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MichiganSB 05122025-2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET
Liquor: distribution; general amendments; provide for. Amends secs. 303, 526, 607, 609b, 903b & 1025 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1303 et seq.) & adds secs. 412, 609k & 804. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0513'25Last Action: ASSIGNED PA 0065'25 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
Sponsored By: Sam Singh (Democratic)
Became Law
Liquor: distribution
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Bill Overview
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10 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 2 costs, 5 mixed.
Penalties for dishonored payments
If a retailer’s payment to a wholesaler is dishonored by a bank, it is a violation. Wholesalers must charge escalating fees within 12 months of the first dishonor: $50, $100, $150, $200, then $250 for the fifth or later. If a retailer has six or more dishonored payments on different dates within 12 consecutive months, the commission must suspend the retailer’s license for 14 days. These changes take effect only if Senate Bill 513 of the 103rd Legislature is also enacted.
Craft Beverage Council rules and grants
The law creates the Michigan Craft Beverage Council in the Agriculture Department and sets who serves on it. Voting members must have their main business in Michigan and cannot be lobbyists. Members serve three-year terms, with term limits, and nongovernmental members can be paid $50 per meeting day plus travel. The council can seek funding, set a budget, and direct grants for research, marketing, and education, which the department administers when money is appropriated. The council can make rules but cannot conflict with the commission’s rules and cannot lobby, though it may provide technical information. The council’s name change is effective October 1, 2018. These changes take effect only if Senate Bill 513 of the 103rd Legislature is also enacted.
College liquor ads and branding rules
Vendors may give non‑lit in‑store signs to Michigan 2‑ or 4‑year colleges that hold retailer licenses; indoor signs must be no larger than 3,500 square inches. Vendors may also provide other approved ads and signs to these college retailers, and containers or packaging may feature the college’s name or logo. At public university venues with the special university retail license, larger illuminated signs are allowed and may be provided and installed by listed suppliers. These changes take effect only if Senate Bill 513 of the 103rd Legislature is also enacted.
More wholesale buyers and employee deals
Wholesalers may sell to hospitals, military bases, tribal governments, border and airport stores, certain trade groups for on‑site use, and churches for sacramental wine. Wholesalers may also sell employees up to 2 cases of malt beverage per week or 1 case of wine or mixed drinks per week. These changes take effect only if Senate Bill 513 of the 103rd Legislature is also enacted.
No alcohol sales to intoxicated people
Vendors may not sell alcohol to anyone who is intoxicated. Test results taken inside the licensed place or on nearby property cannot be used to prove the offense. Officials must use direct observation, witness statements, or other allowed evidence. These rules take effect only if Senate Bill 513 of the 103rd Legislature is also enacted.
Limits on holding multiple liquor licenses
Some license types cannot be held together. For example, warehousers and wholesalers cannot also be specially designated merchants or distributors, and brewers cannot be specially designated merchants. The law also keeps earlier grandfathering for certain wine maker restrictions and clarifies that a small distiller is not a specially designated distributor. These changes take effect only if Senate Bill 513 of the 103rd Legislature is also enacted.
Giveaway ban with tasting exceptions
Vendors cannot give away alcoholic liquor tied to their business, except that manufacturers may give samples for on‑site consumption. The law keeps several allowed tastings, including events with commission approval, farmer’s market tastings, retailer samplings, and consumer sampling events. Wholesalers and brewers may give limited samples to employees aged 21+ for education or research on licensed premises. These changes take effect only if Senate Bill 513 of the 103rd Legislature is also enacted.
New beer festival license and rules
Nonprofit groups made up mostly of brewers can get a special beer‑festival license. The fee is $25 per licensed day, and each holder is limited to six events per year. Licensees can buy beer directly from brewpubs, wholesalers, or eligible microbrewers for on‑site use. Festival beer served to showcase products counts as a sample and may be offered free, and members 18 or older may serve beer. These changes take effect only if Senate Bill 513 of the 103rd Legislature is also enacted.
New rules for brewery tasting rooms
Wholesalers can sell beer to a brewer or microbrewer for sale at the brewer’s approved tasting room, for on‑ or off‑premises sales. Beer bought under this allowance cannot be sold or moved to another licensee or to the brewer’s other licensed locations. These changes take effect only if Senate Bill 513 of the 103rd Legislature is also enacted.
Stricter rules for vendor reps
Vendor reps and salespeople must keep accurate expense records for each retail call and keep them four years for inspection. Reps may buy one drink per customer of the brand they represent; beer reps are capped at $100 per day and no more than twice a month at the same location. Delivery employees may not buy a drink for a retail licensee while on duty. These changes take effect only if Senate Bill 513 of the 103rd Legislature is also enacted.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Sam Singh
Democratic • Senate
Cosponsors
Dan Lauwers
Republican • Senate
Dayna Polehanki
Democratic • Senate
John Damoose
Republican • Senate
Jon C. Bumstead
Republican • Senate
Joseph N. Bellino Jr.
Republican • Senate
Kevin Hertel
Democratic • Senate
Mallory McMorrow
Democratic • Senate
Michael Webber
Republican • Senate
Michele Hoitenga
Republican • Senate
Paul Wojno
Democratic • Senate
Roger Hauck
Republican • Senate
Sylvia A. Santana
Democratic • Senate
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 12/16/2025
passed; given immediate effect
Yes: 97 • No: 8 • Other: 5
Senate vote • 12/2/2025
PASSED
Yes: 37 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
ASSIGNED PA 0065'25 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
12/23/2025SenateFILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 12/23/2025 12:22 PM
12/23/2025SenateAPPROVED BY GOVERNOR 12/23/2025 10:52 AM
12/23/2025SenatePRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 12/19/2025 2:46 PM
12/23/2025SenateORDERED ENROLLED
12/18/2025SenateFULL TITLE AGREED TO
12/18/2025SenateGIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
12/18/2025Senatereturned to Senate
12/18/2025Housemotion withdrawn
12/18/2025Housepostponed for the day
12/17/2025Housemotion to reconsider passage
12/17/2025Houseinserted full title
12/16/2025Housepassed; given immediate effect Roll Call #340 Yeas 97 Nays 8 Excused 0 Not Voting 5
12/16/2025Houseread a third time
12/16/2025Houseplaced on immediate passage
12/16/2025Houseplaced on third reading
12/16/2025Houseread a second time
12/16/2025Housereferred to second reading
12/11/2025Housereported with recommendation without amendment
12/11/2025Housereferred to Committee on Regulatory Reform
12/2/2025Houseread a first time
12/2/2025Housereceived on 12/02/2025
12/2/2025HousePASSED ROLL CALL # 313 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0
12/2/2025SenatePLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
12/2/2025SenateRULES SUSPENDED
12/2/2025Senate
Bill Text
Public Act
12/23/2025
As Passed by the House
12/16/2025
As Passed by the Senate
12/2/2025
Introduced
9/3/2025
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