The 2024 Session of the Florida Legislature will include consideration of a number of bills affecting breweries, wineries, distilleries, retailers and consumers.
The 2024 regular session of the Florida Legislature kicks off Tuesday, January 9, 2024. This 2-month session will see the consideration of a number of bills that could affect the Florida beverage industry as soon as July.
The following chart provides a summary of this session’s beverage-focused bills. We’ll check back in on the status of these bills at end of the session.
2024 FLORIDA BEVERAGE BILLS - PRE-SESSION
NUMBER
TITLE
SUMMARY
FILED BY
LAST ACTION
SB 384
Spirituous Beverages
Increasing the maximum allowable size of distilled spirits containers; authorizing certain distilleries and primary sources of American supply to conduct beverage tastings upon certain licensed premises under certain circumstances, etc.
Hooper
Last Action: 11/15/2023 S Referred to Regulated Industries; Commerce and Tourism; Rules
SB 574
In-store Servicing of Alcoholic Beverages
Revising applicability of provisions regulating in-store servicing of wine to include products with a specified percentage of alcohol; authorizing the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to adopt rules, etc.
Burgess
Last Action: 12/5/2023 S Referred to Regulated Industries; Commerce and Tourism; Rules
HB 583
Individual Wine Containers
Revises exception to maximum allowable capacity for individual container of wine sold in this state.
LaMarca
Last Action: 11/30/2023 H Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
HB 603
Distilled Spirits
Increases size of distilled spirits containers that may be sold or distributed; authorizes entities to conduct tastings & sales at specified locations; provides requirements related to issuance of permits; provides broker or sales agent may be used in place of distillery representative at spirituous beverage tasting.
Duggan
Last Action: 11/30/2023 H Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
HB 709
In-store Servicing of Alcoholic Beverages
Revises applicability of provisions regulating in-store servicing of wine to include distilled spirits with specified percentage of alcohol.
Rizo
Last Action: 12/19/2023 H Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
HB 1107
Beverage Law
Provides & revises provisions related to the Beverage Law, including definitions, requirements for certain manufacturers of malt beverages, craft breweries, & contract brewing & alternating proprietorship brewing.
Yeager
Last Action: 1/2/2024 H Filed
SB 1134
Individual Wine Containers
vising the limitation on the size of individual wine containers to glass containers only, etc.
Trumbull
Last Action: 1/2/2024 S Filed
SB 1348
Beverage Law
Authorizing manufacturers of malt beverages to transfer malt beverages to another manufacturer for brewing under certain conditions; deleting the definition of the term “keg”; revising a provision to limit the number of barrels, rather than kegs, of malt beverages certain vendors may brew annually; revising surety bond requirements for payment of taxes; providing requirements for contract brewing and alternating proprietorship brewing, etc.
DiCeglie
Last Action: 1/4/2024 S Filed
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Do you have any questions about how these proposed changes to Florida Beverage Laws could affect your beverage business? Contact us to schedule a consultation with a beverage attorney.
Because we’re attorneys: Disclaimer. Originally posted 01/06/2024.
