Latest Action: 04/16/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H)

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HB 2547 - USE OF SCHOOL FUNDS - Flook, Tim

Prohibits public school districts from using school funds to purchase alcohol
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Local Government (H)

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HB 2526 - LIQUOR CONTROL - Pratt, Bryan

Repeals certain liquor control provisions regarding licensed liquor and wine wholesalers
Latest Action: 04/21/2008 - Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)

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HB 2429 - ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICTS - Hunter, Steve

Requires an entertainment district to submit a detailed plan to obtain a municipal permit to sell liquor at certain times
Latest Action: 04/28/2008 - Rules - Executive Session Completed (H)

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HB 2421 - KANSAS CITY FESTIVAL DISTRICT SALES - Meiners, Kate

Allows a Kansas City festival district promotional association to obtain a license to sell alcohol for consumption within the festival district
Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)

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HB 2373 - EXCESSIVE BLOOD-ALCOHOL CONTENT - Harris, Jeff

Imposes additional penalties on a person who has been convicted of an intoxication-related traffic offense when his or her blood-alcohol content was .16 of 1% or higher
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - S Informal Calendar S Bills for Perfection--SB 1240-Dempsey

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SB 1240 - This act repeals certain liquor control provisions pertaining to wholesalers, including exceptions to the wholesaler price regulations and provisions requiring wholesalers to file a schedule with the Supervisor of Alcohol and Tobacco Control in order to operate.

This act is similar to HB 2526 (2008).

SUSAN HENDERSON MOORE

Latest Action: 04/03/2008 - Referred: Local Government (H)

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HB 2153 - DRINKING ESTABLISHMENTS - Silvey, Ryan

Prohibits a person younger than 21 years of age who is not an underage entertainer from being allowed inside a drinking establishment
Latest Action: 04/09/2008 - Executive Session Completed (H)

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HB 2141 - LIQUOR LICENSES - Dougherty, Curt

Changes the laws regarding the denial, suspension, or revocation of a liquor license
Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Small Business (H)

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HB 2063 - LIQUOR SALES - Walton, Juanita Head

Allows certain organizations who sell intoxicating liquor by the drink on the premises to obtain a special license to remain open until 3:00 a.m. and to open on Sundays at 8:00 a.m.
Latest Action: 01/28/2008 - Second Read and Referred S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee

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SB 1011 - This act modifies provisions of the liquor control.SECTION 311.265 No new license shall be issued to a retail premises that was previously occupied by a retailer that is currently delinquent beyond the permissible ordinary commercial credit period. Applicants at a previously licensed retail premises shall provide verification that the previous retailer is not indebted to the wholesaler.SECTIONS 311.332-311.338 These section repeal provisions regarding wholesaler price regulations. Any charitable or religious organization or educational institution that holds an event with donated alcohol shall report the location of the event to the Supervisor of Alcohol and Tobacco Control three business days in advance. The report of each event shall include permission from the property owner and city, a description of the premises, and the date of the event. SECTION 311.630 Currently, employees selected by the division as peace officers have the power to make arrests, searches,[...]

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Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Corrections and Public Institutions (H)

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HB 1781 - ALCOHOL PROHIBITION AT THE CAPITOL - Skaggs, Trent

Prohibits the possession or consumption of alcohol in the State Capitol or on the State Capitol grounds
Latest Action: 03/27/2008 - SCS Voted Do Pass S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee (4528S.03C)

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SCS/SB 1001 - This act allows any Kansas City festival district's promotional association to obtain a permit to sell intoxicating liquor and nonintoxicating beer for consumption, and to conduct festival events, at the businesses and common areas within such district. The promotional association must submit a plan to the governing body of the city and receive approval in order to obtain the permit issued by the Supervisor of Alcohol and Tobacco Control. The festival district must provide certain information in their plan to the city, including a legal description of the district and its common area, information about participating businesses, the specific calendar of festival events and their times, a description of the proposed festival activities, including street closures, proof of adequate insurance, and a detailed security plan. Any event shall not last more than forty-eight hours and there shall not be more than six events per month. Such promotional association may permit customers [...]

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Latest Action: 02/07/2008 - Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)

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HB 1703 - PERSISTENT TRAFFIC OFFENDERS - Bruns, Mark J.

