House Committee on Business, Labor, Economic, & Workforce Development (04/15/2014)

Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, LABOR, ECONOMIC, & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

Date:	04/15/2014	ATTENDANCE

Time:	01:31 PM to 01:39 PM	Exum	X
		Hamner	X
Place:	LSB A	Holbert	X
		Navarro	X
This Meeting was called to order by		Nordberg	X
	Representative Williams	Rosenthal	X
		Ryden	X
This Report was prepared by		Szabo	X
	Erin Vanderberg	Wright	X
		Kraft-Tharp	X
		Williams	X
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
HB14-1346		Postponed Indefinitely

01:35 PM -- HB 14-1346

Representative Williams, chair, called the meeting to order. A quorum was present. Representative Pabon presented House Bill 14-1346, concerning the authorization for persons licensed to manufacture, sell, or distribute alcohol beverages to distribute hard cider in this state.

The bill allows a nonresident manufacturer of malt liquor or a malt liquor importer that is licensed by June 1, 2014 to:

• import and sell its own hard cider to a licensed wholesaler;
• maintain stocks of hard cider and operate warehouses in which it has a financial interest by procuring a wholesaler's liquor license; and
• solicit orders from retail licensees and fill orders through licensed wholesalers.

Representative Pabon thanked the stakeholders and members of the committee for their involvement with the bill and requested that the committee postpone consideration of HB 14-1346 until May 8, 2014.


BILL:	HB14-1346
TIME:	01:37:35 PM
MOVED:	Williams
MOTION:	Postpone consideration of House Bill 14-1346 until May 8, 2014. The effect of the motion is to postpone the bill indefinitely. The motion passed on a vote of 10-1.
SECONDED:	Szabo
		VOTE
	Exum	Yes
	Hamner	Yes
	Holbert	Yes
	Navarro	Yes
	Nordberg	Yes
	Rosenthal	No
	Ryden	Yes
	Szabo	Yes
	Wright	Yes
	Kraft-Tharp	Yes
	Williams	Yes

Final YES: 10 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

01:39 PM

The committee adjourned.