Gov. Roy Cooper on Wednesday, June 26, signed of pair of alcohol-related bills into law. House Bill 389 opens the way for universities to sell beer and wine at college sporting events. Senate Bill 11 strengthens permitting rules for selling alcohol and the ability of law enforcement to crack down on violators. Sen. Andy Wells,...
House Bill 389, which would open the way for universities to sell beer and wine at college sporting events, is awaiting a signature from the governor. The bill, if Gov. Roy Cooper signs it, will expand existing legislation and also seeks to control consumption at NCAA events, such as football games, where drinking is prevalent...
House Bill 389 could soon become law. The Senate/Higher Education Committee on Wednesday, June 5, approved the bill, introduced in the Senate as S.B. 296. It passed the House, 88-24, April 16. The bill heads to the Senate Commerce Committee. H.B. 389, if passed by the Senate, would expand existing legislation and also seeks to...
It was only appropriate. Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday, May 30, signed into law House Bill 363, the Craft Beer Distribution and Modernization Act, the result of a compromise among mid-sized craft brewers and the N.C. Beer and Wine Wholesalers Association. “It’s with a little trepidation that I sign a bill behind a bar,” Gov....
A pair of alcohol-related bills sailed through the N.C. House on Tuesday, April 16, without debate. House Bill 363, Craft Beer Distribution and Modernization Act, passed its third reading, 104-8. House Bill 389, Alcoholic Beverage Control/University Athletic Facility, passed 88-24. The craft beer bill maintains the current three-tier system — producers, wholesalers, and retailers —...
A pair of bills representing steps toward reforming the way North Carolina governs alcohol are on the House calendar for Tuesday, April 16. The bills easily passed the House Rules Committee on Monday and should face little opposition. One bill would give a boost to the state’s thriving beer market by adding another level of...
A bill in the N.C. House would authorize public colleges and universities to allow the sale of alcohol at stadiums, athletic facilities, and arenas located on school property. Reps. John Bell, R-Greene; James Boles Jr., R-Moore; Ken Goodman, D-Richmond; and David Lewis, R-Harnett, are the primary sponsors. The measure, House Bill 389, expands existing legislation...
Editor’s note: This story was updated 11 a.m. Friday, March 15. A collection of lawmakers, lawyers, lobbyists, and brewers gathered for a news conference Thursday, March 14, to talk about a pair of bills that, if passed into law, would even further energize North Carolina’s thriving craft beer market. Collaboration, common ground, and a collective...
A bill to strengthen permitting rules for selling alcohol and the ability of law enforcement to crack down on violators has unanimously passed the N.C. Senate. Sen. Andy Wells, R-Catawba, introduced Senate Bill 11, in large part because of a spate of shootings and killings outside three Catawba County bars between April 2017 and April...
Nonpartisan legislative staff have prepared a draft bill based on a recommendations from a report by the N.C. Program Evaluation Committee. The bill would make several changes in the ways the state regulates liquor consumption and sales. PED staff presented the report — “Changing how North Carolina Controls Liquor Sales has Operational, Regulatory, and Financial...
Count the village of Clemmons as the latest N.C. municipality to allow the sale of alcohol beginning at 10 a.m. Sunday mornings. About 19,000 people live in the village, a suburb of Winston-Salem in Forsyth County, home to breweries, wineries, and several distilleries, including Old Nick Williams in nearby Lewisville. The Clemmons Council narrowly passed...
