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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 | Underlining indicates amendments to bill. | |
| 6 | 6 | Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by | |
| 7 | 7 | amendment. | |
| 8 | - | Italics indicate opposite chamber/conference committee amendments. | |
| 9 | 8 | *hb0784* | |
| 10 | 9 | ||
| 11 | 10 | HOUSE BILL 784 | |
| 12 | - | A2 (5lr2970) | |
| 13 | - | ENROLLED BILL | |
| 14 | - | — Economic Matters/Finance — | |
| 15 | - | Introduced by Delegates Clippinger, Edelson, and R. Lewis | |
| 16 | - | ||
| 17 | - | Read and Examined by Proofreaders: | |
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| 19 | - | _______________________________________________ | |
| 20 | - | Proofreader. | |
| 21 | - | _______________________________________________ | |
| 22 | - | Proofreader. | |
| 23 | - | ||
| 24 | - | Sealed with the Great Seal and presented to the Governor, for his approval this | |
| 25 | - | ||
| 26 | - | _______ day of _______________ at __ ______________________ o’clock, ________M. | |
| 27 | - | ||
| 28 | - | ______________________________________________ | |
| 29 | - | Speaker. | |
| 11 | + | A2 5lr2970 | |
| 12 | + | CF SB 662 | |
| 13 | + | By: Delegates Clippinger, Edelson, and R. Lewis | |
| 14 | + | Introduced and read first time: January 29, 2025 | |
| 15 | + | Assigned to: Economic Matters | |
| 16 | + | Committee Report: Favorable | |
| 17 | + | House action: Adopted | |
| 18 | + | Read second time: March 6, 2025 | |
| 30 | 19 | ||
| 31 | 20 | CHAPTER ______ | |
| 32 | 21 | ||
| 33 | 22 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 34 | 23 | ||
| 35 | - | Baltimore City – 46th Alcoholic Beverages District – Alcoholic Beverages 2 | |
| 36 | - | Licenses – Alterations 3 | |
| 24 | + | Baltimore City – 46th Alcoholic Beverages District – Licenses 2 | |
| 37 | 25 | ||
| 38 | - | FOR the purpose of authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Baltimore City to 4 | |
| 39 | - | provide a certain waiver from certain requirements for a restaurant within a certain 5 | |
| 40 | - | bounded area in the 46th alcoholic beverages district; expanding the class of license 6 | |
| 41 | - | to which a certain requirement for a memorandum of understanding applies to 7 | |
| 42 | - | include any alcoholic beverages license in Baltimore City; requiring a memorandum 8 | |
| 43 | - | of understanding between a certain licensee and a community association within a 9 | |
| 44 | - | certain bounded area in the 46th alcoholic beverages district before the Board of 10 | |
| 45 | - | License Commissioners for Baltimore City may issue a license in or transfer a license 11 | |
| 46 | - | to the bounded area; extending for a certain amount of time the expiration of a 12 | |
| 47 | - | certain license licenses in the 46th alcoholic beverages district for the purpose of 13 | |
| 48 | - | transfer; providing an exception to a certain prohibition against the Board allowing 14 2 HOUSE BILL 784 | |
| 26 | + | FOR the purpose of requiring a memorandum of understanding between a certain licensee 3 | |
| 27 | + | and a community association within a certain bounded area in the 46th alcoholic 4 | |
| 28 | + | beverages district before the Board of License Commissioners for Baltimore City may 5 | |
| 29 | + | issue a license in or transfer a license to the bounded area; extending for a certain 6 | |
| 30 | + | amount of time the expiration of a certain license in the 46th alcoholic beverages 7 | |
| 31 | + | district for the purpose of transfer; and generally relating to alcoholic beverages 8 | |
| 32 | + | licenses in Baltimore City. 9 | |
| 49 | 33 | ||
| 34 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 10 | |
| 35 | + | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 11 | |
| 36 | + | Section 12–102 12 | |
| 37 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 13 | |
| 38 | + | (2024 Replacement Volume) 14 | |
| 50 | 39 | ||
| 51 | - | a certain license transfer under certain circumstances; and generally relating to 1 | |
| 52 | - | alcoholic beverages licenses in Baltimore City. 2 | |
| 40 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 15 | |
| 41 | + | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 16 | |
| 42 | + | Section 12–1605(b)(5) 17 | |
| 43 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 18 | |
| 44 | + | (2024 Replacement Volume) 19 | |
| 53 | 45 | ||
| 54 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 3 | |
| 55 | - | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 4 | |
| 56 | - | Section 12–102 5 | |
| 57 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland 6 | |
| 58 | - | (2024 Replacement Volume) 7 | |
| 59 | - | ||
| 60 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 8 | |
