House approves allowing snack-bar licenses to sell wine by the glass

House Bill 15-26, amending snack-bar licensing to allow wine by the glass, passed the House with supportive floor remarks from sponsors who framed the change as a small-business benefit.

A sponsoring lawmaker explained that currently snack-bar licenses may sell beer and hard cider by the glass but not wine; the bill aligns the licensing dates and allows snack bars to serve wine by the glass. “Anytime we can support our small businesses and allow them to serve their communities more fully… we should allow that,” Representative Wallen said.

After brief floor remarks the clerk reported the roll-call total as 87 yays, 9 nays and 2 excused; the presiding officer declared the bill passed as amended by the Senate.

The change is a regulatory/licensing adjustment and sponsors emphasized benefits for small businesses and tourism-related community events.