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Change in alcohol law sought as Tulsa liquor distributor estimates $100M loss because of one little
Change in alcohol law sought as Tulsa liquor distributor estimates $100M loss because of one little wordOKLAHOMA CITY — A Tulsa liquor distributor won the first round Tuesday in what he described as a fight against unfair business practices put in motion by Oklahoma’s alcohol modernization laws.
Senate Bill 608, by Sen. Kim David, R-Porter, received its first hearing in current form Tuesday afternoon in the House Judiciary Committee. Stripped of the language that cleared the Senate 44-0 in early March, SB 608 now restores language requiring manufacturers — distilleries and wineries — to make their products available to all wholesalers.
“We’re saying, ‘Give us a fighting chance,’” said Bryan Hendershot, owner of Boardwalk Distribution, the state’s third-largest wholesaler.
In reforming its alcohol laws, Oklahoma lifted a 60-year ban on out-of-state ownership and replaced a “shall” with a “may.”
Read more: https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/local/change-in-alcohol-law-sought-as-tulsa-liquor-distributor-estimates/article_002c4c15-8708-5f9f-9fe0-d262148ae2f4.html