Senate Bill 314 to kill beerfest in Utah

"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 without 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 today (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:

http://le.utah.gov/asp/interim/Commit.asp?Year=2011&Com=SSTBUS

Link to Legislative Roster:

http://le.utah.gov/Documents/2010roster.pdf

Link to post on Utahbeer:

http://utahbeer.blogspot.com/2011/02/your-pound-of-flesh-is-due.html

Here are the committee members contact information:

John L Valentine

857 E 970 N (R)

OREM UT 84097 Utah

Home (801) 224−1693

Office (801) 373−6345

Fax (801) 377−4991

Curtis S Bramble

3663 N 870 E (R)

PROVO UT 84604 Utah

Home (801) 226−3663

Cell (801) 361−5802

Fax (801) 812−8297

Gene Davis

865 PARKWAY AVE (D) SALT LAKE CITY UT 84106 Salt Lake

Home (801) 484−9428

Fax (801) 484−9442

David Hinkins

P O BOX 485 (R) ORANGEVILLE UT 84537 Carbon, Emery,

Home (435) 384−5550 Grand, San Juan,

Office (435) 748−2828 Utah

Fax (435) 748−2089

Dan Liljenquist

553 S DAVIS BLVD (R) BOUNTIFUL UT 84010 Davis

Home (801) 294−2378

Karen Mayne

5044 W BANNOCK CIR (D) WEST VALLEY CITY UT 84120

Asst. Minority Whip

Home (801) 968−7756 Salt Lake

Stephen H Urquhart

634 E 1100 S (R) ST GEORGE UT 84790 Washington

Phone (435) 668−7759

Fax (435) 272−4484

Kevin T Van Tassell

3424 W 1500 N (R) VERNAL UT 84078

Daggett, Duchesne, Home (435) 789−0724

Summit, Uintah, Office (435) 789−7082

Wasatch Fax (435) 789−8411