| 61 | - | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 9 | |
| 62 | - | Section 12–104, 12–1406(b), and 12–1605(b)(5) 10 | |
| 63 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland 11 | |
| 64 | - | (2024 Replacement Volume) 12 | |
| 65 | - | ||
| 66 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 13 | |
| 67 | - | Chapter 1026 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2024 14 | |
| 68 | - | Section 2 15 | |
| 69 | - | ||
| 70 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 16 | |
| 71 | - | Chapter 1027 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2024 17 | |
| 72 | - | Section 2 18 | |
| 73 | - | ||
| 74 | - | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 19 | |
| 75 | - | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 20 | |
| 76 | - | ||
| 77 | - | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 21 | |
| 78 | - | ||
| 79 | - | 12–102. 22 | |
| 80 | - | ||
| 81 | - | This title applies only in Baltimore City. 23 | |
| 82 | - | ||
| 83 | - | 12–104. 24 | |
| 84 | - | ||
| 85 | - | (a) To be considered a restaurant, an establishment shall meet the requirements of 25 | |
| 86 | - | this section. 26 | |
| 87 | - | ||
| 88 | - | (b) An establishment shall have average daily receipts from the sale of food that 27 | |
| 89 | - | are at least 40% of its total daily receipts. 28 | |
| 90 | - | ||
| 91 | - | (c) The Board may not consider as food an ingredient or a garnish used with or 29 | |
| 92 | - | mixed with an alcoholic beverage that is prepared and served for on–premises consumption. 30 | |
| 93 | - | ||
| 94 | - | (d) (1) The Board may waive the food requirement specified under subsection 31 | |
| 95 | - | (b) of this section for a restaurant: 32 | |
| 96 | - | HOUSE BILL 784 3 | |
| 97 | - | ||
| 98 | - | ||
| 99 | - | (I) owned and operated by a nonprofit organization in the area 1 | |
| 100 | - | bounded by South Ellwood Avenue on the west, Bank Street on the north, South Bouldin 2 | |
| 101 | - | Street on the east, and Fleet Street on the south; OR 3 | |
| 102 | - | ||
| 103 | - | (II) OPERATED IN THE AREA BOUNDED BY SOUTH EDEN STREET 4 | |
| 104 | - | ON THE WEST, BANK STREET ON THE NORTH , SOUTH SPRING STREET ON THE EAST , 5 | |
| 105 | - | AND EASTERN AVENUE ON THE SOUTH . 6 | |
| 106 | - | ||
| 107 | - | (2) For a license that meets the qualifications under paragraph (1) of this 7 | |
| 108 | - | subsection, the Board may approve an expansion of the licensed premises onto a 8 | |
| 109 | - | noncontiguous property with a second separate use permit issued by the City, if the second 9 | |
| 110 | - | separate use permit specifically refers to the alcoholic beverages license at the primary 10 | |
| 111 | - | location. 11 | |
| 112 | - | ||
| 113 | - | 12–1406. 12 | |
| 114 | - | ||
| 115 | - | (b) If a community association and an applicant for the issuance or renewal of [a 13 | |
| 116 | - | Class B, B–D–7, or D] AN alcoholic beverages license have entered into a memorandum of 14 | |
| 117 | - | understanding that expressly acknowledges the authority of the Board under this article, the 15 | |
| 118 | - | Board may make the issuance or renewal of the license conditional on the substantial 16 | |
| 119 | - | compliance of the applicant with the memorandum of understanding. 17 | |
| 120 | - | ||
| 121 | - | 12–1605. 18 | |
| 122 | - | ||
| 123 | - | (b) (5) For an establishment that is within 300 feet of the nearest point of a 19 | |
| 124 | - | place of worship or school, the Board may issue a license in or approve the transfer of a 20 | |
| 125 | - | license into the area specified in paragraph (1)(ii)6 of this subsection only if the license 21 | |
| 126 | - | holder has received a letter of support from [a] THE place of worship or school that is within 22 | |
| 127 | - | the bounded area AND HAS ENTERED INTO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDE RSTANDING 23 | |
| 128 | - | WITH A COMMUNITY ASS OCIATION THAT IS WIT HIN THE BOUNDED AREA . 24 | |
| 129 | - | ||
| 130 | - | Chapter 1026 of the Acts of 2024 25 | |
| 131 | - | ||
| 132 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That: 26 | |
| 133 | - | ||
| 134 | - | (a) (1) Notwithstanding § 12–1705 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 27 | |
| 135 | - | Article, a Class B–D–7 license issued for a premises on the 2800 block of O’Donnell Street 28 | |
| 136 | - | shall be considered unexpired until the end of July 1, 2024, for the purpose of completing a 29 | |
| 137 | - | transfer of ownership at the same location. 30 | |
| 138 | - | ||
| 139 | - | (2) Notwithstanding § 12–1604.1 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 31 | |
| 140 | - | Article, a holder of a Class D beer and light wine license on the 3200 block of Eastern 32 | |
