Sun. liquor sale bill dies in committee
By ConnPolitics.tv Staff on Mar 11, 2010 | In News | 19 feedbacks »
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – A Connecticut legislative committee is passing on a proposal that would allow liquor sales on Sundays.
Sen. John Kissel, co-chairman of the Program Review and
Investigations Committee, said Thursday there didn’t appear to be enough support to vote the bill out of committee.
Kissel said there’s a chance the concept of allowing Sunday alcohol sales could be resurrected later this session or in a future session.
A legislative report recommended allowing liquor stores and supermarkets to open on Sundays, estimating the state could reap an additional $7.5 million to $8 million in tax revenue.
But the Connecticut Package Store Association opposed the bill and said Sunday sales would cost each store at least $14,000 a year and could cause 300 to go out of business.
19 comments
Comment from: Joke [Visitor]
I can't believe they aren't going to pass this though to generate more tax revenue. Lets just give the money to NY, MA and RI. This state is a joke.
so next football season lets all drink at the bar then drive home since we can get beer on sunday so we can drink home.
so next football season lets all drink at the bar then drive home since we can get beer on sunday so we can drink home.
03/11/10 @ 13:33
Comment from: Hosed by the system [Visitor]
"" estimating the state could reap an additional $7.5 million to $8 million in tax revenue...."
ESTIMATING......and smoke & mirrors...
ALL being open on Sunday will do is a "convenience" thing.....
ESTIMATING......and smoke & mirrors...
ALL being open on Sunday will do is a "convenience" thing.....
03/11/10 @ 13:52
Comment from: Optional [Visitor]
This state did a poor job of thinking of options for this "liquor sale on Sunday" bill. What about making it optional for stores to open up? That way the businesses that don't want to do it don't have to, and the ones that do will provide the extra revenue for the state. If people are going to buy booze on Sunday they don't need to have a choice of 5 stores in their town to go to, they'll go to the one that's open. Same revenue for the state. If they're willing to drive to another state to get booze, they'll be willing to drive to the other side of town.
DUH!
DUH!
03/11/10 @ 13:55
Comment from: Homer [Visitor]
Hey I will just continue to buy beer on Sunday in Bridgeport, sure it cost me $20 for a six pack but what the hell, my food stamps are welcome there!
03/11/10 @ 15:11
Comment from: dave [Visitor]
Just drive across the border to NY into Vista on RT. 121. There's package store with a parking lot full of CT plates all Sunday. Governor David Paterson thanks you. The CT. legislature is sure you will burn in the hell of a thousand damnations you evil imbiber!
03/11/10 @ 16:14
Comment from: Winnebago Warrior [Visitor]
If it 's just a convenience thing then why not have packy's open only one day of the week? The theory is all the business will be the same per week. Let's get real. That's total non-sense.
The same for other stores too. They're open on Sundays as well. Make them close and let's see if the tax revenue dips. If it doesn't dip then so be it. But it will dip.
Selling booze on Sundays will increase tax revenue.
The same for other stores too. They're open on Sundays as well. Make them close and let's see if the tax revenue dips. If it doesn't dip then so be it. But it will dip.
Selling booze on Sundays will increase tax revenue.
03/11/10 @ 16:28
Comment from: Doug [Visitor]
I buy beer and wine and whatever liquor I wish HERE IN CONNECTICUT on Sundays, TAX FREE..THANK YOU MILITARY ID!
03/11/10 @ 16:38
Comment from: GLENNA MACDONALD [Visitor]
Good business for the bars.
~Peace Glenna~
~Peace Glenna~
03/11/10 @ 17:19
Comment from: SIRDRINKALOT [Visitor]
The average store is open 72 hours a week, if you can't figure out how to get there during the week something is wrong.
03/11/10 @ 17:29
Comment from: JJ [Visitor]
GOOD! The cost of opening Sunday's will raise small business operating costs, driving businesses to close. Yes this is a great way to raise revenue - closing businesses. Smart. Anyways an education for you turkeys, Saturday was invented by God so that you can buy liquor for 2 days instead of one.
03/11/10 @ 23:32
Comment from: Pete [Visitor]
Let the grocery stores sale beer and wine on Sunday. Let mom and pop stay home maybe they will spend some time with their kids....but I doubt it.
03/12/10 @ 01:30
Comment from: Mrs. B [Visitor]
So much for saving gas driving to the packy on Sunday.....
03/12/10 @ 02:27
Comment from: Patrish [Visitor]
You will never see alcolhol sales here on Sunday in Connecticut.
Just drive across the border, and gas up there while you are at it.
Give revenue to our bordering states. Connecticut does not need the money.
Just drive across the border, and gas up there while you are at it.
Give revenue to our bordering states. Connecticut does not need the money.
03/12/10 @ 05:51
Comment from: Amazed [Visitor]
More proof that the special interest groups and lobbyist run the State of Connecticut. Over 60% of voters polled were in support of Sunday liquor sales - in the bill dies in committee.. hmmm, really makes you think about who is in control of this State...
03/12/10 @ 06:13
Comment from: Reality [Visitor]
The experts estimate $8 million dollars in sales tax revenue by allowing Sunday liquor sales. This means the gross sales would have to be an extra $130 million dollars per year. That equates to $2.5 million dollars per Sunday, and they say that the borders towns are losing this revenue. There is no way $2.5 million dollars in alcohol sales are leaving this state every Sunday. The figures are flawed and the supermarkets are behind the whole idea. Sunday is their busiest shopping day and they just want to capitalize on it. The package store owners would suffer.
03/12/10 @ 06:43
Comment from: Dan [Visitor]
Well maybe the package store owners want a day off on Sunday instead of selling booze to all the drunks.
03/12/10 @ 07:02
Comment from: Roy [Visitor]
Hello People just buy the liquor on Saturday its called planning ahead its not to hard to figure out. You don't have to go to the bar to drink buy the liquor on Saturday and stay home like big adults do. Commonsense.
03/12/10 @ 09:03
Comment from: xoxox [Visitor]
This is simply outright restraint of trade. I know of no other line of retail concern that has this "protection". "Hello Roy",
if I want to buy on Sunday, I should be able to, case closed. How about a law that says tires can't be sold on Wednesdays, no haircuts on Fridays, no dining out of Thursdays.......totally ridiculous. I will go out of my way to buy beer in a grocery store, and not give a nickel to this "privileged" lobbying cartel....
if I want to buy on Sunday, I should be able to, case closed. How about a law that says tires can't be sold on Wednesdays, no haircuts on Fridays, no dining out of Thursdays.......totally ridiculous. I will go out of my way to buy beer in a grocery store, and not give a nickel to this "privileged" lobbying cartel....
03/12/10 @ 12:04
Comment from: anonymous [Visitor]
There should be no Lobbyists ban the whole bunch of them from The State Capitol.
03/12/10 @ 12:30
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