SB 33 is protectionist measure favoring liquor stores over grocers, Sen. Liston says
By Brian Porter | Rocky Mountain Voice
A measure to restrict state-issued licensing of liquor-licensed drugstores to the 36 which already have one has been passed out of the Colorado Senate and is on its way to the House.
Senate Bill 25-033, by Democrat Sens. Judy Amabile and Dylan Roberts, is essentially a protectionist bill, El Paso Republican Sen. Larry Liston said, preventing the future sale of a locally-owned store to large grocers.
"Should this bill pass, there will be no more buyouts," he predicts. "Their ability to have a King Soopers or a Safeway come in and say, 'here's a million for your business,' that will no longer happen."
Liston was joined by three Republicans and a Democrat in opposition to the bill, which was also run with some differences last session. It pas...