SB 24-020

Senate Bill 24-020, which has been approved and will take effect on August 7, 2024, allows businesses that sell alcohol by the drink to continue delivering or allowing customers to take their drinks from the premises after July 1, 2025. However, hotels, restaurants, and taverns must ensure that an employee assists with any takeout or delivery if the alcohol is in a sealed container, unless the business is a lodging establishment. This bill impacts businesses licensed to sell alcoholic beverages and ensures they can continue offering these services beyond the initial deadline.

Official Summary

The act removes an automatic repeal to permit businesses licensed to sell alcohol beverages at retail by the drink to deliver these beverages or to allow the customer to take these beverages from the licensed premises after July 1, 2025. A hotel and restaurant licensee or tavern licensee is prohibited from allowing takeout and delivery of alcohol beverages in a sealed manufacturer's container without the assistance of the license holder's employee, unless the license holder is a lodging establishment. APPROVED by Governor May 10, 2024 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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