HB 189-SALE OF ALCOHOL BY UNDER 21 4:05:38 PM CHAIR SUMNER announced that the next order of business would be HOUSE BILL NO. 189, "An Act relating to the sale of alcohol; and providing for an effective date." [Before the committee, adopted as the working document on 3/11/22, was the proposed committee substitute (CS) for HB 189, Version 33-LS0697\S, C. Radford, 1/15/24 ("Version S").] 4:05:56 PM CHAIR SUMNER opened public testimony on HB 189. 4:06:13 PM RALPH SAMUELS, Vice President, Community & Government Relations, Holland America Group, testified in support of HB 189. He said the tourism industry has faced labor shortages since the COVID- 19 Pandemic and opined that the bill would help alleviate some of those issues. HB 189 would allow high performing wait staff access to better jobs and a better career path and provide more flexibility for scheduling, he said. 4:07:24 PM CHAIR SUMNER closed testimony on HB 189 and announced that the bill was held over. HB 189-SALE OF ALCOHOL BY UNDER 21  5:01:34 PM CHAIR SUMMNER announced that the final order of business would be a return to HOUSE BILL NO. 189, "An Act relating to the sale of alcohol; and providing for an effective date." [Before the committee, adopted as the working document on 3/11/22, was the proposed committee substitute (CS) for HB 189, Version 33- LS0697\S, C. Radford, 1/15/24 ("Version S").] 5:01:38 PM REPRESENTATIVE RUFFRIDGE moved to report CSHB 189, Version 33- LS0697\S, C. Radford, 1/15/24, out of committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes. There being no objection, CSHB 189(L&C) was reported from the House Labor and Commerce Standing Committee.