(1) There is created the Beer Availability Workgroup consisting of the following 11 members: (a) two members of the Senate appointed by the president of the Senate; (b) two members of the House of Representatives appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; (c) the state prevention program administrator within the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health created in Section 62A-15-103; (d) a representative of the Underage Drinking Prevention Workgroup of the Utah Substance Use and Mental Health Advisory Council created in Section 63M-7-301, appointed by the chair of the Utah Substance Use and Mental Health Advisory Council; and (e) five members as follows, appointed jointly by the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives: (i) an individual who represents local beer distributors; (ii) an individual who represents local beer manufacturers; (iii) an individual who represents national brewers; (iv) an individual who represents retail merchants in the state; and (v) a community member.

(a) two members of the Senate appointed by the president of the Senate;

(b) two members of the House of Representatives appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives;

(c) the state prevention program administrator within the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health created in Section 62A-15-103;

(d) a representative of the Underage Drinking Prevention Workgroup of the Utah Substance Use and Mental Health Advisory Council created in Section 63M-7-301, appointed by the chair of the Utah Substance Use and Mental Health Advisory Council; and

(e) five members as follows, appointed jointly by the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives: (i) an individual who represents local beer distributors; (ii) an individual who represents local beer manufacturers; (iii) an individual who represents national brewers; (iv) an individual who represents retail merchants in the state; and (v) a community member.

(i) an individual who represents local beer distributors;

(ii) an individual who represents local beer manufacturers;

(iii) an individual who represents national brewers;

(iv) an individual who represents retail merchants in the state; and

(v) a community member.

(2) (a) The president of the Senate shall designate a member of the Senate appointed under Subsection (1)(a) as a cochair of the workgroup. (b) The speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate a member of the House of Representatives appointed under Subsection (1)(b) as a cochair of the workgroup.

(a) The president of the Senate shall designate a member of the Senate appointed under Subsection (1)(a) as a cochair of the workgroup.

(b) The speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate a member of the House of Representatives appointed under Subsection (1)(b) as a cochair of the workgroup.

(3) (a) A majority of the members of the workgroup constitutes a quorum. (b) The action of a majority of a quorum constitutes an action of the workgroup.

(a) A majority of the members of the workgroup constitutes a quorum.

(b) The action of a majority of a quorum constitutes an action of the workgroup.

(4) (a) Salaries and expenses of the members of the workgroup who are legislators shall be paid in accordance with Section 36-2-2 and Legislative Joint Rules, Title 5, Chapter 3, Legislator Compensation. (b) A member of the workgroup who is not a legislator: (i) may not receive compensation for the member's work associated with the workgroup; and (ii) may receive per diem and reimbursement for travel expenses incurred as a member of the workgroup at the rates established by the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.

(a) Salaries and expenses of the members of the workgroup who are legislators shall be paid in accordance with Section 36-2-2 and Legislative Joint Rules, Title 5, Chapter 3, Legislator Compensation.

(b) A member of the workgroup who is not a legislator: (i) may not receive compensation for the member's work associated with the workgroup; and (ii) may receive per diem and reimbursement for travel expenses incurred as a member of the workgroup at the rates established by the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.

(i) may not receive compensation for the member's work associated with the workgroup; and

(ii) may receive per diem and reimbursement for travel expenses incurred as a member of the workgroup at the rates established by the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.

(5) The department shall provide staff support to the workgroup.

(6) The workgroup shall study the following issues: (a) before October 31, 2019, the expected impact of increasing the allowable alcohol content of beer on the following: (i) the availability and price of beer in the state, including rural areas within the state; (ii) fiscal matters, including tax revenue, local jobs, and industry; (iii) societal costs and harms, including impaired driving, underage drinking, and alcohol addiction; (b) after October 31, 2019, the actual impacts of increasing the allowable alcohol content of beer on the items described in Subsections (6)(a)(i) through (iii); (c) whether changes to beer distributor competition in the state could impact beer availability; and (d) beer retail practices, including offering discount prices.

(a) before October 31, 2019, the expected impact of increasing the allowable alcohol content of beer on the following: (i) the availability and price of beer in the state, including rural areas within the state; (ii) fiscal matters, including tax revenue, local jobs, and industry; (iii) societal costs and harms, including impaired driving, underage drinking, and alcohol addiction;

(i) the availability and price of beer in the state, including rural areas within the state;

(ii) fiscal matters, including tax revenue, local jobs, and industry;

(iii) societal costs and harms, including impaired driving, underage drinking, and alcohol addiction;

(b) after October 31, 2019, the actual impacts of increasing the allowable alcohol content of beer on the items described in Subsections (6)(a)(i) through (iii);

(c) whether changes to beer distributor competition in the state could impact beer availability; and

(d) beer retail practices, including offering discount prices.

(7) On or before October 31, 2019, and on or before October 31, 2020, the workgroup shall provide an annual report on the workgroup's study under Subsection (6) to: (a) the Legislative Management Committee; and (b) the Business and Labor Interim Committee.

(a) the Legislative Management Committee; and

(b) the Business and Labor Interim Committee.