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HB 1730

Appropriation; Oil and Gas Board.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Brent Anderson and 7 co-sponsors

Arkansas allows new full wholesaler permits from July 1, 2026 and minimum wholesaler permits from the effective date, while letting pre-2013 permit holders renew and transfer.

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Bill Summary · HB 1730

HB 1730 — Summary (Arkansas, 95th General Assembly, 2025 session)

Note: The source materials provided mixed materials from multiple jurisdictions and bills. This summary focuses on the Arkansas measure reflected in the bill text and DFA fiscal notes: changes to Arkansas Code § 3-4-609 (wholesaler permits for alcoholic beverages).

Main purpose

To change Arkansas law that has restricted issuance and transfer of alcoholic beverage wholesaler permits by amending Ark. Code § 3-4-609 so that the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division (ABC) may again issue certain new wholesaler permits (after specified dates) and to clarify renewal and transfer rules for existing permits issued on or before September 1, 2013.

Key provisions

  • Amends Arkansas Code § 3-4-609 (rather than fully repealing it):
    • New full wholesaler permits (statutory authority at § 3-4-605) that previously could not be issued on/after Sept. 1, 2013 may be issued beginning July 1, 2026.
    • New minimum wholesaler permits (statutory authority at § 3-4-607) may be issued on or after the effective date of the act.
    • Holders of wholesaler permits issued on or before September 1, 2013:
    • May renew their permits (renewal allowed before, on, or after Sept. 1, 2013).
    • May transfer those permits to another wholesaler to the extent permitted by applicable law or ABC regulation (the amendment expressly allows transfers consistent with law/regulation).

Who is affected

  • Alcoholic Beverage Control Division (Department of Finance and Administration) — administrative authority to accept and process new applications and renewals, and to regulate transfers under existing law/regulation.
  • Current and prospective alcoholic beverage wholesalers in Arkansas:
    • Existing wholesalers holding permits issued on/before 9/1/2013 retain renewal and transfer rights as clarified.
    • New applicants seeking wholesaler or minimum wholesaler permits may apply beginning on the dates specified (minimum wholesaler: upon effective date; full wholesaler: 7/1/2026).
  • Indirectly affects retailers, distributors, producers and consumers through market-entry effects for wholesalers.

Fiscal impact

  • The Arkansas DFA (ABC) fiscal notes indicate a minimal fiscal impact:
    • ABC may issue additional wholesale permits and thus collect additional application and renewal fees according to existing fee schedules.
    • No impact on general taxpayers reported; no new ongoing resources required beyond routine administration.
    • ABC would provide training/administration for application process updates.

Procedural/timeline notes

  • House Amendment 1 (H1) changed the original bill from a repeal to an amendment and established the specific issuance dates noted above (effective date for minimum wholesaler permits and July 1, 2026 for full wholesaler permits).
  • Sponsors listed in the materials: Rep. M. Brown, Rep. J. Richardson (added as co-sponsor by H1), and Sen. J. Bryant.
  • The user-provided status for the bill is “Died In Conference.” (Legislative activity records in the materials were mixed and include both passage/enrollment entries and conference actions; the status reported to you is “Died In Conference.”)

Implementation considerations / notes

  • The amendment defers to existing ABC regulation and applicable law regarding the mechanics and conditions for permit transfers and renewals; details (transfer procedures, fee amounts, application forms) will be governed by ABC rules and current statutory cross-references (§§ 3-4-605, 3-4-607).
  • Because source materials included unrelated appropriation text and out-of-state documents, readers should consult the official Arkansas legislative record and the final enrolled act (if any) or Arkansas Code updates for the definitive, operative language and for confirmation of the bill’s final status.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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