Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB965 Compare Versions

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1		-	LAWRENCE J. HOGAN, JR., Governor Ch. 776
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3		-	– 1 –
4		-	Chapter 776
5		-	(Senate Bill 965)
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7		-	AN ACT concerning
	3	+	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
	4	+	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
	5	+	Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
	6	+	Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
	7	+	amendment.
	8	+	sb0965
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9		-	Charles County – Alcoholic Beverages – Multiple Class B Licenses
	10	+	SENATE BILL 965
	11	+	A2 2lr3040
	12	+	CF HB 1423
	13	+	By: Senator Jackson
	14	+	Introduced and read first time: February 15, 2022
	15	+	Assigned to: Rules
	16	+	Re–referred to: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs, February 21, 2022
	17	+	Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
	18	+	Senate action: Adopted
	19	+	Read second time: March 6, 2022
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11		-	FOR the purpose of authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Charles County to
12		-	allow prohibiting a person to obtain from having a direct or indirect interest in, in
13		-	addition to certain other licenses, not more than a certain number of Class B–H
14		-	(hotel), Class B–R (restaurant), or and Class B–RB (restaurant/bar) on–sale beer,
15		-	wine, and liquor licenses in any combination in Charles County; and generally
16		-	relating to alcoholic beverages licenses in Charles County.
	21	+	CHAPTER ______
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18		-	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
19		-	Article – Alcoholic Beverages
20		-	Section 18–102
21		-	Annotated Code of Maryland
22		-	(2016 Volume and 2021 Supplement)
	23	+	AN ACT concerning 1
23	24
24		-	BY adding to
25		-	Article – Alcoholic Beverages
26		-	Section 18–1606
27		-	Annotated Code of Maryland
28		-	(2016 Volume and 2021 Supplement)
	25	+	Charles County – Alcoholic Beverages – Multiple Class B Licenses 2
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30		-	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
31		-	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
	27	+	FOR the purpose of authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Charles County to 3
	28	+	allow prohibiting a person to obtain from having a direct or indirect interest in, in 4
	29	+	addition to certain other licenses, not more than a certain number of Class B–H 5
	30	+	(hotel), Class B–R (restaurant), or and Class B–RB (restaurant/bar) on–sale beer, 6
	31	+	wine, and liquor licenses in any combination in Charles County; and generally 7
	32	+	relating to alcoholic beverages licenses in Charles County. 8
32	33
33		-	Article – Alcoholic Beverages
	34	+	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 9
	35	+	Article – Alcoholic Beverages 10
	36	+	Section 18–102 11
	37	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 12
	38	+	(2016 Volume and 2021 Supplement) 13
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35		-	18–102.
	40	+	BY adding to 14
	41	+	Article – Alcoholic Beverages 15
	42	+	Section 18–1606 16
	43	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 17
	44	+	(2016 Volume and 2021 Supplement) 18
36	45
37		-	This title applies only in Charles County.
	46	+	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 19
	47	+	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 20
	48	+	2 SENATE BILL 965
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39		-	18–1606.
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41		-	(A) THE BOARD MAY ALLOW A A PERSON TO OBTAIN MAY NOT HAVE A
42		-	DIRECT OR INDIRECT I NTEREST IN, IN ADDITION TO ONE OR M ORE LICENSES ISSUED
43		-	IN ANOTHER JURISDICTION OR STAT E, NOT MORE THAN TWO OF THE FOLLOWING
44		-	LICENSES IN ANY COMB INATION:
	51	+	Article – Alcoholic Beverages 1
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46		-	(1) CLASS B–H (HOTEL) ON–SALE BEER , WINE, AND LIQUOR
47		-	LICENSES ISSUED UNDE R § 18–902 OF THIS TITLE;
48		-	Ch. 776 2022 LAWS OF MARYLAND
	53	+	18–102. 2
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50		-	– 2 –
51		-	(2) CLASS B–R (RESTAURANT ) ON–SALE BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR
52		-	LICENSES ISSUED UNDE R § 18–904 OF THIS TITLE; OR AND
	55	+	This title applies only in Charles County. 3
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54		-	(3) CLASS B–RB (RESTAURANT /BAR) ON–SALE BEER, WINE, AND
55		-	LIQUOR LICENSES ISSU ED UNDER § 18–905 OF THIS TITLE.
