Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1213 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	hb1213
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 1213
8	8	A2 5lr2443
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10	10	By: Delegate R. Long
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 6, 2025
12	12	Assigned to: Economic Matters
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Baltimore County – Alcoholic Beverages – Class A Licenses – Self–Checkout 2
19	19	Machines Prohibited 3
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21	21	FOR the purpose of prohibiting a holder of a Class A license from operating a self–checkout 4
22	22	machine on the licensed premises; and generally relating to alcoholic beverages 5
23	23	licenses in Baltimore County. 6
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25	25	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 7
26	26	Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 8
27	27	Section 13–102 9
28	28	Annotated Code of Maryland 10
29	29	(2024 Replacement Volume) 11
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31	31	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 12
32	32	Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 13
33	33	Section 13–701, 13–802, and 13–901 14
34	34	Annotated Code of Maryland 15
35	35	(2024 Replacement Volume) 16
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37	37	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 17
38	38	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 18
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40	40	Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 19
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42	42	13–102. 20
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44	44	This title applies only in Baltimore County. 21
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46	46	13–701. 22
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48	48	(a) There is a Class A wine license in the county. 23 2 HOUSE BILL 1213
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52	52	(b) (1) The license may be issued to a holder of a Class 3 winery license or 1
53	53	Class 4 limited winery license. 2
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55	55	(2) A holder of a Class 4 limited winery license that applies for a Class A 3
56	56	wine license is exempt from any quota established by the Board concerning the number of 4
57	57	licenses in the election district where the winery is located. 5
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59	59	(c) (1) The license authorizes the license holder to sell at retail at the place 6
60	60	described in the license wine produced at the winery that contains not more than 21% of 7
61	61	alcohol by volume. 8
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63	63	(2) Wine shall be sold in a sealed package or container that may not be 9
64	64	opened or its contents consumed on the licensed premises. 10
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66	66	(D) A LICENSE HOLDER MAY NOT OPERATE A SELF–CHECKOUT MACHINE ON 11
67	67	THE LICENSED PREMISE S. 12
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69	69	[(d)] (E) The annual license fee is $100. 13
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71	71	13–802. 14
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73	73	(a) There is a Class A beer and wine license. 15
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75	75	(b) (1) The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer and wine, at retail, 16
76	76	at the place described in the license. 17
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78	78	(2) The license holder shall sell the beer and wine in a sealed package or 18
79	79	container. 19
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81	81	(3) The package or container may not be opened and its contents may not 20
82	82	be consumed on the premises where the beer or wine is sold. 21
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84	84	(C) A LICENSE HOLDER MAY NOT OPERATE A SELF–CHECKOUT MACHINE ON 22
85	85	THE LICENSED PREMISE S. 23
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87	87	[(c)] (D) The annual license fee is $250. 24
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89	89	13–901. 25
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91	91	(a) There is a Class A beer, wine, and liquor license. 26
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93	93	(b) (1) The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor 27
94	94	at retail at the place described in the license. 28
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98	98	(2) The license holder shall deliver the beer, wine, or liquor in a sealed 1
99	99	container that may not be opened or its contents consumed on the licensed premises. 2
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101	101	(c) A license may not be issued for any drugstore unless the applicant: 3
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103	103	(1) has been doing business at the location applied for in the license for at 4
104	104	least 1 year before the date of the application for the license; 5
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106	106	(2) is the assignee of a business established for at least 1 year before the 6
107	107	date of the application for the license at the location applied for; or 7
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109	109	(3) has been engaged in the retail drug business for at least 3 years. 8
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111	111	(D) A LICENSE HOLDER MAY NOT OPERATE A SELF–CHECKOUT MACHINE ON 9
112	112	THE LICENSED PREMISE S. 10
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114	114	[(d)] (E) The annual license fee is $900. 11
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116	116	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 12
117	117	1, 2025. 13