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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR M. P. Garcia
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
1/21/2007
HB 36
SHORT TITLE Prohibit Sale of Refrigerated Alcohol
SB
ANALYST McOlash
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY07
FY08
$0.0
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Relates to Senate Bill 195
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 36 enacts a new section of the Liquor Control Act with a provision that it is a
violation of the Liquor Control Act for a liquor licensee to sell, offer for sale or possess with
intent to sell for consumption off the premises alcoholic beverages that have been cooled or
chilled in any manner. The prohibition does not apply to a closed container of beer with a
capacity of 5 or more gallons.
The effective date of the Act is July 1, 2007.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
There will be a minimal administrative cost for statewide update, distribution and documentation
of statutory changes. Any additional fiscal impact on the judiciary would be proportional to the
enforcement of this law and commenced prosecutions. New laws, amendments to existing laws
and new hearings have the potential to increase caseloads in the courts, thus requiring additional
resources to handle the increase.