Post by pavel on Mar 13, 2016 4:54:48 GMT -6
Out for brunch Sunday morning and craving a Bloody Mary? Don’t expect any relief this year.
A “better brunch bill” that would allow restaurants to sell alcohol earlier on Sundays has stalled in the state Senate, despite efforts to jar it loose by the Georgia Restaurant Association and others.
What’s officially known as House Bill 535 passed the state House last year, but Senate Majority Leader Bill Cowsert, R-Athens, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution this week that passage of the bill would upset what he called a “fragile compromise” between legislative leaders and the faith community over banning alcohol sales on Sunday morning.
“That is part of the reason for my opposition to it,” Cowsert said. “Because there was a bargain that was struck and now both sides are no longer willing to live with the bargain.”
Read more: www.ajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/georgias-sunday-brunch-bill-has-stalled-in-the-sen/nqh5X/
A “better brunch bill” that would allow restaurants to sell alcohol earlier on Sundays has stalled in the state Senate, despite efforts to jar it loose by the Georgia Restaurant Association and others.
What’s officially known as House Bill 535 passed the state House last year, but Senate Majority Leader Bill Cowsert, R-Athens, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution this week that passage of the bill would upset what he called a “fragile compromise” between legislative leaders and the faith community over banning alcohol sales on Sunday morning.
“That is part of the reason for my opposition to it,” Cowsert said. “Because there was a bargain that was struck and now both sides are no longer willing to live with the bargain.”
Read more: www.ajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/georgias-sunday-brunch-bill-has-stalled-in-the-sen/nqh5X/