HB 1069 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES: Provides relative to shipping to consumers from local distillers

HLS 26RS-913 ORIGINALENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.

(39) "Premises","licensedpremises"or"premisestobelicensed" meansthe building or that part of the building as defined in the application for the permit in which alcoholic beverages having an alcoholic content of more than six percent by Pagevolume 1are ofsold. 3 CODING:

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HLS 26RS-913 ORIGINAL HB NO.

1069 volume are sold.

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TransferWordsinstruckthroughtypearedeletionsfromexistinglaw;wordsunderscored Notwithstandingare anyadditions. provision of law to the contrary, a manufacturing distillery that operates a distilling facility located entirely within this state and that holdsanin-statemanufacturer'spermitmayuseawholesaler,forasetfee,totransfer liquor manufactured at the distilling facilityto another distilling facilityin this state owned wholly by the manufacturing distillery to sell or serve to the public for consumption on or off the licensed premises under the following circumstances:

A.HLS 26RS-913 ENGROSSED HB NO.

The1069 transferring§82.2. distilling facility shall manufacture no less than four thousandgallonsofliquorannually.

ThereceivingdistillingTransfer facility,ownedwhollyNotwithstandinganyprovisionoflawtothecontrary,adistillingfacilitythat bydistillsliquoratadistillerylocatedentirelywithinthisstateandthatholdsanin-state thehigh samealcohol manufacturingmanufacturer's distillerypermit asmay theuse transferringa distillingwholesaler, facility,for shalla maintainset onefee, orto moretransfer stillsliquordistilledatthedistillingfacilitytoanothermanufacturingdistilleryinthisstate asowned partwhollybythe ofdistilling facilityto sell or serve to the distillery'spublic processfor ofconsumption engagingon inor off the materiallicensed andpremises essentialif aspectsall of manufacturingthe liquorfollowing forconditions humanare consumption.met:

B.(1) The transferring distilling facility maintains no less than a five hundred liter still, and the receiving distillery owned wholly by the transferring distilling facility maintains no less than a one hundred liter still.

(2) The quantity of distilled liquor transferred tois theno distillinggreater facilitythan shallten bepercent includedinthequantitylimitationofamanufacturerasdefinedinR.S.26:2thatsellsofthetotal productsamount toof theliquor publicdistilled formonthlyatthetransferringdistilling onfacilityor orfive offhundred thegallons. premises consumption.

C.(3) The quantity of distilled liquor transferred does not exceed an amount greater than fifty percent of the receiving manufacturing distillery's production of distilled liquor for the previous month.

Thequantityofliquortransferredshallnotexceedanamountgreaterthan(4) fiftypercentofthereceivingdistillingfacility'sproductionofliquorforthepreviousThe month.receivingmanufacturing distillery shall remit all state and parish or municipalsalesandexcisetaxestothepropertaxcollectingauthorityforallproducts received and sold to the public.

D.

The receiving distilling facility shall remit all state and parish or municipalsalesandexcisetaxestothepropertaxcollectingauthorityforallproducts received and sold to the public.

This Act shall become effectiveupon signature bythe governor or, if not signedbythegovernor,uponexpirationofthetimeforbillstobecomelawwithoutsignature by the governor, as provided byArticleby Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana.

If Pagevetoed 2bythe ofgovernorand 3subsequentlyapprovedbythe CODING:legislature, this Act shall become effective on the dayfollowing such approval.

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HLS 26RS-913 ORIGINALENGROSSED HB NO.

1069 vetoedDIGEST bytheThedigestprintedbelowwaspreparedbyHouseLegislative governorandServices. subsequentlyapprovedbythe legislature, this Act shall become effective on the dayfollowing such approval.

DIGEST ThedigestprintedbelowwaspreparedbyHouseLegislative Services.

1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 1069 OriginalEngrossed 2026 Regular Session Berault Abstract:

Proposedlawdefines"distillingfacility"asalicensedpremisesofamanufacturingdistillery whereliquorismanufacturedfortheprimarypurposeofsellingandthatisauthorizedtowhereliquorismanufacturedfortheprimarypurposeofsellingandthatis sellauthorizedtosell the finished product.

ProposedProposedlaw lawdefines"premises"asthebuildingorthatpartofthebuildingwherebeverages defines "premises", "licensed premises" and "premises to be licensed" as the building or that part of the building where alcoholic beverages having an alcoholic content of more than 6% bybyvolume volume are sold.

ProposedlawauthorizesProposed amanufacturertolaw useaauthorizes wholesaleran toin-state transferliquor manufactured at a distilling facility tolocated another distilling facility in the state of La.

to selltransfer orliquor servethrough toa thewholesaler, publicfor forconsumptiona onset oroffthelicensedpremisesfee, ifto theanother manufacturermanufacturesnoin-state lessmanufacturingdistillerythat thanis 4,000also gallonsowned ofby liquorthe annually;distilling facility under the following conditions:

the(1) manufacturerThe limitstransferring thefacility amountmaintains ofno productsless soldthan toa 500 liter still and the publicreceiving fordistillery onmaintains orno offless thethan licenseda premises100 consumption;liter still.

(2) Theamountofdistilled liquor transferredis no greaterthan 10% of the quantitytotal amount of liquor transferreddoesnotexceedanamountgreaterthan50%ofthedistillingfacility'sproductiondistilled ofliquormonthly forthepreviousmonth;at the transferring facility or 500 gallons.

andallstateandparishormunicipalsalesandexcisetaxes(3) areThequantityofliquortransferreddoesnotexceedanamountgreaterthan50%ofthe paidtransferring tofacility's theproduction properof taxliquor collectingfor authority.the previous month.

(4) All state and parish or municipal sales and excise taxes are paid to the proper tax collecting authority.

26:2(38) and (39) and 82.2) PageSummary 3 of 3Amendments CODING:Adopted by House TheCommitteeAmendmentsProposedbyHouseCommitteeonJudiciarytotheoriginal bill:

1.

AuthorizeamanufacturingdistillingfacilitylocatedinthestateofLa.totransfer liquor through a wholesaler to another manufacturing distillery owned by the transferring facility under certain conditions.

2.

Require the transferring facility to maintain no less than a 500 liter still and the receiving facility to maintain no less than a 100 liter still.

3.

Limit the amount of distilled liquor to be transferred to no greater than 10% of the total amount distilled monthly at the transferring facility or 500 gallons.

4.

Limit the quantity of liquor transferred to an amount that does not exceed 50% of the transferring facility's production of liquor for the previous month.