Hmm I swear it was only a couple months ago that they passed a law loosening the restrictions on beer events. Then I read this email today from the folks @ the beer nut. I think there’s a bit of info in the recent headlines section too. Anyway thought I’d pass it along for any utah residents who hadn’t heard about it. cheers and good luck, j
Perhaps you have heard about the liquor law changes being proposed in the Utah
Senate. You probably didn’t hear that one of the changes in Senate Bill 314
would stop City Weekly from putting on their Second Annual Utah Beer Fest.
Didn’t it feel great last summer, being part of a REAL beer fest where you could
sample the brewers wares with the need of tokens or chits or any silly payment
per sample. Ahh, it was just like everywhere else.
Well, Senator Valentine noticed you enjoying yourself and decided to put a stop
to it. Here is the relevant summary from the bill:
prohibits event permittees from selling, offering for sale, or furnishing an
indefinite 60 or unlimited number of alcoholic products during a set period for
a fixed price
Other fun (read that sarcastically) changes are the push back of beer sales to
11:30 am, an hour and a half later than current law of 10:00 am.
Perhaps it would be worth your while to either go to the committee meeting or
call your Senator and/or Committee members.
The committee meeting is tomorrow (Wed 23rd) at 7:30 am in room 210 of the
Senate Building.
Link to text of SB-314: http://le.utah.gov/~2011/bills/sbillint/sb0314.pdf
Link to committee schedule: Utah Legislative Committee Information
Link to Legislative Roster: http://le.utah.gov/Documents/2010roster.pdf
Here are the committee members contact information:
John L Valentine
857 E 970 N
(R) OREM UT 84097
Utah Home (801) 2241693
Office (801) 3736345
Fax (801) 3774991
Curtis S Bramble 3663 N 870 E
(R) PROVO UT 84604
Utah Home (801) 2263663
Cell (801) 3615802
Fax (801) 8128297
Gene Davis 865 PARKWAY AVE
(D) SALT LAKE CITY UT 84106
Salt Lake Home (801) 4849428
Fax (801) 4849442
David Hinkins P O BOX 485
(R) ORANGEVILLE UT 84537
Carbon, Emery, Home (435) 3845550
Grand, San Juan, Office (435) 7482828
Utah Fax (435) 7482089
Dan Liljenquist 553 S DAVIS BLVD
(R) BOUNTIFUL UT 84010
Davis Home (801) 2942378
Karen Mayne 5044 W BANNOCK CIR
(D) WEST VALLEY CITY UT 84120
Asst. Minority Whip Home (801) 9687756
Salt Lake
Stephen H Urquhart 634 E 1100 S
(R) ST GEORGE UT 84790
Washington Phone (435) 6687759
Fax (435) 2724484
Kevin T Van Tassell 3424 W 1500 N
(R) VERNAL UT 84078
Daggett, Duchesne, Home (435) 7890724
Summit, Uintah, Office (435) 7897082
Wasatch Fax (435) 7898411