FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 1, 2021) – Members of the Kentucky House of Representatives approved legislation aimed at creating 40 additional jobs at Owensboro’s Glenmore Distillery. Representative Jonathan Dixon amended HB 415 to clarify the definition of “rectifier” to ensure that malt-based products can be bottled in Owensboro.
“I am extremely grateful to my colleagues for recognizing that this floor amendment allows Sazerac/Buffalo Trace to bring 40 jobs to Owensboro and it will allow them to invest in additional bottling lines at the Glenmore Distillery,” Dixon said.
Under statute, a rectifier is defined in statute as a company that blends alcoholic beverages. These are already defined in statute. Dixon’s amendment simply clarifies that the definition of rectifier allows Sazerac/Buffalo Trace to bottle these products in Kentucky.
“They can already sell these products in Kentucky, this doesn’t change any of that, it simply allows them a license to bottle these products in Kentucky. We want those jobs in Owensboro, not Maine and Indiana,” Dixon added.
To review co-sponsors and specific details of HB 415, including all floor amendments, please visit the Legislative Research Commission website or follow the link here. To view Rep. Dixon’s floor speech, follow the link here.
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