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Last action · February 26, 2025

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Introduced February 18, 2025

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2025 Regular Session

HB611

AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 243 to define terms; exempt qualified estate collections of vintage distilled spirits from the annual package maximum; limit the exemption to 12 collections in any given 12 months; amend KRS 243.232 to allow vintage distilled spirits licensees to purchase from vintage distilled spirits sellers either in person or via shipment; require a vintage distilled spirits licensee to report its estate collection purchases and whether the vintage distilled spirits…

Commerce Distilled Spirits Sales Trade Practices and Retailing Wills and Estates Alcoholic Beverages

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This bill creates new rules around the buying and selling of vintage distilled spirits that come from private estate collections in Kentucky. It would allow licensed vintage spirits dealers to purchase these collections either in person or through shipment, and sets a limit of 12 such estate collection exemptions in any 12-month period. It also establishes direct shipping rights and reporting requirements for both sellers and licensed buyers. Who it may affect: licensed vintage distilled spirits dealers, estate sellers of vintage spirits collections, and potentially collectors and consumers of rare or aged spirits.

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