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*hb0939*
HOUSE BILL 939
A2 3lr1826
By: Frederick County Delegation
Introduced and read first time: February 10, 2023
Assigned to: Economic Matters
Committee Report: Favorable
House action: Adopted
Read second time: March 10, 2023
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Frederick County – Alcoholic Beverages – Sunday Sales 2
FOR the purpose of altering the hours during which a licensee may sell alcoholic beverages 3
on Sundays in Frederick County; and generally relating to alcoholic beverages in 4
Frederick County. 5
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 6
Article – Alcoholic Beverages 7
Section 20–102, 20–1004(a), 20–1007(a), 20–1009(a), 20–1009.1(a), and 20–1009.2(a) 8
Annotated Code of Maryland 9
(2016 Volume and 2022 Supplement) 10
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 11
Article – Alcoholic Beverages 12
Section 20–1004(d), 20–1007(d), 20–1009(e), 20–1009.1(e), 20–1009.2(g), 20–2002, 13
20–2004, and 20–2005 14
Annotated Code of Maryland 15
(2016 Volume and 2022 Supplement) 16
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 17
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 18
Article – Alcoholic Beverages 19
20–102. 20 2 HOUSE BILL 939
This title applies only in Frederick County. 1
20–1004. 2
(a) There is a Class B–CC (conference center) beer, wine, and liquor license. 3
(d) The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor[: 4
(1)] on Monday through [Saturday] SUNDAY, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the 5
following day[; and 6
(2) on Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day]. 7
20–1007. 8
(a) There is a Class B–DT (dinner theater) beer, wine, and liquor license. 9
(d) A license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor beginning 2 hours before a live 10
performance until the end of the performance[: 11
(1)] on Monday through [Saturday; and 12
(2) on or after 1 p.m. on] Sunday. 13
20–1009. 14
(a) There is a Class EC (entertainment center) license. 15
(e) The [hours of sale are: 16
(1) on Monday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; 17
and 18
(2) on Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day] LICENSE HOLDER 19
MAY SELL BEER , WINE, AND LIQUOR DURING TH E HOURS AND DAYS AS SET OUT FOR 20
A CLASS B BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR LICENSE U NDER § 20–2005 OF THIS TITLE. 21
20–1009.1. 22
(a) There is a hotel lobby license. 23
(e) The license holder may sell beer and wine[: 24
(1) on Monday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; 25
and 26 HOUSE BILL 939 3
(2) on Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day] DURING THE 1
HOURS AND D AYS AS SET OUT FOR A CLASS B BEER AND WINE LICENS E UNDER § 2
20–2004 OF THIS TITLE. 3
20–1009.2. 4
(a) This section applies only to a municipal golf course that is operated by a 5
municipal golf course manager or a golf course manager under a management agreement 6
with the City of Frederick. 7
(g) The [hours of sale are: 8
(1) on Monday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.; and 9
(2) on Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m] LICENSE HOLDER MAY S ELL 10
BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR DURING TH E HOURS AND DAYS AS SET OUT FOR A CLASS 11
B BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR LICENSE U NDER § 20–2005 OF THIS TITLE. 12
20–2002. 13
(a) (1) A holder of a Class A beer license may sell beer[: 14
(i)] on Monday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following 15
day[; and 16
(ii) on Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day]. 17
(2) (i) The Board may grant a special Sunday opening permit to the 18
license holder. 19
(ii) The permit authorizes the holder to sell beer for off–premises 20
consumption on Sunday from [10 a.m.] 6 A.M. to 2 a.m. the following day. 21
(iii) The annual permit fee is $100 in addition to the annual fee for 22
the license. 23
(iv) The permit is not considered a separate class of license and, if it 24
is granted, the privilege shall be incorporated into the license. 25
(b) [(1)] A holder of a Class B beer license may sell beer[: 26
(i)] on Monday through [Saturday] SUNDAY, for on– and 27
off–premises consumption, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day[; and 28
(ii) on Sunday: 29 4 HOUSE BILL 939
1. subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, for 1
on–premises consumption: 2
A. from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; or 3
B. for a specific event that the Board has approved, the hours 4
for the event that are set by the Board; and 5
2. for off–premises consumption, from 1 p.m. to 2 a.m. the 6
following day. 7
(2) The license holder may not sell beer at a bar or counter on Sunday]. 8
