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The Georgia Sunday Sales Coalition
was formed in preparation for the 2007 legislative session by the Georgia Food
Industry Association and the Georgia Association of Convenience Stores. For many
years, a large number of grocery and convenience store customers have been
expressing the desire to purchase beer or wine while shopping and running
errands on Sundays.
During the 2007 session, the
Coalition worked tirelessly to pass SB 137 on behalf of their customers.
Unfortunately, SB 137 was not allowed a vote in the State Senate after passing
out of committee. Again, this legislative session, the State Senate refused to
act on SB137. However, another alcohol-related bill was amended in the State
House of Representatives to allow for a vote on Sunday sales. This legislation
passed unanimously out of the House committee but stalled due to election year
politics.
Since its inception, the Coalition
has received a tremendous outpouring of support from average Georgians wanting
to help in the effort to pass Sunday sales legislation. The Coalition is
committed advocating on behalf of these citizens until we are
successful.
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