Relates to the appropriation to the State Liquor Division for fiscal year 2023.

This is the FY 2023 original appropriation bill for the State Liquor Division. It appropriates a total of $27,640,500 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 263.00. For benefit costs, the bill increases the appropriated amount for health insurance by $850 to $12,500 per eligible full time FTP, includes a one-year holiday of unemployment insurance, and adjusts workers' compensation amounts. The bill also provides funding for permanent employees for the equivalent of a 3% salary structure shift and provides $1.25 per hour per eligible employee to be distributed based on merit for change in employee compensation. The bill funds seven line items, which provide additional funds for market pay adjustments, converting employees to full-time, increased store staffing levels, two new retail stores, additional warehouse employees, and relocation or remodel of two existing stores.