APIS Change Log

The APIS website is updated from time to time to add new material, enhance functionality, and clarify or correct information already available on the site. This page lists changes made since the launch of the website on June 23, 2003. Descriptions of these changes may be accessed by selecting a date from the “View Changes” menu.

View Changes

Material changes to the Web site have been made on the following dates:

Changes for: December 21, 2021

Additions and Enhancements

Update to 1/1/2021

The APIS information appearing on this website has been updated to include legislative and regulatory changes that took effect on or before 1/1/2021. Vehicular Insurance Exclusion has been discontinued and is not included in the update.

Policy Resources

The following new or revised policy resources were added to APIS:

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many States adopted new policies affecting the availability of alcohol. APIS has developed two new resources: The Digest of State Alcohol-Related Laws During the COVID-19 Emergency provides capsule narratives of state-level restrictions on sales of alcoholic beverages. The Dataset of State Alcohol-Related Laws During the COVID-19 Emergency presents policy information in a spreadsheet format to facilitate quantitative analyses. The Digest and Dataset are updated periodically, providing continuous coverage of these policies since the onset of the pandemic. See APIS COVID-19 coverage.
The Recently Adopted Cannabis Laws page was updated to provide descriptions of recreational cannabis legalization laws adopted since 1/1/2021, which include Connecticut, New Mexico, New York, South Dakota, and Virginia.
Additional journal references were added to the Selected References sections of various APIS policy topics.

Corrections and Clarifications

Changes to data presented in the comparison tables in the APIS Policy Topics section of the website are listed below.

Changes to data presented in the comparison tables in the APIS Policy Topics section of the website.
Policy Topic	Jurisdiction	Changes
Alcohol and Pregnancy: Reporting Requirements	Georgia	Added coding for Discretionary Reporting by Health Care/Social Workers for Referral for Assessment and/or Treatment and Referral to Child Welfare, for the period beginning January 1, 2014; and added coding for Mandatory Reporting by Law Enforcement, Health Care/Social Workers, and Other, for purposes of Data Gathering, Referral for Assessment and/or Treatment and Referral to Child Welfare, for the period beginning July 1, 2016.
Minimum Ages - Off-Premises Sellers	Mississippi	Minimum Age To Sell changed from 21 to 0 for Beer effective January 1, 2003.
Use/Lose: Driving Privileges	Illinois	Added Discretionary license suspension authority for the period July 22, 2009 through January 1, 2020, and added Mandatory license suspension authority for the period January 1, 2008 through July 21, 2009.
Wholesale Distribution Systems for Wine	Mississippi	Wine containing 5% ABW or less changed from State-run to License, for period beginning 7/1/2006.
Recreational Use of Cannabis: Volume 2	Illinois	Health & Safety Warning Requirements: Removed coding for “Serving Size” for period beginning 6/25/2019.
Recreational Use of Cannabis: Volume 2	Illinois	Packaging Requirements: Added coding for “Other” for period beginning 6/25/2019.
Recreational Use of Cannabis: Volume 2	Illinois	Home Delivery: Changed coding from “No Law” to “Prohibited” for period beginning 6/25/2019.
Recreational Use of Cannabis: Volume 2	Illinois	Open Container: Changed coding from “Allowed with Restrictions” to “Prohibited” for period beginning 6/25/2019.
Recreational Use of Cannabis: Volume 2	Maine	Added coding for "Other" to Health & Safety Warning Requirements for the period beginning 11/22/2019.