	57	+	18–1606. 4
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57		-	(B) AN INDIRECT INTEREST IS PRESUME D TO EXIST BETWEEN A NY
58		-	COMBINATION OF PERSO NS IF ANY OF THE FOL LOWING CONDITIONS EX IST
59		-	BETWEEN THEM :
	59	+	(A) THE BOARD MAY ALLOW A A PERSON TO OBTAIN MAY NOT HAVE A 5
	60	+	DIRECT OR INDIRECT I NTEREST IN, IN ADDITION TO ONE O R MORE LICENSES ISSU ED 6
	61	+	IN ANOTHER JURISDICTION OR STAT E, NOT MORE THAN TWO OF THE FOLLOWING 7
	62	+	LICENSES IN ANY COMB INATION: 8
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61		-	(1) A COMMON PARENT COMP ANY;
	64	+	(1) CLASS B–H (HOTEL) ON–SALE BEER , WINE, AND LIQUOR 9
	65	+	LICENSES ISSUED UNDER § 18–902 OF THIS TITLE; 10
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63		-	(2) A FRANCHISE AGREEMEN T;
	67	+	(2) CLASS B–R (RESTAURANT ) ON–SALE BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR 11
	68	+	LICENSES ISSUED UNDE R § 18–904 OF THIS TITLE; OR AND 12
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65		-	(3) A LICENSING AGREEMEN T;
	70	+	(3) CLASS B–RB (RESTAURANT /BAR) ON–SALE BEER, WINE, AND 13
	71	+	LIQUOR LICENSES ISSU ED UNDER § 18–905 OF THIS TITLE. 14
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67		-	(4) A CONCESSION AGREEME NT;
	73	+	(B) AN INDIRECT INTEREST IS PRESUMED TO EXIST BETWEEN ANY 15
	74	+	COMBINATION OF PERSO NS IF ANY OF THE FOL LOWING CONDITIONS EX IST 16
	75	+	BETWEEN THEM : 17
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69		-	(5) DUAL MEMBERSHIP IN A CHAIN OF BUSINESSES COMMONLY
70		-	OWNED AND OPERATED ;
	77	+	(1) A COMMON PARENT COMP ANY; 18
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72		-	(6) A SHARING OF DIRECTO RS, STOCKHOLDERS , PARTNERS, OR
73		-	MEMBERS, OR A SHARING OF DIRE CTORS, STOCKHOLDERS , PARTNERS, OR
74		-	MEMBERS OF PARENTS O R SUBSIDIARIES;
	79	+	(2) A FRANCHISE AGREEMEN T; 19
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76		-	(7) COMMON DIRECT OR IND IRECT SHARING OF PRO FIT FROM THE
77		-	SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BE VERAGES; OR
	81	+	(3) A LICENSING AGREEMEN T; 20
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79		-	(8) A SHARING OF A COMMO N TRADE NAME , TRADEMARK , LOGO, OR
80		-	THEME OR MODE OF OPE RATION IDENTIFIABLE BY THE PUBLIC.
	83	+	(4) A CONCESSION AGREEMENT ; 21
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82		-	(C) A ~~SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT LICENSE DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (A)~~ OF
83		-	~~THIS SECTION DOES NO T CONFER AN OFF–SALE PRIVILEGE .~~
	85	+	(5) DUAL MEMBERSHIP IN A CHAIN OF BUSINESSES COMMONLY 22
	86	+	OWNED AND OPERATED ; 23
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85		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July
86		-	1, 2022.
	88	+	(6) A SHARING OF DIRECTO RS, STOCKHOLDERS , PARTNERS, OR 24
	89	+	MEMBERS, OR A SHARING OF DIRE CTORS, STOCKHOLDERS , PARTNERS, OR 25
	90	+	MEMBERS OF PARENTS O R SUBSIDIARIES; 26
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88		-	Enacted under Article II, § 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution, May 29, 2022.
	92	+	(7) COMMON DIRECT OR IND IRECT SHARING OF PRO FIT FROM THE 27
	93	+	SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BE VERAGES; OR 28
	94	+	SENATE BILL 965 3
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	97	+	(8) A SHARING OF A COMMO N TRADE NAME , TRADEMARK , LOGO, OR 1
	98	+	THEME OR MODE OF OPE RATION IDENTIFIABLE BY THE PUBLIC. 2
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	100	+	(C) A SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT LICENSE DESCRIBED I N SUBSECTION (A) OF 3
	101	+	THIS SECTION DOES NO T CONFER AN OFF –SALE PRIVILEGE. 4
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	103	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 5
	104	+	1, 2022. 6
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	110	+	Approved:
	111	+	________________________________________________________________________________
	112	+	Governor.
	113	+	________________________________________________________________________________
	114	+	President of the Senate.
	115	+	________________________________________________________________________________
	116	+	Speaker of the House of Delegates.