Key Votes
HB 5021 - Authorizes the Sale of Alcohol on Sundays and Certain Holidays - Key Vote
Connecticut Key Votes
Debra Lee Hovey Did Not Vote on this legislation.
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Stages
- May 14, 2012 Executive Signed
- May 1, 2012 Senate Bill Passed
- April 26, 2012 House Bill Passed
- Feb. 9, 2012 Introduced
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Legislation - Signed (Executive) - May 14, 2012
Title: Authorizes the Sale of Alcohol on Sundays and Certain Holidays
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (28-6) - May 1, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Authorizes the Sale of Alcohol on Sundays and Certain Holidays
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes the sale of alcohol on Sundays and certain holidays, effective July 1, 2012.
- Authorizes businesses operating under a package store, drug store, casino, or manufacture permit for beer and brew pubs, or a grocery store beer permit to sell alcohol on the following days, whereas existing law did not allow alcohol sales on these days (Sec. 10):
- Sundays;
- Decoration Day;
- Independence Day;
- Labor Day; and
- The Monday following Independence Day, Christmas Day, or New Year's Day if any of those holidays fall on a Sunday.
- Prohibits the sale of alcohol on Sundays before 10:00 am or after 5:00 pm (Sec. 10).
- Authorizes retailers to sell 1 beer item or 1 alcoholic liquor item below cost each month, provided that the item is not sold at a price that is less than 90 percent of the item's cost to the retailer (Sec. 12).
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (116-27) - April 26, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Authorizes the Sale of Alcohol on Sundays and Certain Holidays
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes the sale of alcohol on Sundays and certain holidays, effective July 1, 2012.
- Authorizes businesses operating under a package store, drug store, casino, or manufacture permit for beer and brew pubs, or a grocery store beer permit to sell alcohol on the following days, whereas existing law did not allow alcohol sales on these days (Sec. 10):
- Sundays;
- Decoration Day;
- Independence Day;
- Labor Day; and
- The Monday following Independence Day, Christmas Day, or New Year's Day if any of those holidays fall on a Sunday.
- Prohibits the sale of alcohol on Sundays before 10:00 am or after 5:00 pm (Sec. 10).
- Authorizes retailers to sell 1 beer item or 1 alcoholic liquor item below cost each month, provided that the item is not sold at a price that is less than 90 percent of the item's cost to the retailer (Sec. 12).
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - Feb. 9, 2012
Title: Authorizes the Sale of Alcohol on Sundays and Certain Holidays
Sponsors
- Christopher G. 'Chris' Donovan (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
- Martin M. Looney (CT - D)
- Brendan Sharkey (CT - D)
- Donald E. Williams Jr. (CT - D)
Co-sponsors
- David Baram (CT - D)
- Brian Becker (CT - D)
- Steve Cassano (CT - D)
- Paul R. Doyle (CT - D)
- Edwin A. Gomes (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
- Hector Luis Robles (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
- Andrea L. Stillman (CT - D)
- Kathleen M. 'Kathy' Tallarita (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
- Terrie E. Wood (CT - R)
