KENTUCKY NEWS: Bill Bourbon Danger During The Special Session Of The Legislature Of Kentucky
Measures that allow the state of the industry Bourbon. Bourbon get free samples of events such as the World Equestrian Games for a short period, the average expectations, but during the day it appeared in danger.
The Senate voted 32-3 Wednesday to the state Senate in May, the bill passes out free samples of whiskey to last indefinitely. But the House votes later, after similar measures, House Bill 6, by 51-43 votes.
Later Wednesday, a Senate bill in the House of licenses and Professions Committee, and given its first reading in Parliament, continue to work during the operation could until Friday, when the session extraordinary is foreseen, which is at the end.
“I suppose it is in danger,” said Greg Stambaugh chairman of the House, D-Prestonsburg after the defeat of the House action. “I think if they want to change, supporters sit at the negotiating table with a reasonable compromise.”
Eric Gregory, president of the Kentucky Distillers Association and supporter of the bill, said the industry is on the 51-member House of Representatives has voted against the measure said. He said the industry is opposed to the measure after the second participation in the World Equestrian Games this fall in Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington at sunset.
The sponsor of SB 5 Senator Ernie Harris, R-Crestwood, said that not only submit samples during the Games in Lexington Kentucky Horse Park 25th and 10th September in October to allow the National Conference of state legislature in July in Louisville but also to other conferences around the state. Currently, free samples are placed on plants Bourbon “Properties”.
Many of the 51 MPs who voted against the measure “dry” countries, where no alcohol will be served.