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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 | - | 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 | 5 | *hb1238* | |
| 9 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 7 | HOUSE BILL 1238 | |
| 11 | 8 | A2 5lr2368 | |
| 12 | 9 | ||
| 13 | 10 | By: Delegates Otto, Beauchamp, and Hartman | |
| 14 | 11 | Introduced and read first time: February 7, 2025 | |
| 15 | 12 | Assigned to: Economic Matters | |
| 16 | - | Committee Report: Favorable | |
| 17 | - | House action: Adopted | |
| 18 | - | Read second time: March 6, 2025 | |
| 19 | 13 | ||
| 20 | - | ||
| 14 | + | A BILL ENTITLED | |
| 21 | 15 | ||
| 22 | 16 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 23 | 17 | ||
| 24 | 18 | Somerset County – Alcoholic Beverages – Liquor Tasting License 2 | |
| 25 | 19 | ||
| 26 | 20 | FOR the purpose of establishing a liquor tasting license in Somerset County; authorizing 3 | |
| 27 | 21 | the Board of License Commissioners for Somerset County to issue the license to the 4 | |
| 28 | 22 | holder of a Class A beer, wine, and liquor license; and generally relating to alcoholic 5 | |
| 29 | 23 | beverages in Somerset County. 6 | |
| 30 | 24 | ||
| 31 | 25 | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 7 | |
| 32 | 26 | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 8 | |
| 33 | 27 | Section 29–102 9 | |
| 34 | 28 | Annotated Code of Maryland 10 | |
| 35 | 29 | (2024 Replacement Volume) 11 | |
| 36 | 30 | ||
| 37 | 31 | BY adding to 12 | |
| 38 | 32 | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 13 | |
| 39 | 33 | Section 29–1306 14 | |
| 40 | 34 | Annotated Code of Maryland 15 | |
| 41 | 35 | (2024 Replacement Volume) 16 | |
| 42 | 36 | ||
| 43 | 37 | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 17 | |
| 44 | 38 | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 18 | |
| 45 | 39 | ||
| 46 | 40 | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 19 | |
| 47 | 41 | ||
| 48 | - | 29–102. 20 2 HOUSE BILL 1238 | |
| 42 | + | 29–102. 20 | |
| 43 | + | ||
| 44 | + | This title applies only in Somerset County. 21 | |
| 45 | + | ||
| 46 | + | 29–1306. 22 | |
| 47 | + | 2 HOUSE BILL 1238 | |
| 49 | 48 | ||
| 50 | 49 | ||
| 50 | + | (A) THERE IS A LIQUOR TAS TING LICENSE. 1 | |
| 51 | 51 | ||
| 52 | - | This title applies only in Somerset County. 1 | |
| 52 | + | (B) THE BOARD MAY ISSUE THE LICENSE TO A HOLDER OF A CLASS A BEER, 2 | |
| 53 | + | WINE, AND LIQUOR LICENSE . 3 | |
| 53 | 54 | ||
| 54 | - | 29–1306. 2 | |
| 55 | + | (C) THE LICENSE AUTHORIZES THE HOLDE R TO ALLOW THE CONSU MPTION 4 | |
| 56 | + | OF LIQUOR FOR TASTIN G IF: 5 | |
| 55 | 57 | ||
| 56 | - | ( | |
| 58 | + | (1) THE LICENSE HOLDER IS AUTHORIZED TO SELL THE LIQUOR ; AND 6 | |
| 57 | 59 | ||
| 58 | - | (B) THE BOARD MAY ISSUE THE LICENSE TO A HOLDER OF A CLASS A BEER, 4 | |
| 59 | - | WINE, AND LIQUOR LICENSE . 5 | |
| 60 | + | (2) THE CONSUMER IS NOT CHARGED FOR THE LIQU OR. 7 | |
| 60 | 61 | ||
| 61 | - | ( | |
| 62 | - | OF | |
| 62 | + | (D) AN INDIVIDUAL MAY CONSUME LIQUOR AT A LIQUOR TASTING IN A 8 | |
| 63 | + | QUANTITY OF NOT MORE THAN: 9 | |
| 63 | 64 | ||
| 64 | - | (1) | |
| 65 | + | (1) ONE–HALF OUNCE FROM EACH OFFERING OF LIQUOR ; AND 10 | |
| 65 | 66 | ||
| 66 | - | (2) | |
| 67 | + | (2) FIVE OFFERINGS IN 1 DAY. 11 | |
| 67 | 68 | ||
| 68 | - | ( | |
| 69 | - | ||
| 69 | + | (E) IN ADDITION TO THE CO ST OF THE CLASS A BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR 12 | |
| 70 | + | LICENSE, THE LIQUOR TASTING LICENSE FEES ARE: 13 | |
| 70 | 71 | ||
| 71 | - | (1) ONE–HALF OUNCE FROM EACH OFFERING OF LIQUOR ; AND 12 | |
| 72 | + | (1) FOR A LICENSE THAT IS EFFECTIVE FO R ONLY 1 DAY IN A 14 | |
| 73 | + | LICENSING PERIOD , $20; 15 | |
| 72 | 74 | ||
| 73 | - | (2) FIVE OFFERINGS IN 1 DAY. 13 | |
| 75 | + | (2) FOR A LICENSE THAT IS EFFECTIVE FO R ANY 26 DAYS IN A 16 | |
| 76 | + | LICENSING PERIOD , $200; 17 | |
| 74 | 77 | ||
| 75 | - | ( | |
| 76 | - | ||
| 78 | + | (3) FOR A LICENSE THAT IS EFFECTIVE FO R ANY 52 DAYS IN A 18 | |
| 79 | + | LICENSING PE RIOD, $300; AND 19 | |
| 77 | 80 | ||
| 78 | - | ( | |
| 79 | - | LICENSING PERIOD , $ | |
| 81 | + | (4) FOR A LICENSE THAT IS EFFECTIVE FO R ANY 104 DAYS IN A 20 | |
| 82 | + | LICENSING PERIOD , $400. 21 | |
| 80 | 83 | ||
| 81 | - | (2) FOR A LICENSE THAT IS EFFECTIVE FO R ANY 26 DAYS IN A 18 | |
| 82 | - | LICENSING PERIOD , $200; 19 | |
| 83 | - | ||
| 84 | - | (3) FOR A LICENSE THAT IS EFFECTIVE FO R ANY 52 DAYS IN A 20 | |
| 85 | - | LICENSING PERIOD , $300; AND 21 | |
| 86 | - | ||
| 87 | - | (4) FOR A LICENSE THAT IS EFFECTIVE FO R ANY 104 DAYS IN A 22 | |
| 88 | - | LICENSING PERIOD , $400. 23 | |
| 89 | - | ||
| 90 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 24 | |
| 91 | - | 1, 2025. 25 | |
| 84 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 22 | |
| 85 | + | 1, 2025. 23 |