SB 318 - Authorizes Bars to Sell Alcohol on Certain Holiday Weekends - Georgia Key Vote
Ron Stephens Co-Sponsored (Introduced) this Legislation.
Timeline
- Executive Signed
- March 13, 2014
- House Bill Passed
- March 10, 2014
- Senate Bill Passed
- March 3, 2014
- Senate Bill Failed
- Feb. 17, 2014
- Introduced
- Jan. 24, 2014
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Title: Authorizes Bars to Sell Alcohol on Certain Holiday Weekends
Signed by Governor Nathan Deal
Title: Authorizes Bars to Sell Alcohol on Certain Holiday Weekends
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that submits a constitutional amendment to the voters that authorizes bars to sell alcohol on certain holiday weekends.
Highlights:
- Authorizes the governing authority of a county or municipality to adopt a resolution or ordinance authorizing the sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption from 12:30 P.M. until midnight on a Sunday on which a “spirited holiday” falls (Sec. 1).
- Defines “spirited holiday” as the Fourth of July holiday, the Labor Day holiday, the Memorial Day holiday and the St. Patrick’s Day holiday (Sec. 1).
- Establishes the following dates for each spirited holiday (Sec. 1):
- Fourth of July is July 4 through July 6;
- Labor Day is the day before the first Monday in September;
- Memorial Day is the day before the last Monday in May; and
- St. Patrick’s Day is March 16 through March 18.
Title: Authorizes Bars to Sell Alcohol on Certain Holiday Weekends
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NOTE: AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION REQUIRES TWO-THIRDS APPROVAL IN EACH CHAMBER FOR PASSAGE. IT MUST THEN BE APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF CITIZENS VOTING IN THE NEXT ELECTION TO BE ENACTED.