Revises the laws regarding prior, persistent, aggravated, and chronic intoxication-related traffic offenders and requires continuous alcohol monitoring as a condition of parole or probation for some offenders
Latest Action: 01/22/2008 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

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SB 975 - This act requires alcohol monitoring for persons with repeat alcohol-related offenses in certain circumstances instead of serving a more lengthy mandatory minimum sentence. The term "continuous alcohol monitoring" means automatically testing alcohol concentration levels and tampering attempts, regardless of the location of the person wearing the device, at least once each hour and regularly transmitting the data through a remote device worn by such person. Currently, no prior offender is eligible for probation or parole until he or she serves a minimum of five days imprisonment, unless the person performs at least thirty days of community service. Under this act, a prior offender would also be required to abstain from consuming alcohol. This requirement shall be verifiable by continuous alcohol monitoring or breath alcohol testing performed a minimum of four times per day as scheduled by the court, for not less than thirty days but not more than ninety days. Currently,[...]

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Latest Action: 04/03/2008 - Referred: Local Government (H)

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HB 1734 - SALE OF LIQUOR - Fallert, Joseph Jr.

Allows certain charitable organizations to begin selling liquor at 9:00 a.m. instead of 11:00 a.m. on Sundays
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)

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HB 1593 - OPERATION OF A VESSEL - Lipke, Scott A.

Lowers the blood-alcohol content to .08 of 1% for the crime of operating a vessel with excessive blood-alcohol content
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Referred: Local Government (H)

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HB 1586 - ALCOHOL PROHIBITION AT THE CAPITOL - Baker, Brian

Prohibits the possession or consumption of alcohol in the State Capitol or on the State Capitol grounds
Latest Action: 02/04/2008 - Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)

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HB 1514 - PEACE OFFICERS - Bruns, Mark J.

Expands the authority of a peace officer as designated by the Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control to make arrests, searches, and seizures
Latest Action: 02/04/2008 - Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)

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HB 1464 - ALCOHOL BEVERAGE VAPORIZERS - Nolte, Jerry

Prohibits the use or possession of an alcohol beverage vaporizer
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - S Inf Calendar H Bills for Third Reading--HCS#2 for HB 1423, with SCS (Goodman)

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HB 1423 - ALCOHOL-RELATED TRAFFIC OFFENSES - St. Onge, Neal C.

Changes the laws regarding ignition interlock devices and a prior plea to an alcohol-related traffic offense
Latest Action: 04/29/2008 - Executive Session Completed (H)

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HB 1408 - ALCOHOL-RELATED PROBLEMS - Deeken, Bill

Creates the Fund for the Reduction of Alcohol-Related Problems and Underage Drinking to be used for prevention, treatment, and recovery of alcohol-related problems and alcohol-related traffic safety
Latest Action: 05/09/2008 - Referred H Crime Prevention and Public Safety Committee

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SS#2/SCS/SBs 747 & 736 - This act modifies various provisions relating to abuse of alcohol. SECTION 160.545 This act prohibits any person who receives three minor in possession violations from receiving educational cost reimbursement under the "A+ Schools Program". SECTION 311.310 Under this act, any person, who is found guilty of or pleads guilty to knowingly providing alcohol to a minor or who knowingly allows a minor to drink on his or her property or knowingly fails to stop a minor from drinking, may be subject to a claim by the parent or legal guardian of such minor for resulting damages suffered by the minor; however, licensees under the liquor control laws are not subject to this act. SECTIONS 311.325 & 577.021 Any peace officer, who has probable cause to believe that a person less than twenty-one years of age is intoxicated, may request that such person submit to a chemical test. Any person less than twenty-one years of age who refuses, upon the request of the [...]

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Latest Action: 01/15/2008 - Hearing Scheduled S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

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SB 766 - A person commits child abuse when knowing that she is pregnant, chronically and severely exposes an unborn child to alcohol or a controlled substance during pregnancy and such child, at birth, is demonstrably adversely affected by such exposure. Child abuse is a Class C felony.

A person commits child endangerment in the second degree when knowing that she is pregnant, chronically and severely exposes an unborn child to a controlled substance during pregnancy. Child endangerment is a Class A misdemeanor.

If a person pleads guilty to or is found guilty of such offenses, the court shall order a juvenile officer to take the child into protective custody immediately or as soon as reasonably possible after the birth of the child if such child is unborn at the time of the plea or finding of guilt.

This act is similar to SB 676 (2007).

SUSAN HENDERSON MOORE