Bill Commons

GA SB 86

died on adjournment

Alcoholic Beverages; retail dealers to offer discounts to consumers through premiums, coupons, or rebates on alcoholic beverages purchased for consumption off the premises; authorize

Georgia · 2025_26 · upper

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Quick answers

Did GA SB 86 pass?

No. GA SB 86 died when the 2025-26 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-02-06): Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

What is GA SB 86 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to alcoholic beverages, so as to authorize retail dealers to offer discounts to consumers through premiums, coupons, or rebates on alcoholic beverages purchased for consumption off the premises; to provide for a definition; to provide certain conditions and requirements for the offering of such discounts; to increase the number of tasting events a retail package liquor store may conduct; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA SB 86?

Jason Anavitarte, Frank Ginn, Carden Summers and 5 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 86.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to alcoholic beverages, so as to authorize retail dealers to offer discounts to consumers through premiums, coupons, or rebates on alcoholic beverages purchased for consumption off the premises; to provide for a definition; to provide certain conditions and requirements for the offering of such discounts; to increase the number of tasting events a retail package liquor store may conduct; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2025-02-03
Latest action
2026-02-06 — Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Jason Anavitarteprimary
  • Frank Ginnprimary
  • Carden Summersprimary
  • John Albersprimary
  • Sally Harrellprimary
  • Shawn Stillprimary
  • David Lucasprimary
  • Freddie Powell Simsprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-02-06

    Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    committee-passage-favorable

  2. 2026-01-12

    Senate Recommitted

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-12

    Senate Taken from Table

  4. 2025-03-06

    Senate Tabled

  5. 2025-02-20

    Senate Read Second Time

    reading-2

  6. 2025-02-19

    Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2025-02-04

    Senate Read and Referred

    referral-committee

  8. 2025-02-03

    Senate Hopper

    introduction

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Related bills

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