Committee puts off vote on Sunday sales
[February.26.2009]
ATLANTA
- A state Senate panel Wednesday postponed a vote on a measure that
would clear the way for Sunday sales of alcoholic beverages.
State
Sen. David Shafer, R-Duluth, delayed the vote for a week after a
meeting of the Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee
failed to attract enough members for a quorum.
The
bill would allow local communities to decide whether grocery and
convenience stores should be able to sell alcohol on Sundays.
The
proposal has failed to win approval for the last two legislative
sessions and is opposed by Gov. Sonny Perdue, a Christian conservative
who doesn't drink.
Backers this year are touting the
additional revenue selling beer and wine on Sundays could bring the
cash-starved state. Opponents maintain it would sully what is a day of
worship to many Georgians.
Originally published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Thursday, February 26, 2009
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