wine containers shipped; provides age requirements for those purchasing wine for certain purposes; provides defense to certain actions; provides reporting requirements; requires collection, remittance, & payment of certain taxes by direct shippers; requires certain proceeds from discretionary sales surtaxes to be deposited into account in Discretionary Sales Surtax Clearing Trust Fund; provides for jurisdiction; provides penalties; classifies winery shipper license; removes provision requiring that licensee be aggrieved by violation involving prohibited delivery from without state to have standing to bring action; provides exemptions; requires that Internet orders be construed as telephone orders; requires common carriers to verify age of persons receiving shipments; provides defense to certain actions; revises qualifications for certification of Florida Farm Wineries; provides for severability; provides for nonimpairment of contracts; provides for rulemaking authority.
Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Event: Died in Insurance, Business & Financial Affairs Policy Committee on Saturday, May 2, 2009 12:00 AM

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Insurance, Business & Financial Affairs Policy Committee Time: 05/02/2009 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Insurance, Business & Financial Affairs Policy Committee Version: __
Event: H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/02/2009 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/03/2009 - 10:03 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Insurance, Business & Financial Affairs Policy Committee Time: 02/06/2009 - 11:57 AM Member: Committee: Insurance, Business & Financial Affairs Policy Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Finance & Tax Council Time: 02/06/2009 - 11:57 AM Member: Committee: Finance & Tax Council Version: __
Event: H Referred to General Government Policy Council Time: 02/06/2009 - 11:57 AM Member: Committee: General Government Policy Council Version: __
Event: H Referred to Insurance, Business & Financial Affairs Policy Committee Time: 02/06/2009 - 11:57 AM Member: Committee: Insurance, Business & Financial Affairs Policy Committee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 01/06/2009 - 4:54 PM Member: Bogdanoff Committee: Version: __

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