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Oklahomans could buy cold strong beer and wine at grocery and convenience stores under a sweeping overhaul of the state's alcohol laws approved by the Legislature that hinges on voters approving a state question in November.
 
The Senate voted 33-12 on Thursday for the 285-page bill by Oklahoma City Republican Stephanie Bice. The House later approved the measure on a 52-45 vote.
 
The bill allows strong, cold beer and wine to be sold at grocery stores and convenience stores beginning in 2018.
 
Currently in Oklahoma, strong beer and wine can only be sold in package stores. The bill would also allow package stores to sell products other than alcohol.
 
The bill is a companion measure to a proposed state question on the November ballot to loosen Oklahoma's alcohol laws.