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• Authorizes local ABC boards to authorize sales of spirituous liquor below the distiller's price <br /> • Authorizes sales of two mixed drinks per person per calendar day (up from one mixed drink per <br /> person per calendar day) by distilleries at special events <br /> Happy Hours and Discounts -- HB 94 <br /> • Authorizes cities and counties to enact ordinances to allow retail permittees to offer happy <br /> hour, upon the retail permittees obtaining a special happy hour permit from the Commission <br /> • This permit would allow retail permittees to sell alcoholic beverages at different price points in <br /> a calendar day, sell more than one alcoholic beverage to a customer for a single price, offer <br /> two for one or buy one get one deals on alcoholic beverages, and offer meals with alcohol at a <br /> single price, regardless of whether the total price reflects a reduced price on the alcohol <br /> • None of these discounts are currently allowed in North Carolina <br /> • Retail permittees could also advertise the price and type of alcoholic beverages on outside <br /> signage on their premises and via media <br /> Distilleries Selling Direct to Restaurants and Bars -- HB 692 <br /> • Authorizes distilleries to sell bottles of spirituous liquor directly to restaurants and bars with <br /> mixed beverage permits and for those restaurants and bars to open and serve on premise as <br /> mixed beverages <br /> • This represents a change in NC law, as restaurants and bars currently may only purchase <br /> bottles from their local ABC boards <br /> Temporary Event Spaces -- HB 603 <br /> • Authorizes a process by which local governments can establish temporary event venues <br /> • May impact ABC law by expanding the number and types of places available for special events <br /> and ABC permits <br /> Incentivize Space Spirits and LuxurV Alcohol -- HB 578 <br /> • Provides a process for which persons purchasing qualifying spirituous liquor may apply to have <br /> taxes capped on certain purchases of spirituous liquor in a single container that is at least <br /> $50,000 <br /> • Process was created to incentivize new technologies in the manufacturing of spirituous liquor <br /> by capping the tax on certain purchases, including spirituous liquor that has been aged for at <br /> least twelve months in orbit <br /> .reates a new definition of "luxury liquor," which is a single container of alcohol for which the <br /> purchase price is at least $50,000; provides distillery is not required to remit excise taxes on luxury <br />