(c) A holder of a Class C beer (on–sale) license may sell beer: 9
(1) on Monday through [Saturday] SUNDAY, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the 10
following day; and 11
(2) [on Sunday: 12
(i) from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; or 13
(ii)] for a specific event that the Board has approved, the hours for 14
the event that are set by the Board. 15
20–2004. 16
(a) (1) A holder of a Class A beer and wine license may sell beer and wine[: 17
(i)] on Monday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following 18
day[; and 19
(ii) on Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day]. 20
(2) (i) The Board may grant a special Sunday opening permit to the 21
license holder. 22
(ii) The permit authorizes the holder to sell beer for off–premises 23
consumption on Sunday from [10 a.m.] 6 A.M. to 2 a.m. the following day. 24
(iii) The annual permit fee is $140 in addition to the annual fee for 25
the license. 26
(iv) The permit is not considered a separate class of license and, if it 27
is granted, the privilege shall be incorporated into the license. 28 HOUSE BILL 939 5
(b) [(1)] A holder of a Class B beer and wine license may sell beer and wine[: 1
(i)] on Monday through [Saturday] SUNDAY, for on– and 2
off–premises consumption, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day[; and 3
(ii) on Sunday: 4
1. subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, for 5
on–premises consumption: 6
A. from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; or 7
B. for a specific event that the Board has approved, the hours 8
for the event that are set by the Board; and 9
2. for off–premises consumption, from 1 p.m. to 2 a.m. the 10
following day. 11
(2) The license holder may not sell beer or wine at a bar or counter on 12
Sunday]. 13
(c) A holder of a Class C beer and wine license may sell beer and wine[: 14
(1)] on Monday through [Saturday] SUNDAY, for on–premises 15
consumption, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day[; and 16
(2) on Sunday, for on–premises consumption: 17
(i) from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; or 18
(ii) for a specific event that the Board has approved, the hours for 19
the event that are set by the Board]. 20
20–2005. 21
(a) (1) A holder of a Class A beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, 22
and liquor on Monday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day. 23
(2) (i) The Board may grant a special Sunday opening permit to the 24
license holder. 25
(ii) The permit authorizes the holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor 26
for off–premises consumption on Sunday from [10 a.m.] 6 A.M. to 2 a.m. the following day. 27
6 HOUSE BILL 939
(iii) The annual permit fee is $650 in addition to the annual fee for 1
the license. 2
(iv) The permit is not considered a separate class of license and, if it 3
is granted, the privilege shall be incorporated into the license. 4
(b) [(1)] A holder of a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, 5
and liquor: 6
[(i)] (1) on Monday through Saturday, for on– and off–premises 7
consumption, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and 8
[(ii)] (2) on Sunday: 9
[1.] (I) [subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection,] for 10
on–premises consumption: 11
[A.] 1. from [10 a.m.] 6 A.M. to 2 a.m. the following day; or 12
[B.] 2. for a specific event that the Board has approved, the 13
hours for the event that are set by the Board; and 14
[2.] (II) for off–premises consumption, from 1 p.m. to 2 a.m. 15
the following day. 16
[(2) The license holder may not sell beer, wine, or liquor at a bar or counter 17
on Sunday.] 18
(c) A holder of a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license in the Ballenger (23rd) 19
election district may sell beer, wine, and liquor[: 20
(1)] on Monday through [Saturday] SUNDAY, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the 21
following day[; and 22
(2) on Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day]. 23
(d) A holder of a Class C beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and 24
liquor for on– and off–premises consumption[: 25
(1)] on Monday through [Saturday] SUNDAY, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the 26
following day[; and 27
(2) on Sunday: 28
(i) from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; or 29
HOUSE BILL 939 7
(ii) for a specific event that the Board has approved, the hours for 1
the event that are set by the Board]. 2
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shal l take effect July 3
1, 2023. 4
Approved:
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Governor.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.
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President of the Senate.