Legislative Watch

COMMENTS:
1. Maintain a strong three-tier system
2. Support state and local law enforcement to identify and control trade practices.
3. Do not further enable nationwide online alcohol sales.
See ATTACHED submittal to Tax & Trade Bureau, July 2023
Add cancer warning to alcohol retail point-of-service signage; see our webpage Special: Alcohol and Cancer or download ATTACHED PDF
SUPPORT
see a visual summary of the bill’s five pillars at the bottom of this page
see the actual bill AT THIS LINK
SUPPORT
AT THIS LINK
OPPOSE
AT THIS LINK
OPPOSE
Would increase allowable licenses for alcohol retailers from 2 to 6
OPPOSE
Advocate updating the warning label that appears on alcohol bottles and cans to reflect updated research on alcohol health impacts, AT THIS LINK
SUPPORT
To allow the US Postal Service to deliver alcohol
OPPOSE
Reauthorization of the Sober Truth on Preventing (STOP) Underage Drinking Act
SUPPORT
AT THIS LINK
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Allow breweries to sell direct-to-consumers with no daily limit
OPPOSE
Ignition Interlock on first offense for DUI
SUPPORT

More on HB 520 (as of 3/19/23):

HB 520, as passed by the House, is Pro Georgia. Behavioral health is a public health issue, not a criminal matter HB 520 provides solutions for Georgians caught in the innefective and costly cyle of incarceration, homelessness, and hospitalization.