2005 Senate Bill 600

Ban direct wine shipment to consumers

Introduced in the Senate

June 16, 2005

Introduced by Sen. Bob Emerson (D-27)

To prohibit direct shipments of wine for personal consumption from a retailer or a winery to an individual in Michigan. The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that Michigan’s law banning such shipments violates the Constitution’s commerce clause because it discriminates against out-of-state sellers. This bill applies the ban equally to all wine sellers and wineries.

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Reform