Status of Local Authority to Regulate Alcohol Taxes
Update of state data & coding
ChangeLab Solutions conducted legal research to provide an update on the status of state laws restricting local authority to impose alcohol taxes in the United States.
Research published in 2017 in the article Review of State Laws Restricting Local Authority to Impose Alcohol Taxes in the United States (Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 78(2), 241–248) detailed the status of such laws as of January 1, 2015.
Our legal memo Status of State Laws Restricting Local Authority to Impose Alcohol Taxes in the United States identifies changes to these laws between January 1, 2015, and July 1, 2022.
To learn more, see the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Alcohol Taxes FAQ and Prevention Status Reports, as well as our related resources below.