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<leg xml:space="preserve" billnum="HB0601" sponsor="Matt MacPherson" designation="HB" otherSponsor="" otherHouse="Senate" sess="2026GS" fileno="2026FL1251" date="2/26/2026 08:02:907" printDate="02-26 08:49" subVer="0" minVer="0" office="LEGISLATIVE GENERAL COUNSEL" actionDate="" impact="code"><info><nextbuid>6</nextbuid><aminfo anum="0" effdate="05/06/2026"><seclist><sect action="A" src="code" buid="3" uid="C32B-7-S102_2026050620260506" fromuid="C32B-7-S102_1800010118000101" sort="32B07 01020020260506" mtype="section" effdate="05/06/2026">32B-7-102</sect><sect src="uncod" untype="effdate" buid="5" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" mtype="uncod" effdate="05/06/2026"/></seclist></aminfo></info><tbox><sinfo><nextpairid>0</nextpairid></sinfo><st numlevel="1" lineno="1" slineno="0-1">Flavored Alcohol Amendments</st><sessionhead>2026 GENERAL SESSION</sessionhead><statehead>STATE OF UTAH</statehead><sponsorhead>Chief Sponsor: Matt MacPherson</sponsorhead><otherSponsorhead>Senate Sponsor: </otherSponsorhead></tbox><lt numlevel="1" lineno="2" slineno="0-2"><lthead lineno="3">LONG TITLE</lthead><gdhead lineno="4">General Description:</gdhead><gd numlevel="1" lineno="5" slineno="0-5">This bill amends provisions relating to the beer that an off-premise beer retailer may sell.</gd><hphead lineno="6">Highlighted Provisions:</hphead><hp numlevel="1" lineno="7" slineno="0-7">This bill:<hl numlevel="1" lineno="8" slineno="0-8" level="1">amends the definition of beer for an off-premise beer retailer.</hl></hp><moni numlevel="1" lineno="9" slineno="0-9" display="none">Money Appropriated in this Bill:</moni><moniNone lineno="10">None</moniNone><oc numlevel="1" lineno="11" slineno="0-11">Other Special Clauses:</oc><ocNone lineno="12">None</ocNone><sa numlevel="1" lineno="13" slineno="0-13">Utah Code Sections Affected:<saamd numlevel="1" lineno="14" slineno="0-14"><snhead>AMENDS:</snhead><sn num="32B-7-102" src="code" uid="C32B-7-S102_2026050620260506" buid="3" sort="32B07 01020020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="15" slineno="0-15"><bold>32B-7-102</bold>, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 276</sn></saamd></sa></lt><enacthead lineno="16"/><enact numlevel="1" lineno="17" slineno="0-17">Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:</enact><bdy><bsec buid="3" num="32B-7-102" type="amend" src="code" uid="C32B-7-S102_2026050620260506" sort="32B07 01020020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="18" slineno="1-1" sn="1"><section number="32B-7-102" numlevel="1" lineno="19" slineno="1-2" type="amend"><secline lineno="18">Section 1. Section <bold>32B-7-102</bold> is amended to read:</secline><catline lineno="19"><bold>32B-7-102<parens/>. Definitions.</bold></catline><sectionText lineno="20"><tab/><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="4" groupid="3" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">Reserved</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="10" groupid="8" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">As used in this chapter:</amend></sectionText><subsection ssid="3-25" dnum="_-o:1-i" numlevel="1" lineno="21" slineno="1-4" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1000" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(1)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="110" groupid="87" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">"Beer" means a product that:</amend><subsection ssid="3-3" dnum="_-o:a-i" numlevel="1" lineno="22" slineno="1-5" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1001" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="16" groupid="12" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">contains:</amend><subsection ssid="3-4" dnum="_-o:i-i" numlevel="1" lineno="23" slineno="1-6" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1002" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(i)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="21" groupid="16" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">at least .5% of alcohol by volume; and</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="3-5" dnum="_-o:ii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="24" slineno="1-7" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1003" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(ii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="26" groupid="20" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">no more than 5% of alcohol by volume or 4% by weight;</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="3-6" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="25" slineno="1-8" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1004" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="31" groupid="24" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">is obtained by fermentation, infusion, or decoction of:</amend><subsection ssid="3-7" dnum="_-o:i-i" numlevel="1" lineno="26" slineno="1-9" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1005" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(i)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="36" groupid="28" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">malt; or</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="3-9" dnum="_-o:ii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="27" slineno="1-10" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1006" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(ii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="45" groupid="35" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">a malt substitute; and</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="3-10" dnum="_-o:iii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="28" slineno="1-11" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1007" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(iii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="50" groupid="39" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">is clearly marketed, labeled, and identified as:</amend><subsection ssid="3-11" dnum="_-o:A-i" numlevel="1" lineno="29" slineno="1-12" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="4"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1008" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(A)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="55" groupid="43" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">beer;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="3-12" dnum="_-o:B-i" numlevel="1" lineno="30" slineno="1-13" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="4"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1009" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(B)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="60" groupid="47" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">ale;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="3-13" dnum="_-o:C-i" numlevel="1" lineno="31" slineno="1-14" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="4"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1010" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(C)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="65" groupid="51" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">porter;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