Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB770 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	hb0770
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 770
8	8	A2 5lr3055
9	9	HB 637/24 – ECM
10	10	By: Delegates Szeliga, Jackson, Mangione, and Nawrocki
11	11	Introduced and read first time: January 29, 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 – Sale or Delivery for Off–Premises 2
19	19	Consumption 3
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21	21	FOR the purpose of altering the scope of a certain provision prohibiting the retail delivery 4
22	22	to a purchaser of alcoholic beverages in Baltimore County under certain 5
23	23	circumstances; providing that certain authorization for the holders of certain 6
24	24	licenses to sell alcoholic beverages for off–premises consumption in a certain manner 7
25	25	applies only if the Board of License Commissioners for Baltimore County has adopted 8
26	26	certain regulations; authorizing the holders of certain licenses in Baltimore County 9
27	27	that authorize the sale of alcoholic beverages at a restaurant or bar to sell certain 10
28	28	alcoholic beverages for off–premises consumption or delivery under certain 11
29	29	circumstances; prohibiting the Board from charging a certain license holder an 12
30	30	additional fee under certain circumstances; authorizing a local licensing board to 13
31	31	limit the quantity of alcoholic beverages sold or delivered to an individual in a single 14
32	32	transaction; and generally relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages at restaurants 15
33	33	and bars in Baltimore County. 16
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35	35	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 17
36	36	Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 18
37	37	Section 4–507 and 13–102 19
38	38	Annotated Code of Maryland 20
39	39	(2024 Replacement Volume) 21
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41	41	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 22
42	42	Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 23
43	43	Section 13–1901 24
44	44	Annotated Code of Maryland 25
45	45	(2024 Replacement Volume) 26
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47	47	BY adding to 27
48	48	Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 28 2 HOUSE BILL 770
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51	51	Section 13–1904 1
52	52	Annotated Code of Maryland 2
53	53	(2024 Replacement Volume) 3
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55	55	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 4
56	56	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 5
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58	58	Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 6
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60	60	4–507. 7
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62	62	(a) This section does not apply to: 8
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64	64	(1) the delivery of wine from a direct wine shipper to a consumer using a 9
65	65	common carrier in accordance with Title 2, Subtitle 1, Part V of this article; or 10
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67	67	(2) the holder of a common carrier permit in the course of delivering 11
68	68	directly shipped wine in accordance with Title 2, Subtitle 1, Part V of this article. 12
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70	70	(b) Retail delivery to a purchaser of alcoholic beverages is prohibited unless: 13
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72	72	(1) a retail license holder obtains a letter of authorization from the local 14
73	73	licensing board to make deliveries; and 15
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75	75	(2) the delivery is made from the licensed premises by: 16
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77	77	(i) the retail license holder; 17
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79	79	(ii) an employee of the retail license holder; or 18
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81	81	(iii) a third–party contractor, an independent contractor, or an agent 19
82	82	that: 20
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84	84	1. holds a local delivery service permit issued under § 4–1107 21
85	85	of this title; and 22
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87	87	2. has contracted with the retail license holder to make 23
88	88	deliveries of alcoholic beverages. 24
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90	90	13–102. 25
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92	92	This title applies only in Baltimore County. 26
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94	94	13–1901. 27
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96	96	(a) The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 5 (“Conduct of Local License 28
97	97	Holders”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation: 29 HOUSE BILL 770 3
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101	101	(1) § 4–502 (“Storage of alcoholic beverages”); 1
