Alcoholic beverages; remove DOR from being wholesale distributor, authorize issuance of wholesaler's permits.
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HB 512 — Alcoholic beverages; remove DOR from being wholesale distributor, authorize issuance of wholesaler's permits.
Last action — Died In Conference
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
14 added · 14 removedPlain-language change summary
The updated version of Bill HB 512 has removed several specific fees associated with various permits and charges related to the production and distribution of alcoholic beverages. This change simplifies the fee structure, likely making it more straightforward for manufacturers and retailers to understand what they need to pay. Removing these fees could help lower operational costs for businesses, potentially encouraging greater competition and accessibility in the market.
(i) For a permittee with annual production of five thousand (5,000) gallons or more....................$4,500.00 (ii) For a permittee with annual production under five thousand (5,000) gallons............................$2,800.00gallons ............................$2,800.00 (b) Manufacturer's permit, Class 2, wine manufacturer.............................................$1,800.00manufacturer .............................................$1,800.00 (c) Manufacturer's permit, Class 3, native wine H.
512 *HR31/R761* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR31/R761 PAGE 41(BS\JAB) manufacturer per ten thousand (10,000) gallons or part thereof produced.................................................$produced .................................................$ 10.00 (d) Manufacturer's permit, Class 4, native spirit manufacturer per one thousand (1,000) gallons or part thereof produced.................................................$produced .................................................$ 300.00 (e) Native wine retailer's permit.............$ 50.00 (f) Package retailer's permit, each...........$ 900.00 (g) On-premises retailer's permit, except for clubs and common carriers, each....................................$each ....................................$ 450.00 (h) On-premises retailer's permit for wine of more than five percent (5%) alcohol by weight, but not more than twenty-one percent (21%) alcohol by weight, each....................$ 225.00 (i) On-premises retailer's permit for clubs...$ 225.00 (j) On-premises retailer's permit for common carriers, per car, plane, or other vehicle.........................$vehicle .........................$ 120.00 (k) Solicitor's permit, regardless of any other provision of law, solicitor's permits shall be issued only in the discretion of the department.............................$department .............................$ 100.00 (l) Filing fee for each application except for an employee identification card.............................$card .............................$ 25.00 (m) Temporary permit, Class 1, each...........$ 10.00 (n) Temporary permit, Class 2, each...........$ 50.00 (o) (i) Caterer's permit.....................$ 600.00 (ii) Caterer's permit for holders of on-premises retailer's permit........................................$permit ........................................$ 150.00 H.
512 *HR31/R761* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR31/R761 PAGE 42(BS\JAB) (p) Research permit...........................$permit ...........................$ 100.00 (q) Temporary permit, Class 3 (wine only).....$ 10.00 (r) Special service permit....................$ 225.00 (s) Merchant permit...........................$permit ...........................$ 225.00 (t) Temporary alcoholic beverages charitable auction permit...................................................$permit ...................................................$ 10.00 (u) Event venue retailer's permit.............$ 225.00 (v) Temporary theatre permit, each............$ 10.00 (w) Charter ship operator's permit............$ 100.00 (x) Distillery retailer's permit..............$ 450.00 (y) Festival wine permit......................$ 10.00 (z) Charter vessel operator's permit..........$ 100.00 (aa) Native spirit retailer's permit..........$ 50.00 (bb) Delivery service permit..................$ 500.00 (cc) Wholesaler's permit.....................$ 5,000.00 In addition to the filing fee imposed by paragraph (l) of this subsection, a fee to be determined by the Department of Revenue may be charged to defray costs incurred to process applications.
(a) Distilled spirits..................$2.50spirits ..................$2.50 per gallon (b) Sparkling wine and champagne.......$1.00 per gallon (c) Other wines, including native wines......................................$wines ......................................$ .35 per gallon (2) * * * Upon every person engaged or continuing in this state in business as an authorized wholesaler there is hereby levied, assessed and shall be collected a tax of eighteen percent (18%) on the gross proceeds of the wholesale sale.
