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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 27, 2023

Additions and Enhancements

Update to 1/1/2023

The APIS information appearing on this website has been updated to include legislative and regulatory changes that took effect on or before 1/1/2023. Vehicular Insurance Exclusion has been discontinued and is not included in the update. For a summary of policy changes to Alcohol Policy Topics, see Policy Changes at a Glance.

 

Policy Resources

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

  • The Recently Adopted Cannabis Laws page was updated to provide descriptions of recreational cannabis legalization laws adopted since 1/1/2023, which include Delaware, Minnesota, and Ohio.
  • Additional journal references were added to the Selected References sections of various APIS policy topics.

 

Corrections and Clarifications

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

 

Changes to data presented previously in the comparison tables in the APIS Policy Topics section of the website.
Policy Topic Jurisdiction Changes
Alcohol Beverages Taxes: Beer Utah Removed designation as Control State and added $0.42 in Specific Excise Tax Per Gallon column, for period beginning 11/1/2019.
Bans on Off-Premises Sunday Sales Utah In section of table dealing with Exceptions, removed plus sign (exception only effective in combination with another exception) for 3.2 Beer Sales Allowed and changed Local Option plus sign to check mark (exception applies), for period beginning 11/1/2019.
False Identification for Obtaining Alcohol District of Columbia Changed effective date of Specific Affirmative Defense from 1/1/1998 to 6/30/2022 based on changes to D.C. Code Ann. § 25-781 by 2022 D.C. Stat. 24-127.
Pregnancy & Alcohol: Priority Treatment New York Added coding for Pregnant Women, Inpatient and Outpatient Treatment, Public and Private Funding, and Medical Records Confidentiality for period beginning 11/10/2021.
Pregnancy & Alcohol: Priority Treatment Oregon Added coding for Pregnant Women, Inpatient Treatment, and Medical Records Confidentiality, for period beginning 8/9/2013.
Pregnancy & Drugs: Priority Treatment New York Added coding for Inpatient Treatment and Confidentiality, for period beginning 11/10/2021. Added coding for Pregnant Women, Outpatient Treatment, Public and Private Funding, for period beginning 12/9/2015.
Pregnancy & Drugs: Priority Treatment Oregon Changed effective date for policy changes from 6/23/2017 to 8/9/2013.
Wholesale Distribution Systems for Beer Iowa Beer between >0.50%V - 12.00%W added to License system between 3/10/2010 and 5/9/2019; Beer between >0.50%V - 15.00%V added to License system between 5/10/2019 and 12/31/2022.
Wholesale Distribution Systems for Spirits Iowa Changed Overall coding from State-run to Mixed/Overlapping for the period 5/10/2019 to 12/22/2022. For the period 5/10/2019 through 12/31/2022, changed Spirits Subtype Alcohol Content Range >6.25%V - 15.00%V from State-run to Both.
Wholesale Pricing Utah For Beer, removed designation as Control State and added coding of Yes in Retailer Credit column and 15 in Maximum Credit Period column, for period beginning 11/1/2019.
Recreational Use of Cannabis: Volume 1 Michigan Added microbusiness cultivation license type, for period beginning 6/22/2020.
Recreational Use of Cannabis: Volume 1 Montana Local Authority coding changed from "Local Control" to "Both" local option and local control, for the period beginning 7/1/2021.
Recreational Use of Cannabis: Volume 1 Nevada Coding for Impaired Driving Prohibitions changed from “Adult: Prohibited - 2 ng/mL limit (per se)” to “Adult: Prohibited - THC limit and evidentiary standard not specified,” for the period beginning 7/1/2021.
Recreational Use of Cannabis: Volume 1 New York Local Authority coding changed from "Both" local option and local control to "Local Control" only, for period beginning 1/1/2022.
Recreational Use of Cannabis: Volume 2 Nevada Added breastfeeding warning to Health & Safety Warning Requirements for the period beginning 10/26/2021.