Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB66 Compare Versions

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1		-	WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 1023
2	1
3		-	– 1 –
4		-	Chapter 1023
5		-	(Senate Bill 66)
6	2
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	+	sb0066
8	9
9		-	Prince George’s County – Alcoholic Beverages – Issuance of License Near a
10		-	Place of Worship or School
	10	+	SENATE BILL 66
	11	+	A2 4lr0547
	12	+	(PRE–FILED) CF HB 817
	13	+	By: Senator Rosapepe
	14	+	Requested: August 29, 2023
	15	+	Introduced and read first time: January 10, 2024
	16	+	Assigned to: Finance
	17	+	Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
	18	+	Senate action: Adopted
	19	+	Read second time: February 23, 2024
11	20
12		-	FOR the purpose of authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Prince George’s
13		-	County to issue an alcoholic beverages license for an establishment that is within
14		-	certain distances of a place of worship or school building if a license of the same class
15		-	had been issued and was held by the same person seeking the new license and was
16		-	in effect for the establishment before the place of worship or school building was
17		-	built; and generally relating to alcoholic beverages licenses in Prince George’s
18		-	County.
	21	+	CHAPTER ______
19	22
20		-	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
21		-	Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis
22		-	Section 26–102
23		-	Annotated Code of Maryland
24		-	(2016 Volume and 2023 Supplement)
	23	+	AN ACT concerning 1
25	24
26		-	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
27		-	Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis
28		-	Section 26–1604
29		-	Annotated Code of Maryland
30		-	(2016 Volume and 2023 Supplement)
	25	+	Prince George’s County – Alcoholic Beverages – Issuance of License Near a 2
	26	+	Place of Worship or School 3
31	27
32		-	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
33		-	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
	28	+	FOR the purpose of authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Prince George’s 4
	29	+	County to issue an alcoholic beverages license for an establishment that is within 5
	30	+	certain distances of a place of worship or school building if a license of the same class 6
	31	+	had been issued and was held by the same person seeking the new license and was 7
	32	+	in effect for the establishment before the place of worship or school building was 8
	33	+	built; and generally relating to alcoholic beverages licenses in Prince George’s 9
	34	+	County. 10
34	35
35		-	Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis
	36	+	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 11
	37	+	Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 12
	38	+	Section 26–102 13
	39	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 14
	40	+	(2016 Volume and 2023 Supplement) 15
36	41
37		-	26–102.
	42	+	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 16
	43	+	Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 17
	44	+	Section 26–1604 18
	45	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 19
	46	+	(2016 Volume and 2023 Supplement) 20
	47	+	2 SENATE BILL 66
38	48
39		-	This title applies only in Prince George’s County.
40	49
41		-	26–1604.
	50	+	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 1
	51	+	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 2
42	52
43		-	~~(a) This section does not apply to:~~
	53	+	Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 3
44	54
45		-	(1) a holder of a Class B (RT) beer, wine, and liquor license, a Class BH
46		-	(hotel) license, a Class BLX license, a Class BCE license, a Class B–DD (development
47		-	district) license, a Class B–TP (theme park) license, a Class B–AE (arts and entertainment)
48		-	license, or a per diem license;
49		-	Ch. 1023 2024 LAWS OF MARYLAND
	55	+	26–102. 4
50	56
51		-	– 2 –
52		-	(2) an establishment that is within:
	57	+	This title applies only in Prince George’s County. 5
53	58
54		-	(i) the 500–foot restricted distance of a place of worship, if the
55		-	governing body of the place of worship consents in writing to the issuance of the license and
56		-	the consent is filed with the license application; or
	59	+	26–1604. 6
57	60
58		-	(ii) the 1,000–foot restricted distance of a private kindergarten or
59		-	nursery school;
	61	+	(a) This section does not apply to: 7
60	62
61		-	(3) a renewal or extension of a license issued for an establishment that is
62		-	within the 500–foot restricted distance of a place of worship or the 1,000–foot restricted
63		-	distance of a school building;
	63	+	(1) a holder of a Class B (RT) beer, wine, and liquor license, a Class BH 8
	64	+	(hotel) license, a Class BLX license, a Class BCE license, a Class B–DD (development 9
	65	+	district) license, a Class B–TP (theme park) license, a Class B–AE (arts and entertainment) 10
	66	+	license, or a per diem license; 11
64	67
65		-	(4) (i) a transfer of a license within 1,000 feet of a place of worship or a
66		-	school building to another establishment within the same restricted distance; or
	68	+	(2) an establishment that is within: 12
67	69
68		-	(ii) an assignee of a license within the same distance of the same
69		-	place of worship or school building;
	70	+	(i) the 500–foot restricted distance of a place of worship, if the 13
	71	+	governing body of the place of worship consents in writing to the issuance of the license and 14
	72	+	the consent is filed with the license application; or 15
70	73
71		-	(5) the ~~issuance~~ of a ~~license for an establishment to which a license of the~~
72		-	~~same class had been issued and was in effect on June 1, 1965~~; ~~[and]~~
	74	+	(ii) the 1,000–foot restricted distance of a private kindergarten or 16
	75	+	nursery school; 17
73	76
74		-	(6) the renewal of a license if a place of worship or school was built within
75		-	1,000 feet of the establishment after the original issuance of the license; AND
	77	+	(3) a renewal or extension of a license issued for an establishment that is 18
	78	+	within the 500–foot restricted distance of a place of worship or the 1,000–foot restricted 19
	79	+	distance of a school building; 20
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77		-	(7) THE ISSUANCE OF A L ICENSE FOR AN ESTABL ISHMENT THAT IS
78		-	WITHIN 500 FEET OF A PLACE OF W ORSHIP OR WITHIN 1,000 FEET OF A SCHOOL
79		-	BUILDING IF A LICENS E OF THE SAME CLASS HAD BEEN ISSUED AND WAS:
	81	+	(4) (i) a transfer of a license within 1,000 feet of a place of worship or a 21
	82	+	school building to another establishment within the same restricted distance; or 22
80	83
81		-	(I) ~~HELD BY~~ THE SAME ~~PER SON SEEKING~~ THE ~~NEW LICENSE;~~
82		-	~~AND~~
	84	+	(ii) an assignee of a license within the same distance of the same 23
	85	+	place of worship or school building; 24
83	86
84		-	(II) ~~IN EFFECT~~ FOR ~~THE~~ ESTABLISHMENT ~~BE FORE~~ THE ~~PLACE~~
85		-	~~OF WORSHIP OR SCHOOL BUILDING~~ WAS ~~BUILT .~~
	87	+	(5) the issuance of a license for an establishment to which a license of the 25
	88	+	same class had been issued and was in effect on June 1, 1965; [and] 26
86	89
87		-	(b) (1) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, the Board
88		-	may not issue a license for an establishment that is within 500 feet of a place of worship or
89		-	within 1,000 feet of a school building.
