A bill that would allow local districts to vote on whether to allow beer and wine home delivery passed the Senate on Monday afternoon.

The vote was 32-10 in favor of passing the legislation, with both bipartisan support and opposition.

The legislation would allow adults over the legal drinking age, 21, to order up to two six-packs of beer and two bottles of wine for delivery as long as it comes with at least $20 in food.

The restaurant that delivers the alcohol must get at least 70 percent of its gross receipts from the sale of meals to qualify for a beer or wine license. The delivereis would have to stop when the the restaurant stops selling food or at 10:00 p.m., whichever happens first. To areas where Sunday sales are allowed, the deadline would be pushed up to 9:00 p.m.

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