Senate panel advances bill to tighten ban on out‑of‑state spirits shipments

Representative Pfeiffer presented Senate Bill 17 67 and said the measure is designed to stop illegal shipments of spirits into Oklahoma by strengthening the existing prohibition on out-of-state shipping and enabling the attorney general to enforce applicable state and federal law. Pfeiffer told the committee he is working with fiscal staff and expects the bill to be revenue neutral or slightly positive for ABLE.

"Senate bill 17 67 will hopefully stop illegal shipments of spirits into Oklahoma," Representative Pfeiffer said, adding that other states that have enacted similar measures saw increases in revenue because taxes on those shipments started being collected. He moved for adoption and yielded for questions; committee members did not pose substantive questions before staff opened the vote.

Staff conducted a roll call; the clerk read ayes and the presenter reported the result as nine yays and zero nays. The chair declared the bill passed and the committee adjourned.

The sponsor noted a possible fiscal impact and said fiscal staff are continuing to review the measure; no amendments or enforcement details beyond authorizing the attorney general were debated on the record.