The measure allows home grocers and restaurants to deliver alcoholic beverages to homes, creates a new restaurant liquor license category making it easier for restaurants to sell liquor.
It bans the sale of mini bottles for off-premise consumption but doesn’t include a 2% tax on retail sales. The measure also allows Sunday sales to start at 11 a,m, Among the restrictive provisions: a ban of liquor sales at convenience stores in McKinley County; the bill’s sponsor said McKinley has more liquor licenses per capita than New York City.