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SENATE BILL 9
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(PRE–FILED) CF HB 307
By: Senator Watson
Requested: October 12, 2023
Introduced and read first time: January 10, 2024
Assigned to: Finance
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: March 2, 2024
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Prince George’s County – Alcoholic Beverages Licenses – Nonprofit 2
Organizations 3
FOR the purpose of authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Prince George’s 4
County to issue a Class C (fraternal/sororal/service organization) alcoholic beverages 5
license for use by an independent and nonprofit fraternal or sororal organization that 6
meets certain membership requirements; and generally relating to alcoholic 7
beverages licenses in Prince George’s County. 8
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 9
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 10
Section 26–102 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 26–1011 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
2 SENATE BILL 9
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 1
26–102. 2
This title applies only in Prince George’s County. 3
26–1011. 4
(a) (1) IN THIS SECTION, “INDEPENDENT AND NONP ROFIT NATIONWIDE 5
FRATERNAL OR SORORAL ORGANIZATION ” MEANS AN ORGANIZATIO N WHOSE 6
MEMBERSHIP IS COMPOS ED SOLELY OF GRADUAT E MEMBERS OF AN INDE PENDENT 7
AND NONPROFIT NATION WIDE FRATERNAL OR SO RORAL ORGANIZATION . 8
(2) “INDEPENDENT AND NONPR OFIT NATIONWIDE FRAT ERNAL OR 9
SORORAL ORGANIZATION ” DOES NOT INCLUDE: 10
(I) A COLLEGE OR HIGH SC HOOL FRATERNITY OR S ORORITY; 11
OR 12
(II) ANY OTHER FRATERNITY OR SORORITY, THE MEMBERSHIP 13
OF WHICH IS RESTRICT ED IN WHOLE OR IN PA RT TO STUDENTS OF AN EDUCATIONAL 14
INSTITUTION OR A PRO FESSIONAL SCHOOL . 15
(B) There is a Class C (fraternal/sororal/service organization) beer, wine, and 16
liquor license. 17
(b) (C) The Board may issue the license for use by: 18
(1) a local unit of a lodge or chapter of a nonprofit and nationwide fraternal, 19
sororal, or service organization OR AN INDEPENDENT AND NONPROFIT NATIONWIDE 20
FRATERNAL OR SORORAL ORGANIZATION that: 21
[(1)] (I) is composed solely of inducted members; 22
[(2)] (II) was operating in the county before the license application was 23
made; 24
[(3)] (III) has at least 100 members paying dues of at least $5 per year per 25
member; and 26
[(4)] (IV) owns or operates a home or clubhouse that is principally for the 27
use of its members and guests when accompanied by members; OR 28
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(2) AN INDEPENDENT NONPR OFIT ORGANIZATION WH OSE 1
MEMBERSHIP IS COMPOSED S OLELY OF MEMBERS OF A NATIONWIDE FRATERN AL OR 2
SORORAL ORGANIZATION . 3
(c) (D) (1) The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and 4
liquor by the glass or by the bottle for on–premises consumption by a member or guest 5
accompanied by a member. 6
(2) The license holder may allow a person that has leased a private room 7
or other area of the licensed premises for a private social gathering to bring beer, wine, and 8
liquor onto the licensed premises for on–premises consumption. 9
(d) (E) The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor during the hours and 10
days as set out for a Class C beer, wine, and liquor license under § 26–2004 of this title, 11
except that restrictions on the sale of alcoholic beverages on Sunday do not apply. 12
(F) DURING A 1–YEAR PERIOD, IF A LICENSE HOLDER IS FOUND GUILTY OF 13
TWO UNDERAGE VIOLATI ONS OR TWO VIOLATION S OF PURCHASING BEER , WINE, OR 14
LIQUOR, FROM A PERSON OTHER THAN A LICENSED WHOL ESALER, OR ANY 15
COMBINATION OF THE T WO, THE BOARD MAY SUSPEND OR REVOKE THE LICENS E. 16
(e) (G) The annual license fee is $910. 17
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 18
1, 2024. 19
Approved:
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Governor.
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President of the Senate.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.