="3-14" dnum="_-o:D-i" numlevel="1" lineno="32" slineno="1-15" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="4"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1011" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(D)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="70" groupid="55" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">stout;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="3-15" dnum="_-o:E-i" numlevel="1" lineno="33" slineno="1-16" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="4"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1012" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(E)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="75" groupid="59" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">lager;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="3-16" dnum="_-o:F-i" numlevel="1" lineno="34" slineno="1-17" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="4"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1013" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(F)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="80" groupid="63" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">a malt;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="3-17" dnum="_-o:G-i" numlevel="1" lineno="35" slineno="1-18" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="4"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1014" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(G)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="85" groupid="67" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">a malted beverage; or</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="3-18" dnum="_-o:H-i" numlevel="1" lineno="36" slineno="1-19" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="4"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1015" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(H)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="90" groupid="71" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">seltzer;</amend></subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="3-19" dnum="_-o:c-i" numlevel="1" lineno="37" slineno="1-20" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1016" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(c)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="95" groupid="75" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">may contain:</amend><subsection ssid="3-20" dnum="_-o:i-i" numlevel="1" lineno="38" slineno="1-21" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1017" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(i)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="100" groupid="79" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">hops extract; or</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="3-21" dnum="_-o:ii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="39" slineno="1-22" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1018" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(ii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="105" groupid="83" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">caffeine, if the caffeine is a natural constituent of an added ingredient; and</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="3-34" dnum="_-o:d-i" numlevel="1" lineno="40" slineno="1-23" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1019" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(d)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="153" groupid="121" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">may not contain a propylene glycol-, ethyl alcohol-, or ethanol-based flavoring agent.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="3-26" dnum="_-o:2-i" numlevel="1" lineno="41" slineno="1-24" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1020" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(2)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="111" groupid="88" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">"Beer" does not include:</amend><subsection ssid="3-27" dnum="_-o:a-i" numlevel="1" lineno="42" slineno="1-25" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1021" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="118" groupid="93" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">a flavored malt beverage;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="3-28" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="43" slineno="1-26" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1022" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="123" groupid="97" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">a product that contains alcohol derived from:</amend><subsection ssid="3-29" dnum="_-o:i-i" numlevel="1" lineno="44" slineno="1-27" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1023" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(i)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="128" groupid="101" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">spirituous liquor; or</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="3-30" dnum="_-o:ii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="45" slineno="1-28" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1024" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(ii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="133" groupid="105" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">wine;</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="3-31" dnum="_-o:c-i" numlevel="1" lineno="46" slineno="1-29" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1025" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(c)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="138" groupid="109" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">a product that contains an additive masking or altering a physiological effect of <ln numlevel="1" lineno="47" slineno="1-30"/>alcohol, including kratom, kava, cannabidiol, or tetrahydrocannabinol; or</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="3-32" dnum="_-o:d-i" numlevel="1" lineno="48" slineno="1-31" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1026" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(d)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="148" groupid="118" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">a beverage described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="32B-7-102(1)">(1)</xref> that contains one or more flavorings that do <ln numlevel="1" lineno="49" slineno="1-32"/>not have any bearing on the fermentation, infusion, or decoction of the beverage.</amend></subsection></subsection></section></bsec><bsec buid="5" type="uncod" untype="effdate" src="uncod" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" langlock="true" numlevel="1" lineno="50" slineno="2-1" sn="2"><section type="uncod" untype="effdate" display="false" src="uncod"><secline lineno="50">Section 2.  <bold>Effective Date.</bold></secline><sectionText lineno="51"><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1" groupid="1" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both">This bill takes effect on <effdate uid="code" date="5/6/2026">May 6, 2026</effdate>.</amend></sectionText></section></bsec></bdy><foot><rev><tm>2-26-26 8:49 AM</tm></rev></foot></leg>