Committee advances multiple bills including alcohol, tobacco and vapor-product measures; several roll calls recorded
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Summary
During executive session the committee reported several bills out with due-pass recommendations. Votes included unanimous or near-unanimous voice approvals for technical liquor-license bills and closer roll-call outcomes on tobacco-related measures.
The committee moved several bills in executive session and recorded votes on a number of measures. Committee staff provided briefings before the votes. Key actions and vote tallies recorded in the transcript follow.
Votes at a glance:
- House Bill 16 36 (eliminate per-transaction limit for certain wine and spirit sales): Representative Reeves moved the bill and it was reported out of committee with a due-pass recommendation. Roll call recorded 14 ayes, 1 nay. Representative Reeves and other committee members characterized the change as a technical cleanup rather than an expansion of alcohol availability.
- House Bill 16 98 (changes to alcohol server permit definitions and a special permit elimination): Reported out of committee with a due-pass recommendation by voice vote; the committee recorded 15 members voting in the affirmative.
- House Bill 17 01 (authorizing multiple liquor licensees within leased facilities; amendment removed a proposed Public Records Act exemption): The committee adopted Amendment Cloud 3 35 (which removed the PRA exemption) and then reported the substitute bill out with a due-pass recommendation by voice vote; recorded 15 ayes, 0 nays.
- House Bill 12 03 (prohibition on sale of certain flavored tobacco and nicotine products): Committee debate included proposed amendments; no amendments were adopted and the bill was reported out of committee with a due-pass recommendation. Roll call recorded 8 ayes and 7 nays.
- House Bill 15 34 (vapor-product directory and related manufacturer certifications; LCB and DOR data-sharing amendment adopted): The committee adopted amendment H1480.1 to add the Liquor and Cannabis Board as an information-sharing authority; the substitute bill was reported out of committee with a due-pass recommendation. Roll call recorded 9 ayes and 6 nays.
What members said: Movers (primarily Representative Reeves) characterized several measures as technical cleanups or business-parity changes that would aid small businesses or align agency processes. Opponents on some bills urged caution about unintended market effects, public-choice concerns, and constitutional or regulatory overreach.
Next steps: Each bill was reported out of committee with a due-pass recommendation and will proceed according to legislative scheduling. Committee staff and sponsors noted that stakeholder work and further drafting may continue on certain controversial items.