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SENATE BILL 853
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CF HB 920
By: Washington County Senators
Introduced and read first time: February 2, 2024
Assigned to: Finance
Committee Report: Favorable
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: February 23, 2024
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Washington County – Alcoholic Beverages – Multi–Use Sports and Events 2
Facility Beer, Wine, and Liquor License 3
FOR the purpose of altering the stadium beer and wine license in Washington County to 4
be a multi–use sports and events facility beer, wine, and liquor license; authorizing 5
the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor for on–premises consumption in the 6
multi–use sports and events facility; and generally relating to alcoholic beverages in 7
Washington County. 8
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 9
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 10
Section 31–102 11
Annotated Code of Maryland 12
(2016 Volume and 2023 Supplement) 13
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 14
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 15
Section 31–1005 16
Annotated Code of Maryland 17
(2016 Volume and 2023 Supplement) 18
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 19
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 20
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 21 2 SENATE BILL 853
31–102. 1
This title applies only in Washington County. 2
31–1005. 3
(a) In this section, “premises” includes the entire [stadium] MULTI–USE SPORTS 4
AND EVENTS facility [and the stadium parking lots]. 5
(b) There is a [stadium] MULTI–USE SPORTS AND EVENT S FACILITY beer, 6
WINE, and [wine] LIQUOR license. 7
(c) The Board may issue the license to the owner of a professional baseball team 8
franchise that may be in any form of business organization, including partnership, 9
corporation, and limited liability company THAT WILL OPERATE AS A MULTI–USE 10
SPORTS AND EVENTS FA CILITY. 11
(d) [(1)] The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, WINE, and [wine] 12
LIQUOR[: 13
(i)] for on–premises consumption to individuals present at an event 14
held in the [stadium] MULTI–USE SPORTS AND EVENT S FACILITY[; and 15
(ii) in plastic, Styrofoam, or paper containers. 16
(2) The written approval of the Board is required before beer and wine may 17
be sold, served, or consumed: 18
(i) on a parking lot of the stadium; or 19
(ii) during an event other than a baseball game in which the team of 20
the license holder is playing]. 21
(e) The license holder [may sell beer and wine from the time the stadium opens 22
for the event until the event ends] SHALL REQUIRE ALL EM PLOYEES TO: 23
(1) COMPLETE AN ALCOHOL AWARENESS TRAINING P ROGRAM; AND 24
(2) OBTAIN A CROWD CONTR OL TRAINING CERTIFIC ATE. 25
(f) The license holder may not allow an individual to carry alcoholic beverages 26
onto or from the licensed premises. 27
(g) [(1)] The annual license fee is [$2,000] $2,500. 28 SENATE BILL 853 3
[(2) The fee for a Sunday permit is $250.] 1
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 2
1, 2024. 3
Approved:
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Governor.
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President of the Senate.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.