By SCOTT CHERRY Restaurant Critic on Mar 19, 2012, at 11:58 AM Updated on 3/19 at 11:58 AM
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A measure that would have allowed licensed Oklahoma breweries to provide free samples to visitors was not given a floor vote by the House of Representatives by the required deadline last Thursday, effectively killing the bill.
The measure, HB2477 authored by Seneca Scott, D-Tulsa, would have allowed a total of 10 ounces of free samples per visitor per day.
"Right now, the law technically does not allow me to sample my own beer, and this is ridiculous," Eric Marshall, CEO of Tulsa's Marshall Brewing Co., said in a news release. "We are proud of what we've built in Tulsa, and when we have visitors to our brewery, we would like to extend a limited amount of hospitality with a very small sample of our product."
The bill made it through the committee process with the support of the Appropriations & Budget committee, and it had no objections from the Oklahoma Alcohol Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission (ABLE), according to Marshall.
"While it is true there are some state leaders who will not vote in favor of any alcohol industry bills, most representatives we met with on both sides of the aisle saw this as a pro business and pro tourism bill and signaled their support," Marshall said. "Today, we are scratching our heads. We are going to regroup and start working on our plans for next year."
Oklahoma has five licensed breweries.
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