May 23, 2012
Local governments may soon be allowed to decide whether stores can sell liquor between 6 a.m. and noon on Sundays.
A bill up for debate Thursday would lift the state ban on Sunday liquor sales and give the power to local governments to enact their own laws.
State law currently allows local governments to regulate Sunday beer sales, and some cities and counties have passed ordinances to sell beer before noon on Sundays.
State law does not allow the sale of distilled spirits between 6 a.m. and noon on Sundays. That could change with the passage of Legislative Bill 861.
