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Became law
Adjourned sine die. The bill was pending when the session ended, so it did not pass.
Last action · March 11, 2026
To Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)

Introduced March 4, 2026

House
Adjourned Sine Die
2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages.

Amend KRS 241.065 to prohibit licensure for a quota retail package premises less than 1 mile from another quota retail package license premises in a county containing a city of the first class; exempt existing quota retail package license premises; allow for loss of exemption for an existing quota retail package license premises under designated circumstances.

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This bill would set a minimum distance rule for certain liquor store licenses in counties that contain a first-class city, which in Kentucky means Jefferson County and Louisville. New applicants for a quota retail package license would be denied if their proposed location is within one mile of an existing license of the same type, though stores already holding such a license would generally be allowed to keep it under an exemption with some conditions…

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Legislative History

Mar 4, 2026 · House
Introduced In House
Mar 4, 2026 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Mar 11, 2026 · House
To Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)

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Portrait of Beverly Chester-Burton

Beverly Chester-Burton

Representative · House District 044

Primary sponsor
beverly.chesterburton@kylegislature.gov

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