An annual bill on alcohol policy will add more bar licenses, but some beer brands could potentially disappear from grocery and convenience store shelves.
The omnibus bill, run every year in the Republican supermajority legislature, will make tweaks to Utah liquor laws. In an interview with FOX 13 News, Sen. Jerry Stevenson, R-Layton — who handles liquor legislation for the Utah State Senate — said they would address a chronic problem of a lack of bar licenses.
The study will help the state decide if the quota should be revisited. Re-working the licenses temporarily should free up about 40 new bar licenses, Sen. Stevenson said. In addition, the omnibus bill will create 13 new airport liquor licenses for newly arriving businesses at Salt Lake City International Airport.
Lawmakers are so far unwilling to legalize mini-bottles. The legislature gave Utah's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services Commission the authority to decide whether to allow them to be sold in state-run liquor stores. Sen. Stevenson said he was fine with that, but others pushed back.
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