It was a rocky road to adoption for the Conference Committee Report on HB 2199. The bill was passed on May 22, 2013 by the House of Representatives (89-23). The Senate approved the amended report May 15 (39-0). The bill was sent back to conference committee twice to remove sections that legislators in the House and the Senate ultimately opposed. Read more...

Other Legislation -

HB 2206 - the Uncork Kansas retail liquor deregulation bill was tabled by the House Commerce Committee and is not expected to see any further action this session. However, the Uncork Kansas proponents have been running paid newspaper advertisements and have been featured on radio in recent weeks. KABR members must continue to stand up to these tactics.

Read more here: By Uncork Kansas Coalition