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103	103	(2) § 4–503 (“Solicitations and sales outside of licensed premises”); 2
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105	105	(3) § 4–505 (“Alcohol awareness program”); 3
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107	107	(4) § 4–506 (“Evidence of purchaser’s age”); AND 4
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109	109	[(5) § 4–507 (“Retail delivery of alcoholic beverages”); and] 5
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111	111	[(6)] (5) § 4–508 (“Display of license”). 6
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113	113	(b) THE FOLLOWING SECTION S OF TITLE 4, SUBTITLE 5 (“CONDUCT OF 7
114	114	LOCAL LICENSE HOLDER”) OF DIVISION I OF THIS ARTICLE APPLY I N THE COUNTY: 8
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116	116	(1) [Section] § 4–504 (“Employment of underage individuals”) [of Division 9
117	117	I of this article applies in the county], in addition to § 13–1902 of this subtitle; AND 10
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119	119	(2) § 4–507 (“RETAIL DELIVERY OF AL COHOLIC BEVERAGES”), 11
120	120	SUBJECT TO § 13–1904 OF THIS SUBTITLE . 12
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122	122	13–1904. 13
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124	124	(A) (1) THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY IF THE BOARD HAS ADOPTED 14
125	125	REGULATIONS TO AUTHO RIZE THE SALE OR DEL IVERY OF ALCOHOLIC B EVERAGES 15
126	126	FOR OFF–PREMISES CONSUMPTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH T HIS SECTION. 16
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128	128	(2) IN CONSIDERING WHETHE R TO ADOPT REGULATIO NS UNDER THIS 17
129	129	SECTION, THE BOARD SHALL CONSIDER THE P UBLIC HEALTH IMPACTS OF THE SALE 18
130	130	OR DELIVERY OF ALCOH OLIC BEVERAGES FOR O FF–PREMISES CONSUMPTION . 19
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132	132	(B) (1) THIS SUBSECTION APPLI ES ONLY TO A CLASS B OR CLASS D 20
133	133	LICENSE THAT AUTHORI ZES THE SALE OF ALCO HOLIC BEVERAGES FOR 21
134	134	ON–PREMISES AND OFF –PREMISES CONSUMPTION AT A RESTAURANT OR BAR. 22
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136	136	(2) A LICENSE HOLDER UNDER THIS SUBSECTION MAY OBTAIN A 23
137	137	PERMIT FROM THE BOARD THAT AUTHORIZES THE HOLDER TO SELL, IF 24
138	138	AUTHORIZED UNDER THE HOLDER’S LICENSE, MIXED DRINKS OR COCK TAILS IN 25
139	139	SEALED OR CLOSED CON TAINERS FOR OFF–PREMISES CONSUMPTION OR DELIVERY 26
140	140	IF: 27
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142	142	(I) THE MIXED DRINK OR C OCKTAIL IS PURCHASED ALONG 28
143	143	WITH PREPARED FOOD O THER THAN PREPACKAGE D SNACKS; 29
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147	147	(II) THE INDIVIDUAL PURCH ASING THE MIXED DRIN K OR 1
148	148	COCKTAIL: 2
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150	150	1. IS AT LEAST 21 YEARS OLD; 3
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152	152	2. PROVIDES VALID IDENT IFICATION AS PROOF O F AGE; 4
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155	155	3. IF THE SALE IS FOR D ELIVERY, PROVIDES ANY 6
156	156	DOCUMENTATION THAT T HE BOARD REQUIRES; 7
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158	158	(III) EACH MIXED DRINK OR COCKTAIL SOLD FOR OF F–PREMISES 8
159	159	CONSUMPTION OR DELIV ERY IS: 9
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161	161	1. PROVIDED IN THE MANU FACTURER’S ORIGINAL 10
162	162	SEALED CONTAINER OR IN A CONTAINER CLOSE D WITH A CAP, CORK, SEAL, OR LID 11
163	163	WITH NO HOLES FOR ST RAWS OR SIPPING ; AND 12
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165	165	2. SOLD OR DELIVERED NOT LATER THAN 11 P.M.; 13
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167	167	(IV) THE DELIVERY OF AN A LCOHOLIC BEVERAGE IS MADE FROM 14
168	168	THE LICENSED PREMISE S TO THE INDIVIDUAL PURCHASING THE ALCOH OLIC 15
169	169	BEVERAGE BY THE LICE NSE HOLDER OR THE LI CENSE HOLDER ’S EMPLOYEE WHO IS 16
170	170	AT LEAST 21 YEARS OLD AND CERTIFIED IN AN ALCO HOL AWARENESS PROGRA M; 17
171	171	AND 18
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173	173	(V) THE MIXED DRINK OR C OCKTAIL IS NOT DELIV ERED TO: 19
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175	175	1. ANOTHER PREMISES LIC ENSED TO SELL ALCOHO LIC 20
176	176	BEVERAGES; OR 21
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178	178	2. AN ADDRESS LOCATED O UTSIDE THE COUNTY. 22
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180	180	(C) THE BOARD: 23
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182	182	(1) MAY NOT CHARGE A LICENSE HOL DER AN ADDITIONAL FE E FOR 24
183	183	SELLING OR DELIVERIN G ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE S IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS 25
184	184	SECTION; AND 26
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186	186	(2) MAY LIMIT THE QUANTI TY OF ALCOHOLIC BEVE RAGES THAT MAY 27
187	187	BE SOLD OR DELIVERED UNDER THIS SECTION T O AN INDIVIDUAL IN A SINGLE 28
188	188	TRANSACTION . 29
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190	190	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 30
191	191	1, 2025. 31