A local lawmaker has submitted bills for consideration this General Assembly session.  Danbury state Representative David Arconti says he spoke with CityCenter Director PJ Prunty about a concept that could help draw patrons downtown. 

The General Law Committee today will consider bill 5730, An Act Concerning Self-Serve Alcoholic Liquor Machines.

Arconti wants general statutes amended to allow a permittee already authorized to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption to use an automated machine by an employee to dispense beer, wine and spirits upon activation of a payment card by the permittee.  Someone 21 years or older must be recorded by the permittee in an electronic database and must be electronically linked to the payment card before they would be able to dispense alcoholic beverages from the automated machine.  The automated machine could not dispense more than 32-ounces of beer, 10-ounces of wine or 3-ounces of spirits before the payment card must be reactivated.

He wants to talk with members of the Commerce Committee about bills geared toward job creation for younger people.