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West Virginia Senate OKs Proposal for Earlier Sunday Booze Sales
By: Associated Press
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Update 2:30 p.m.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A push to let West Virginia restaurants and other businesses serve alcohol on Sunday mornings has passed the state Senate.
In a 34-0 vote Tuesday, senators favored moving the start of Sunday alcohol sales from 1 p.m. to 10 a.m. The bill has failed in recent years.
Restaurants, distilleries and wineries are among the businesses that would be able to sell booze earlier.
The bill would also lift the current ban on retailers selling liquor between midnight and 8 a.m., or selling on Sundays and Christmas. But Republican Sen. Tom Takubo said that was not the intention and may have been a drafting error.
With the Senate’s approval, the bill heads to the House of Delegates.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A push to let West Virginia restaurants and other businesses serve alcohol on Sunday mornings is set for a Senate vote.
Senators are likely to cast a vote Tuesday to move the start of Sunday alcohol sales from 1 p.m. to 10 a.m. The bill has failed in recent years.
Restaurants, distilleries and wineries are among the businesses that would be able to sell booze earlier.
The bill would also lift the current ban on retailers selling liquor between midnight and 8 a.m., or selling on Sundays and Christmas.
With the Senate’s approval, the bill would head to the House of Delegates.