Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1423 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	hb1423
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 1423
8	8	A2 2lr3039
9	9	CF 2lr3040
10	10	By: Charles County Delegation
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 17, 2022
12	12	Assigned to: Rules and Executive Nominations
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Charles County – Alcoholic Beverages – Multiple Class B Licenses 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Charles County to 3
21	21	allow a person to obtain a direct or indirect interest in, in addition to certain other 4
22	22	licenses, not more than a certain number of Class B –H (hotel), Class B–R 5
23	23	(restaurant), or Class B–RB (restaurant/bar) on–sale beer, wine, and liquor licenses; 6
24	24	and generally relating to alcoholic beverages licenses in Charles County. 7
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26	26	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 8
27	27	Article – Alcoholic Beverages 9
28	28	Section 18–102 10
29	29	Annotated Code of Maryland 11
30	30	(2016 Volume and 2021 Supplement) 12
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32	32	BY adding to 13
33	33	Article – Alcoholic Beverages 14
34	34	Section 18–1606 15
35	35	Annotated Code of Maryland 16
36	36	(2016 Volume and 2021 Supplement) 17
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38	38	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 18
39	39	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 19
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41	41	Article – Alcoholic Beverages 20
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43	43	18–102. 21
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45	45	This title applies only in Charles County. 22
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47	47	18–1606. 23 2 HOUSE BILL 1423
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51	51	(A) THE BOARD MAY ALLOW A PER SON TO OBTAIN A DIRE CT OR INDIRECT 1
52	52	INTEREST IN, IN ADDITION TO ONE O R MORE LICENSES ISSU ED IN ANOTHER 2
53	53	JURISDICTION OR STAT E, NOT MORE THA N TWO: 3
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55	55	(1) CLASS B–H (HOTEL) ON–SALE BEER , WINE, AND LIQUOR 4
56	56	LICENSES ISSUED UNDE R § 18–902 OF THIS TITLE; 5
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58	58	(2) CLASS B–R (RESTAURANT ) ON–SALE BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR 6
59	59	LICENSES ISSUED UNDE R § 18–904 OF THIS TITLE; OR 7
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61	61	(3) CLASS B–RB (RESTAURANT /BAR) ON–SALE BEER, WINE, AND 8
62	62	LIQUOR LICENSES ISSUED UNDER § 18–905 OF THIS TITLE. 9
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64	64	(B) AN INDIRECT INTEREST IS PRESUMED TO EXIST BE TWEEN ANY 10
65	65	COMBINATION OF PERSO NS IF ANY OF THE FOL LOWING CONDITIONS EX IST 11
66	66	BETWEEN THEM : 12
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68	68	(1) A COMMON PARENT COMP ANY; 13
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70	70	(2) A FRANCHISE AGREEMEN T; 14
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72	72	(3) A LICENSING AGREEMEN T; 15
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74	74	(4) A CONCESSION AGREEME NT; 16
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76	76	(5) DUAL MEMBERSHIP IN A CHAIN OF BUSINESSES COMMONLY 17
77	77	OWNED AND OPERATED ; 18
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79	79	(6) A SHARING OF DIRECTO RS, STOCKHOLDERS , PARTNERS, OR 19
80	80	MEMBERS, OR A SHARING OF DIRE CTORS, STOCKHOLDERS , PARTNERS, OR 20
81	81	MEMBERS OF PARENTS O R SUBSIDIARIES; 21
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83	83	(7) COMMON DIRECT OR I NDIRECT SHARING OF P ROFIT FROM THE 22
84	84	SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BE VERAGES; OR 23
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86	86	(8) A SHARING OF A COMMO N TRADE NAME , TRADEMARK , LOGO, OR 24
87	87	THEME OR MODE OF OPE RATION IDENTIFIABLE BY THE PUBLIC. 25
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89	89	(C) A SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT LICENSE DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (A) OF 26
90	90	THIS SECTION DOES NOT CON FER AN OFF–SALE PRIVILEGE. 27
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92	92	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 28
93	93	1, 2022. 29