Connecticut alcohol laws

What it would do: Requires municipalities with 20,000+ population to collect residential addresses, identifying information, and emergency phone numbers from nonresident rental property owners and landlords. Reduces fire marshal inspection frequency from annually to biennially and establishes juice bar operating restrictions with patron limits and wristband verification requirements for alcohol service.

What it would do: Establishes a task force to study grocery store beer permits, including feasibility of per capita caps on permits by municipality and eligibility criteria. Task force must report findings by January 1, 2027.

What it would do: Extends the deadline for tobacco bars to commence operations from December 31, 2022 to December 31, 2025, and reduces the municipal population requirement from eighty thousand to forty thousand, while allowing smoking and vaping in qualifying tobacco bars that meet specified requirements.

What it would do: Reorganizes Connecticut's wine shipper permit regulations, increases annual fees for out-of-state winery shipper permits to $315 and retailer shipper permits to $600, and modifies liquor permit application requirements and age verification procedures.

What it would do: Allows infused beverage manufacturers to make beverages exceeding three milligrams THC per container for out-of-state sale, permits wholesalers to exclusively sell infused beverages, extends cannabis license terms, and modifies hemp product labeling requirements.

What it would do: Amends section 30-16 of the general statutes to require that farm winery permittees use not less than twenty per cent fruit grown in Connecticut to manufacture wine.

What it would do: Amends Connecticut General Statutes title 30 to prohibit any retailer that sells food or candy from selling alcoholic liquor.

What it would do: Prohibits any person from possessing an open alcoholic beverage container within the passenger area of a motor vehicle while the vehicle is on any highway in Connecticut.

What it would do: Amends section 30-16 of the general statutes to authorize beer manufacturer permittees to sell beer brewed by other beer manufacturer permittees.

What it would do: Requires that any licensee, agent, or employee who sells or delivers a vaporizer or product containing THC or synthetic THC, including delta-8-THC, to a person under 21 years of age be guilty of a felony subject to the same penalties as unlawful alcohol sales to minors.

What it would do: Amends section 30-22a of the general statutes to reduce the minimum municipal population requirement for tobacco bars from eighty thousand to forty thousand and reduce the square footage requirements applicable to tobacco bars by fifty percent.

What it would do: Amends the definition of 'grocery store' in Connecticut law to include stores that are WIC vendors, accept SNAP benefits, have at least 6,000 square feet of grocery items, and accept beverage container redemption, thereby authorizing additional stores to sell beer.

What it would do: Amends Connecticut law to allow individuals to distill up to five gallons of spirits not exceeding 180 proof without a manufacturer permit, provided the spirits are for personal use by the individual, family members, or guests.

What it would do: Amends Connecticut law to authorize grocery stores to sell Connecticut craft beer if they are authorized WIC vendors, offer SNAP-eligible items, have at least 6,000 square feet of grocery floor space, and accept beverage container redemption.

What it would do: Amends section 30-20 of the general statutes to authorize grocery store beer permittees to sell Connecticut wines.

What it would do: Amends section 30-20 of the general statutes to authorize grocery store beer permittees to sell hard cider for off-premises consumption.

What it would do: Amends Connecticut law to dedicate all sales and use tax revenue from alcohol sales to the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services for rehabilitation programs, the Division of State Police for drunk driving prevention, and establishment of a recovery school for students with substance use disorders.

What it would do: Amends Connecticut General Statutes Title 30 to allow craft cafe liquor permittees to apply to expand their permit premises to include premises with separate addresses.

What it would do: Prohibits the sale of any bottle of alcoholic liquor that is fifty milliliters or less in volume.

What it would do: Amends Connecticut General Statutes title 30 to require alcoholic liquor containers to display warning labels informing consumers that alcohol consumption increases the risk of certain cancers.

What it would do: Allows beer manufacturer permittees that have contracts with wholesaler permittees to self-distribute reduced quantities or limit self-distribution by customer distance or number. Requires study of how beer manufacturer permittees can more easily terminate wholesaler contracts.