Bill Text For HB3334 - Introduced

 1|                          STATE OF OKLAHOMA                            |
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 2|             2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)                |
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 3|HOUSE BILL 3334                      By: Hays                          |
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 6|                            AS INTRODUCED                              |
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 7|       An Act relating to alcoholic beverages; creating the            |
  |       Limited Retail-to-On-Premises Alcohol Supply Act;               |
 8|       defining terms; providing that an on-premises                   |
  |       licensee may purchase alcoholic beverages from an               |
 9|       off-premises licensee under certain conditions;                 |
  |       providing conditions; requiring certain recordkeeping           |
10|       and reporting; providing penalty for violation;                 |
  |       directing the ABLE Commission to promulgate rules;              |
11|       providing certain clarifications for scope of act;              |
  |       providing for noncodification; providing for                    |
12|       codification; and providing an effective date.                  |
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15|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:                  |
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16|    SECTION 1.     NEW LAW     A new section of law not to be          |
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17|codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:                    |
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18|    This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Limited           |
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19|Retail-to-On-Premises Alcohol Supply Act".                             |
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20|    SECTION 2.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified     |
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21|in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3-128 of Title 37A, unless there   |
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22|is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:               |
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23|    A.  As used in this act:                                           |
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 1|    1.  "Limited purchase" means a non-wholesale transaction between   |
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 2|an off-premises and an on-premises licensee involving sealed           |
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 3|alcoholic beverages, subject to weekly volume limits;                  |
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 4|    2.  "Liquor-by-the-Drink Tax" means the excise tax imposed under   |
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 5|Sections 5-101 through 5-107 of this title on alcoholic beverages      |
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 6|sold for on-premises consumption;                                      |
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 7|    3.  "Off-premises licensee" means a holder of a retail spirits     |
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 8|license pursuant to Section 2-109 of this title who is authorized to   |
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 9|sell alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption;                 |
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10|    4.  "On-premises licensee" means a holder of a mixed beverage      |
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11|license pursuant to Section 2-110 of this title or an on-premises      |
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12|beer and wine license pursuant to Section 2-128 of this title who is   |
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13|authorized to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on the          |
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14|licensed premises;                                                     |
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15|    5.  "Sales tax permit" means a valid permit issued by the          |
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16|Oklahoma Tax Commission under Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes        |
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17|authorizing the collection and remittance of sales tax;                |
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18|    6.  "Tied-house restrictions" means the prohibitions under         |
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19|Section 3-121 of this title and 27 U.S.C., Section '3f205(b) against   |
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20|financial entanglements or coercive relationships between tiers; and   |
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21|    7.  "Wholesaler obligations" means the legal duties under          |
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22|Sections 2-107 and 2-138 of this title requiring alcoholic beverage    |
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23|distribution through licensed wholesalers.                             |
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 1|    B.  Notwithstanding Section 2-138 of this title, an on-premises    |
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 2|licensee may purchase alcoholic beverages from an off-premises         |
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 3|licensee under the following conditions:                               |
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 4|    1.  All beverages must be in sealed, original containers;          |
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 5|    2.  The on-premises licensee shall retain full responsibility      |
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 6|for remitting the Liquor-by-the-Drink Tax under Section 5-105 of       |
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 7|this title;                                                            |
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 8|    3.  The off-premises licensee shall not collect sales tax,         |
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 9|provided the on-premises licensee holds a valid sales tax permit and   |
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10|the transfer is documented as a tax-exempt transaction;                |
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11|    4.  These limited purchases shall not be used to circumvent        |
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12|wholesaler obligations under Section 2-107 of this title or federal    |
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13|tied-house restrictions under 27 U.S.C., Section '3f205(b); and        |
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14|    5.  No licensee may condition such purchases on brand              |
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15|exclusivity, advertising obligations, or promotional consideration.    |
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16|    C.  1.  Both licensees shall maintain detailed records of each     |
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17|transaction, including:                                                |
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18|         a.    date and volume,                                        |
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19|         b.    product details,                                        |
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20|         c.    license numbers of both parties, and                    |
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21|         d.    documentation of tax responsibilities.                  |
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22|    2.  Records shall be retained for twenty-four (24) months and      |
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23|provided upon request to the Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement       |
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24|(ABLE) Commission or the Oklahoma Tax Commission.                      |
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 1|    D.  Violations of this act are subject to penalties under          |
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 2|Section 2-148 et seq. of this title, including fines up to One         |
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 3|Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) per occurrence, license suspension, or    |
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 4|revocation.                                                            |
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 5|    E.  The ABLE Commission shall promulgate rules to implement and    |
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 6|enforce this act, which shall be limited to volume caps, reporting     |
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 7|formats, and audit procedures only; ABLE is prohibited from making     |
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 8|an expansion of eligible products or frequency.                        |
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 9|    F.  Nothing in this act shall be construed to permit slotting      |
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10|fees, tied product placements, or incentives or inducements that       |
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11|conflict with Section 3-121 of this title or 27 U.S.C., Section        |
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12|'3f205(b).                                                             |
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13|    SECTION 3.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.      |
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15|    60-2-14048     JL     01/06/26                                     |
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