SB 17-269

Senate Bill 17-269 modifies Colorado's current law regarding retail liquor stores. Currently, these stores are allowed to sell non-alcoholic items but with a limit that no more than 20% of their total sales can come from such products. The bill updates this rule by excluding certain types of non-food items like cigarettes, tobacco, nicotine products, lottery tickets, ice, soft drinks, and mixers from the calculation of this 20% cap. This means liquor stores will have more flexibility in selling these specific items without hitting the sales limit for non-alcoholic goods. The bill has been signed into law, so these changes are now in effect.

Official Summary

Current law permits a licensed retail liquor store to sell nonalcohol products, subject to a 20% limit on gross sales revenue from the sale of nonalcohol products. The bill excludes revenues from the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, nicotine products; lottery products; ice, soft drinks, and mixers; and nonfood items related to the consumption of alcohol beverages from the calculation of the cap on a retail liquor store's gross revenues from the sale of nonalcohol products. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

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