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Georgia · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 126: Alcoholic beverages; purchased from designated retail dealers by small businesses; provide for sale or distribution

Introduced Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 126 is a bill introduced in the Georgia House on January 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Alcoholic beverages; purchased from designated retail dealers by small businesses; provide for sale or distribution. Primary sponsor: Kasey Carpenter (Republican). Most recent recorded action (January 29, 2025): House Second Readers.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to alcoholic beverages, so as to provide for the sale or distribution of alcoholic beverages purchased from designated retail dealers by small businesses; to provide for the license and regulation of such small businesses; to provide for the designation of retail dealers by such small businesses; to provide for record keeping and reports; to provide for the transportation of alcoholic beverages purchased from designated retail dealers by small businesses; to provide requirements relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages to small businesses; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kasey CarpenterPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse4

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. House Second Readers
  2. House First Readers
  3. House Hopper

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source