Senate Bill 25-132 Engrossed

A Bill for an Act

• Page 1, Line 101Concerning a spirituous liquor manufacturer's authority to

• Page 1, Line 102conduct tastings.

Bill Summary

(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov.)

Under current law, a licensed manufacturer of spirituous liquor (manufacturer) may conduct tastings of the manufacturer's own spirituous liquors at the manufacturer's licensed premises or at one other approved sales room location. The bill authorizes the manufacturer to also conduct tastings:

• Of other alcohol beverages acquired from a wholesaler licensed in the state; and
• At up to 5 approved sales room locations.

• Page 2, Line 1Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

• Page 2, Line 2SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-3-402, amend (7)(a) as follows:

• Page 2, Line 344-3-402.  Manufacturer's license - rules. (7) (a) (I) (A)  A

• Page 2, Line 4manufacturer of spirituous liquors licensed pursuant to this section may

• Page 2, Line 5conduct tastings and sell to customers spirituous liquors of its own

• Page 2, Line 6manufacture on its the manufacturer's licensed premises and at one up

• Page 2, Line 7to two other approved sales room location locations at no additional

• Page 2, Line 8cost. A sales room location may be included in the license at the time of

• Page 2, Line 9the original license issuance or by supplemental application. If the

• Page 2, Line 10licensed premises includes multiple noncontiguous locations, the

• Page 2, Line 11manufacturer may operate a sales room on only one up to two of those noncontiguous locations.

• Page 2, Line 12(B)  A manufacturer of spirituous liquors licensed

• Page 2, Line 13pursuant to this section that conducts tastings pursuant to this

• Page 2, Line 14subsection (7) may apply to the state licensing authority for a

• Page 2, Line 15permit to serve and sell alcohol beverages acquired from

• Page 2, Line 16wholesalers licensed in this state pursuant to section 44-3-407

• Page 2, Line 17at the manufacturer's licensed premises or at an approved sales

• Page 2, Line 18room. The state licensing authority may determine the form and

• Page 2, Line 19manner of a permit application submitted pursuant to this

• Page 2, Line 20subsection (7)(a)(I)(B). If the state licensing authority approves

• Page 2, Line 21a permit application filed pursuant to this subsection (7)(a)(I)(B):

• Page 2, Line 22The manufacturer of spirituous liquors shall have sandwiches

• Page 2, Line 23and light snacks available for consumption on the premises, but

• Page 3, Line 1need not have meals available for consumption, and the sales

• Page 3, Line 2proceeds from sales of alcohol beverages acquired from

• Page 3, Line 3wholesalers must not exceed fifty percent of the manufacturer's total proceeds from alcohol beverage sales.

• Page 3, Line 4(C)  A copy of the permit application filed pursuant to

• Page 3, Line 5subsection (7)(a)(I)(B) of this section must be posted in a

• Page 3, Line 6conspicuous place at the location that is the subject of the

• Page 3, Line 7permit application for a period of thirty days, and published once

• Page 3, Line 8in a newspaper of general circulation in the county with

• Page 3, Line 9jurisdiction over the location, before the state licensing

• Page 3, Line 10authority determines whether to issue the permit. If the state

• Page 3, Line 11licensing authority issues the permit, the issued permit shall be

• Page 3, Line 12displayed with the manufacturer's license at the location that is the subject of the issued permit.

• Page 3, Line 13(II)  A manufacturer of spirituous liquors licensed pursuant to this

• Page 3, Line 14section that operates a sales room may purchase and use common alcohol

• Page 3, Line 15modifiers, including vermouth, amaros, and liqueurs, to combine with

• Page 3, Line 16spirituous liquors to produce cocktails for consumption on or off the sales

• Page 3, Line 17room premises. A manufacturer that uses an alcohol modifier pursuant to

• Page 3, Line 18this subsection (7)(a)(II) shall combine the modifier with a spirituous

• Page 3, Line 19liquor. produced by the manufacturer. A manufacturer shall not sell an

• Page 3, Line 20alcohol modifier that has not been combined with a spiritous liquor. The

• Page 3, Line 21state licensing authority may adopt rules necessary to implement and administer this subsection (7)(a)(II).

• Page 3, Line 22SECTION 2.  Act subject to petition - effective date. This act

• Page 3, Line 23takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the

• Page 3, Line 24ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except

• Page 4, Line 1that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V

• Page 4, Line 2of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this

• Page 4, Line 3act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take

• Page 4, Line 4effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in

• Page 4, Line 5November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.