	90	+	(6) the renewal of a license if a place of worship or school was built within 27
	91	+	1,000 feet of the establishment after the original issuance of the license; AND 28
90	92
91		-	(2) The distance from an establishment to a place of worship or school is to
92		-	be measured from the front door or main entrance of the establishment, whichever is
93		-	nearest the street abutting the site, along the nearest usual pedestrian route to:
	93	+	(7) THE ISSUANCE OF A LI CENSE FOR AN ESTABLI SHMENT THAT IS 29
	94	+	WITHIN 500 FEET OF A PLACE OF W ORSHIP OR WITHIN 1,000 FEET OF A SCHOOL 30
	95	+	BUILDING IF A LICENS E OF THE SAME CLASS HAD BEEN ISSUED AND WAS: 31
	96	+	SENATE BILL 66 3
94	97
95		-	(i) the closest door that is used as an entrance or exit to the school;
96		-	or WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 1023
97	98
98		-	– 3 –
	99	+	(I) HELD BY THE SAME PERSON S EEKING THE NEW LICEN SE; 1
	100	+	AND 2
99	101
100		-	(ii) the main entrance of the place of worship.
	102	+	(II) IN EFFECT FOR THE ES TABLISHMENT BEFORE T HE PLACE 3
	103	+	OF WORSHIP OR SCHOOL BUILDING WAS BUILT . 4
101	104
102		-	(c) The restriction on the distance between the location of a school and a licensed
103		-	premises does not apply to a Class B–ECF/DS license.
	105	+	(b) (1) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, the Board 5
	106	+	may not issue a license for an establishment that is within 500 feet of a place of worship or 6
	107	+	within 1,000 feet of a school building. 7
104	108
105		-	(d) (1) In the part of the Gateway Arts and Entertainment District located in
106		-	Hyattsville, as designated by the Secretary of Commerce, the front door or main entrance
107		-	of an establishment for which a Class D beer and wine license is issued may be used if the
108		-	door or entrance is at least 350 feet from a place of worship.
	109	+	(2) The distance from an establishment to a place of worship or school is to 8
	110	+	be measured from the front door or main entrance of the establishment, whichever is 9
	111	+	nearest the street abutting the site, along the nearest usual pedestrian route to: 10
109	112
110		-	(2) In College Park, the Board may issue a license for an establishment
111		-	that is more than 400 feet from a school building if the land on which the establishment is
112		-	located is in a commercial district.
	113	+	(i) the closest door that is used as an entrance or exit to the school; 11
	114	+	or 12
113	115
114		-	(3) In Laurel, the Board may issue a license for an establishment
115		-	regardless of its distance from a place of worship.
	116	+	(ii) the main entrance of the place of worship. 13
116	117
117		-	~~SECTION 2.~~ AND ~~BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July~~
118		-	~~1, 2024~~.
	118	+	(c) The restriction on the distance between the location of a school and a licensed 14
	119	+	premises does not apply to a Class B–ECF/DS license. 15
119	120
120		-	Approved by the Governor, May 16, 2024.
	121	+	(d) (1) In the part of the Gateway Arts and Entertainment District located in 16
	122	+	Hyattsville, as designated by the Secretary of Commerce, the front door or main entrance 17
	123	+	of an establishment for which a Class D beer and wine license is issued may be used if the 18
	124	+	door or entrance is at least 350 feet from a place of worship. 19
	125	+
	126	+	(2) In College Park, the Board may issue a license for an establishment 20
	127	+	that is more than 400 feet from a school building if the land on which the establishment is 21
	128	+	located is in a commercial district. 22
	129	+
	130	+	(3) In Laurel, the Board may issue a license for an establishment 23
	131	+	regardless of its distance from a place of worship. 24
	132	+
	133	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 25
	134	+	1, 2024. 26
	135	+