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27 bills for “Alcoholic beverages”.
Alcoholic beverages; authorize a local governing authority to allow certain museums within its jurisdiction to sell alcoholic beverages at the same times on Sundays as other retailers
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would let counties and cities allow historic museums to sell alcohol on Sundays during the same hours as other retailers, if local voters have already approved Sunday alcohol sales.
Alcoholic Beverages; the issuance of wholesale consumable hemp licenses to wholesale dealers of alcoholic beverages; prohibit
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would bar wholesale alcoholic beverage dealers, and businesses affiliated with them, from getting state licenses to sell consumable hemp products, and would ban them from distributing hemp products at all.
Alcoholic beverages; sale within 250 feet of any polling place; repeal prohibition
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would remove the state law banning alcohol sales within 250 feet of a polling place, letting stores and bars near voting sites sell alcohol on election days.
Alcoholic Beverages; retail dealers to offer discounts to consumers through premiums, coupons, or rebates on alcoholic beverages purchased for consumption off the premises; authorize
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would let retail stores offer discounts, coupons, or rebates on alcohol sold for off-premises consumption, and would double the number of in-store tasting events package liquor stores can hold each year.
Alcoholic Beverages and Motor Vehicles and Traffic; production of distilled spirits by a person in his or her private residence; authorize
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would let people legally distill small amounts of spirits at home for personal use, with strict limits on quantity, transport, and sale, while updating the state's open container law to match.
Alcoholic Beverages; regulation of the manufacture, distribution, and sale; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would let small beer brewers sell limited amounts directly to local retailers, remove the daily cap on off-premises beer sales at brewery taproom, and define what counts as a 'small brewer' under state law.
Alcoholic beverages; satellite tasting rooms operated by brewers; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would let beer brewers open up to two satellite tasting rooms away from their main brewery, where they could sell their own beer directly to customers and even hold a full retail license.
Alcoholic beverages; purchased from designated retail dealers by small businesses; provide for sale or distribution
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 126 would let small businesses in Georgia buy alcoholic beverages from designated retail dealers and resell them for on-site consumption, under a new licensing and reporting system run by the state.
Alcoholic beverages; retail dealers; revise provisions
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 210 would let people hold beneficial interests in more than two retail alcohol dealer licenses in Georgia's highest tax-revenue counties, phased in through 2032, and would double the number of tasting events liquor stores can hold each year.
Income Taxes; amount of a tax credit based on the federal tax credit for certain child and dependent care expenses; increase
Summary by Georgia Commons: A House committee substitute for SB 89 would change the definition of a retail package liquor store in Georgia law and allow those stores to also sell certain beverage products regulated under a separate chapter of state law, despite the bill's official title referring to income tax credits.
Women's Golf Week; first week of April each year; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: Despite its title referencing Women's Golf Week, this Georgia Senate substitute for HB 718 actually rewrites the state's beer law to let brewers operate satellite tasting rooms away from their main brewery.
Distilled Spirits; sale of consumable hemp products by retail dealers in distilled spirits; authorize
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would let stores licensed to sell distilled spirits also sell consumable hemp products, such as certain hemp-derived beverages or edibles, if they obtain a separate hemp retail license.
"Craft Beer and Local Economy Revitalization Act"; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would let craft brewers donate beer to charity events, remove the daily cap on beer sold for take-home consumption, and let small brewers sell limited amounts directly to retailers.
Georgia Craft Brewery Innovation and Survival Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 581 would let Georgia craft brewers and brewpubs donate beer to charity events, sell more beer directly to customers without daily limits, and let small brewers sell limited amounts directly to retailers.
Georgia Beverage Association; recognize
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate resolution formally recognizes and commends the Georgia Beverage Association for its recycling initiatives, including its Made to be Remade program.
Georgia Beverage Association; commend
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution commends the Georgia Beverage Association for its recycling initiative called Made to be Remade, praising industry efforts to improve packaging recycling in the state.
Drug Abuse Treatment and Education Programs; definition of drugs to include alcohol and its derivatives; revise
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would redefine 'drugs' under the state's drug abuse treatment and education law to include alcohol and its derivatives, reversing a current exclusion.
Motor vehicles; sale of food or beverages; provide vehicle equipment standards
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 369 would require certain county offices and some district attorney races to be elected on a nonpartisan basis in counties that have abolished the elected coroner position, starting January 1, 2028.
Drivers licenses; require intervention component for DUI Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction Programs be conducted in person
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 1395 would require the 20-hour intervention class in Georgia's DUI Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction Program to be taught in person, banning online or remote versions of that class.
Uniform Rules of the Road; operation of a school bus while under the influence of alcohol or drugs; establish the offense
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would create new, harsher criminal offenses for school bus drivers who drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and for anyone whose impaired driving damages an occupied school bus.
Motor vehicles; certain convictions of homicide by vehicle when operating such vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs; require restitution
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 1574 would require Georgia courts to order restitution payments for the minor children of victims killed by a drunk or drugged driver convicted of vehicular homicide.
Education; prohibit private and public primary and secondary schools from serving or selling, or allowing a third party to serve or sell, food or beverages that contain certain synthetic dyes
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would ban schools from serving or selling foods with seven specific synthetic dyes starting in 2027, and would add those same dyes plus two other additives to the state's list of substances that make food legally 'adulterated' starting in 2028.
Motor Vehicles and Traffic; submission of proof of completion of certified DUI Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction Programs by certain applicants to obtain limited driving permits; require
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Senate substitute bill would require some Georgia drivers seeking a limited driving permit after a DUI-related license suspension to first complete a certified DUI Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction Program, and would revise fees charged by driver improvement clinics and DUI programs.
Motor vehicles; restoration of licenses; authorize written consent for release of certain information to be obtained and transferred electronically
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 247 would let DUI offenders give written consent electronically to release their alcohol and drug program records, require added training for clinical evaluators, and raise fees charged by driver improvement clinics and DUI risk reduction programs.
Torts; right of action against any person who knowingly or negligently engages in sexually explicit conduct in the presence of a minor; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would let minors or their families sue anyone who knowingly or negligently exposes a child to sexually explicit conduct, and would let state agencies fine or revoke licenses of hotels, restaurants, and bars that allow it.
Professional licensing boards; continuing education tracking solution to monitor compliance of licenses with applicable continuing education requirements; establish
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Senate substitute to HB 34 would rewrite Georgia's hemp product law to cap the amount of THC and similar intoxicating compounds allowed in consumable hemp products, and require new warning labels about driving impairment.
Pollution Prevention and Producer Responsibility Act of 2026; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 1237 would create Georgia's first extended producer responsibility system for packaging, paper products, and beverage containers, shifting recycling and disposal costs to the companies that make and sell those products.