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Amendments
2 amendments- Amendment Report for House Bill No. 512 Show changes
- Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (Voice Vote) Adopted Show changes
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Action History
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Died In Conference
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Conferees Named Harkins,Johnson,Carter
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Conferees Named Lamar,Steverson,Zuber
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Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
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Returned For Concurrence
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Passed As Amended
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Amended
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Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
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Referred To Finance
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Transmitted To Senate
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Passed
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Title Suff Do Pass
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Referred To Ways and Means
Sponsors
- III John Thomas "Trey" Lamar · Primary
- Williamson · Cosponsor
- Kevin Felsher · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 172 not signed on · 4 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III Republican
Co-sponsors (2)
- Williamson
- Kevin Felsher Republican
Not signed on (172)
172 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 172 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 46 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 88% | 10% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (52)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Barnett | — | Yea |
| Blackmon | — | Yea |
| Boyd | — | Yea |
| Butler A. (36th) | — | Yea |
| Butler K. (38th) | — | Yea |
| Caughman | — | Yea |
| Parker | — | Yea |
| Polk | — | Yea |
| Thompson | — | Yea |
| Turner-Ford | — | Yea |
| Branning | — | Nay |
| McDaniel | — | Nay |
| Sojourner | — | Nay |
| Horhn | — | Yea |
| Johnson | — | Yea |
| Jordan | — | Yea |
| Moran | — | Yea |
| David Blount | Democrat | Yea |
| Derrick T. Simmons | Democrat | Yea |
| Hillman Terome Frazier | Democrat | Yea |
| Hob Bryan | Democrat | Yea |
| Joseph Thomas | Democrat | Yea |
| Reginald Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Rod Hickman | Democrat | Yea |
| Sarita Simmons | Democrat | Yea |
| Sollie B. Norwood | Democrat | Yea |
| Angela Burks Hill | Republican | Nay |
| Bart Williams | Republican | Yea |
| Benjamin Suber | Republican | Yea |
| Brice Wiggins | Republican | Yea |
| Briggs Hopson | Republican | Yea |
| Chad McMahan | Republican | Yea |
| Chuck Younger | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel H. Sparks | Republican | Yea |
| Dean Kirby | Republican | Yea |
| Dennis DeBar, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| J. Walter Michel | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Barrett | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Tate | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jeremy England | Republican | Yea |
| Joel R. Carter, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Joey Fillingane | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph M. Seymour | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Harkins | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy L. Chism | Republican | Nay |
| Kevin Blackwell | Republican | Yea |
| Lydia Graves Chassaniol | Republican | Yea |
| Michael McLendon | Republican | Yea |
| Neil S. Whaley | Republican | Yea |
| Rita Potts Parks | Republican | Yea |
| Scott DeLano | Republican | Yea |
| Tyler McCaughn | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 55 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 25 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 113 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 2% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (122)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bain | — | Yea |
| Barnett | — | Yea |
| Blackmon | — | Yea |
| Bomgar | — | Yea |
| Boyd | — | Yea |
| Busby | — | Yea |
| Clarke | — | Yea |
| Criswell | — | Yea |
| Darnell | — | Yea |
| Gibbs (72nd) | — | Yea |
| Goodin | — | Yea |
| Hopkins | — | Yea |
| Huddleston | — | Yea |
| Jackson | — | Yea |
| Johnson | — | Yea |
| Lancaster | — | Yea |
| McLeod | — | Yea |
| Miles | — | Yea |
| Paden | — | Yea |
| Patterson | — | Yea |
| Reynolds | — | Yea |
| Robinson | — | Yea |
| Stamps | — | Yea |
| Straughter | — | Yea |
| Thompson | — | Yea |
| Walker | — | Yea |
| Weathersby | — | Yea |
| Williams-Barnes | — | Yea |
| Williamson | — | Yea |
| Wright | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Beckett | — | Not Voting |
| Young | — | Not Voting |
| Bo Brown | Democrat | Yea |
| Bo Brown | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Evans | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Evans | Democrat | Nay |
| Bryant W. Clark | Democrat | Yea |
| Carl Mickens | Democrat | Yea |
| Cedric Burnett | Democrat | Yea |
| Cheikh Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Christopher M. Bell | Democrat | Yea |
| Daryl Porter | Democrat | Yea |
| Earle S. Banks | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregory Holloway, Sr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Hester Jackson McCray | Democrat | Yea |
| Jeffery Harness | Democrat | Yea |
| Jeramey Anderson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| John G. Faulkner | Democrat | Yea |
| John W. Hines, Sr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Kabir Karriem | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Karl Gibbs | Democrat | Yea |
| Omeria Scott | Democrat | Nay |
| Oscar Denton | Democrat | Yea |
| Otis Anthony | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Percy W. Watson | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert L. Sanders | Democrat | Yea |
| Ronnie C. Crudup | Democrat | Yea |
| Solomon C. Osborne | Democrat | Yea |
| Stephanie Foster | Democrat | Yea |
| Tracey T. Rosebud | Democrat | Yea |
| Willie Bailey | Democrat | Yea |
| Zakiya Summers | Democrat | Yea |
| Angela Cockerham | Independent | Yea |
| Shanda Yates | Independent | Yea |
| Becky Currie | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Kinkade | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Pigott | Republican | Yea |
| Billy Adam Calvert | Republican | Yea |
| Brent Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Brent Powell | Republican | Yea |
| C. Scott Bounds | Republican | Yea |
| Carolyn Crawford | Republican | Yea |
| Casey Eure | Republican | Yea |
| Clay Deweese | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Eubanks | Republican | Yea |
| Dana McLean | Republican | Yea |
| Donnie Bell | Republican | Yea |
| Donnie Scoggin | Republican | Yea |
| Fred Shanks | Republican | Yea |
| Gene Newman | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Haney | Republican | Not Voting |
| Henry Zuber III | Republican | Yea |
| Jansen Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Jason White | Republican | Yea |
| Jay McKnight | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Hale | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey S. Guice | Republican | Yea |
| Jerry R. Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Jill Ford | Republican | Yea |
| Jody Steverson | Republican | Yea |
| Joey Hood | Republican | Yea |
| John Read | Republican | Yea |
| John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph Tubb | Republican | Yea |
| Karl Oliver | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Morgan | Republican | Yea |
| Kent McCarty | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Felsher | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Ford | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Horan | Republican | Yea |
| Larry Byrd | Republican | Yea |
| Lee Yancey | Republican | Yea |
| Lester Carpenter | Republican | Yea |
| Manly Barton | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Tullos | Republican | Yea |
| Missy McGee | Republican | Yea |
| Noah Sanford | Republican | Yea |
| Price Wallace | Republican | Yea |
| Randy Rushing | Republican | Yea |
| Richard Bennett | Republican | Yea |
| Rob Roberson | Republican | Yea |
| Sam C. Mims, V | Republican | Yea |
| Sam Creekmore IV | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Aguirre | Republican | Yea |
| Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes | Republican | Not Voting |
| Stephen A. Horne | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Massengill | Republican | Yea |
| Timmy Ladner | Republican | Yea |
| Troy Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Vince Mangold | Republican | Yea |
| William Tracy Arnold | Republican | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 512?
- HB 512 is sponsored by John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III (Republican), Williamson, and Kevin Felsher (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 512?
- This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track HB 512?
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