Act No. 47

Public Acts of 2015

Approved by the Governor

June 8, 2015

Filed with the Secretary of State

June 9, 2015

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 9, 2015

STATE OF MICHIGAN

98TH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2015

Introduced by Senators Schmidt, Shirkey and Knollenberg

ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 271

AN ACT to amend 1998 PA 58, entitled “An act to create a commission for the control of the alcoholic beverage traffic within this state, and to prescribe its powers, duties, and limitations; to provide for powers and duties for certain state departments and agencies; to impose certain taxes for certain purposes; to provide for the control of the alcoholic liquor traffic within this state and to provide for the power to establish state liquor stores; to prohibit the use of certain devices for the dispensing of alcoholic vapor; to provide for the care and treatment of alcoholics; to provide for the incorporation of farmer cooperative wineries and the granting of certain rights and privileges to those cooperatives; to provide for the licensing and taxation of activities regulated under this act and the disposition of the money received under this act; to prescribe liability for retail licensees under certain circumstances and to require security for that liability; to provide procedures, defenses, and remedies regarding violations of this act; to provide for the enforcement and to prescribe penalties for violations of this act; to provide for allocation of certain funds for certain purposes; to provide for the confiscation and disposition of property seized under this act; to provide referenda under certain circumstances; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,” (MCL 436.1101 to 436.2303) by adding section 1014.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 1014. (1) An on-premises licensee shall not sell, offer to sell, or advertise the sale of an unlimited quantity of alcoholic liquor at a specific price unless all of the following conditions are met:

(a) The sale, offer, or advertisement is in connection with a private function.

(b) The on-premises licensee has entered into a written agreement with the organizer of the private function stating all of the following:

(i) The date and time the event will be held.

(ii) The location of the event.

(iii) The terms under which alcohol will be sold and served during the event.

(c) The on-premises licensee makes available to the commission and local law enforcement, on notice, the written agreement described in subdivision (b).

(2) An on-premises licensee shall not sell, offer to sell, or advertise the sale of 2 or more identical drinks containing alcoholic liquor to an individual for the individual’s consumption for 1 price. If 2 or more identical drinks containing alcoholic liquor are served to an individual at 1 time, the price charged for the second and each additional drink must be the same as the price charged for the first drink.

(3) As used in this section, “private function” means an event that meets all of the following conditions:

(a) It is a prearranged private party, private function, or private event for a specific social or business occasion.

(b) Attendance is only by invitation or reservation.

(c) It is not open to the general public.

(d) The guests are served in an outdoor service area or room that is well-defined and clearly marked and designated and used exclusively for the event.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Secretary of the Senate

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Approved

Governor