---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sake Vinous Liquor Colorado Liquor Code"
description: "The bill classifies sake as a vinous liquor (wine) for the purposes of the 'Colorado Liquor Code'."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2018A"
identifier: "SB 18-079"
citation: "Colorado SB 18-079 (2018A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dan Pabon", "Lucia Guzman"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 18
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-12T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-04-12T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/487f5088-6a71-49dd-9984-e7de9610e4f3"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb18-079"
source_hash: "de750fff74f0992563b2792f1476c3a35d1ae9f246b4f2b0ffbed72646abbb75"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-co"]
---

# Colorado SB 18-079 (2018A) — Sake Vinous Liquor Colorado Liquor Code

The bill classifies sake as a vinous liquor (wine) for the purposes of the 'Colorado Liquor Code'.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018a/bills/cr/2018a_sb079_h_bus_001.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (02/15/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_079_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (04/11/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_079_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (01/12/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_079_01.pdf)
5. **PA1 (02/13/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_079sblt_01.pdf)
6. **PA2 (03/21/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_079bus_01.pdf)
7. **Reengrossed (02/16/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_079_ren.pdf)
8. **Rerevised (04/02/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_079_rer.pdf)
9. **Revised (03/26/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_079_rev.pdf)

## Votes

- BILL — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- BILL — **64–0** (pass) · upper
- REPASS — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR — **35–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dan Pabon — primary (person)
- Lucia Guzman — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-04-12T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-11T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-11T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2018-04-10T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2018-04-04T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2018-04-03T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2018-04-02T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-29T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Laid Over to 04/02/2018 - No Amendments
- **2018-03-28T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Laid Over to 03/29/2018 - No Amendments
- **2018-03-27T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Laid Over to 03/28/2018 - No Amendments
- **2018-03-26T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2018-03-23T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over to 03/26/2018 - No Amendments
- **2018-03-20T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Business Affairs and Labor Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2018-02-20T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs and Labor `introduction`
- **2018-02-16T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-02-15T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2018-02-12T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2018-01-12T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/487f5088-6a71-49dd-9984-e7de9610e4f3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).