HB 3730
Allows a licensee, permittee or certificate holder authorized to import, export, sell, distribute, ship or deliver wine to import, export, sell, distribute, ship and deliver low-proof spirit beverages.
Jurisdiction
Oregon
Session
2025 Regular Session
Committee
Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade
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- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Bill overview
This bill allows licensed alcohol businesses in Oregon, such as wineries, distilleries, and importers, to also sell and distribute low-proof spirit beverages (alcoholic beverages with a mixture of distilled liquor and a non-alcoholic liquid containing no more than 14% alcohol by volume). It establishes a tax on the sale of these beverages, defines what constitutes a ‘low-proof spirit beverage,’ and outlines specific rules for various license holders, including distilleries and importers, regarding their ability to sell and distribute these products. The bill also creates exceptions and provisions for tax payments and record-keeping.
Key provisions
- Defines ‘low-proof spirit beverage’ based on alcohol content and container size.
- Allows certain licensed alcohol businesses (distilleries, importers) to sell and distribute low-proof spirit beverages.
- Imposes a tax on the privilege of manufacturing or importing low-proof spirit beverages.
- Creates exceptions for tastings and sales of low-proof spirit beverages at distilleries.
- Establishes requirements for record-keeping and tax payments related to low-proof spirit beverages.
- Modifies existing Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) statutes to align with the new regulations.
- Specifies that the bill applies to low-proof spirit beverages manufactured or imported on or after January 1, 2026.
- Requires a three-fifths majority vote for revenue raising provisions.
Who is affected
- Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC)
- Wineries
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