| 141 | - | Avenue may apply to the Board to convert to a Class D beer, wine, and liquor license if the 33 | |
| 142 | - | license holder meets each requirement in § 12–1604.1 except for the requirement to 34 | |
| 143 | - | maintain average daily receipts from the sale of food that are at least 51% of the total daily 35 | |
| 144 | - | receipts. 36 4 HOUSE BILL 784 | |
| 46 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 20 | |
| 47 | + | Chapter 1026 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2024 21 | |
| 48 | + | Section 2 22 2 HOUSE BILL 784 | |
| 145 | 49 | ||
| 146 | 50 | ||
| 147 | 51 | ||
| 148 | - | (3) Notwithstanding § 12–2202 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 1 | |
| 149 | - | Article, a Class B–D–7 license issued for a premises in the 1600 block of Eastern Avenue 2 | |
| 150 | - | shall be considered unexpired until the end of July 1, 2025, for the purpose of completing a 3 | |
| 151 | - | transfer of ownership and transfer of location to a premises in the 600 block of South 4 | |
| 152 | - | Caroline Street. 5 | |
| 52 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 1 | |
| 53 | + | Chapter 1027 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2024 2 | |
| 54 | + | Section 2 3 | |
| 153 | 55 | ||
| 154 | - | (4) (i) Notwithstanding § 12–2202 of the Alcoholic Beverages and 6 | |
| 155 | - | Cannabis Article, a Class B license issued for a premises in the 3500 block of Boston Street 7 | |
| 156 | - | shall be considered unexpired until the end of July 1, [2025] 2028, for the purpose of 8 | |
| 157 | - | completing a transfer of ownership and a transfer of location to a premises in the 3600 block 9 | |
| 158 | - | of Boston Street. 10 | |
| 56 | + | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 4 | |
| 57 | + | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 5 | |
| 159 | 58 | ||
| 160 | - | (ii) If a Class B license transferred to the 3600 block of Boston Street 11 | |
| 161 | - | under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph was originally issued as a Class B–D–7 license, 12 | |
| 162 | - | the license holder may apply to the Board to convert the Class B license back to a Class 13 | |
| 163 | - | B–D–7 license. 14 | |
| 59 | + | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 6 | |
| 164 | 60 | ||
| 165 | - | (5) Notwithstanding § 12–2202 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 15 | |
| 166 | - | Article, a Class B–D–7 license issued for a premises in the 600 block of South Luzerne 16 | |
| 167 | - | Avenue shall be considered unexpired until the end of July 1, 2025, for the purpose of being 17 | |
| 168 | - | renewed to the current license year by the licensee. 18 | |
| 61 | + | 12–102. 7 | |
| 169 | 62 | ||
| 170 | - | (b) The Board may not authorize the transfer of a license in ward 24, precinct 5 19 | |
| 171 | - | to a person or a location that has received and retained funding awarded under a legislative 20 | |
| 172 | - | bond initiative. 21 | |
| 63 | + | This title applies only in Baltimore City. 8 | |
| 173 | 64 | ||
| 174 | - | ||
| 65 | + | 12–1605. 9 | |
| 175 | 66 | ||
| 176 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That: 23 | |
| 67 | + | (b) (5) For an establishment that is within 300 feet of the nearest point of a 10 | |
| 68 | + | place of worship or school, the Board may issue a license in or approve the transfer of a 11 | |
| 69 | + | license into the area specified in paragraph (1)(ii)6 of this subsection only if the license 12 | |
| 70 | + | holder has received a letter of support from [a] THE place of worship or school that is within 13 | |
| 71 | + | the bounded area AND HAS ENTERED INTO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING 14 | |
| 72 | + | WITH A COMMUNITY ASS OCIATION THAT IS WITHIN THE B OUNDED AREA . 15 | |
| 177 | 73 | ||
| 178 | - | (a) (1) Notwithstanding § 12–1705 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 24 | |
| 179 | - | Article, a Class B–D–7 license issued for a premises on the 2800 block of O’Donnell Street 25 | |
| 180 | - | shall be considered unexpired until the end of July 1, 2024, for the purpose of completing a 26 | |
| 181 | - | transfer of ownership at the same location. 27 | |
| 74 | + | Chapter 1026 of the Acts of 2024 16 | |
| 182 | 75 | ||
| 183 | - | (2) Notwithstanding § 12–1604.1 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 28 | |
| 184 | - | Article, a holder of a Class D beer and light wine license on the 3200 block of Eastern 29 | |
| 185 | - | Avenue may apply to the Board to convert to a Class D beer, wine, and liquor license if the 30 | |
| 186 | - | license holder meets each requirement in § 12–1604.1 except for the requirement to 31 | |
| 187 | - | maintain average daily receipts from the sale of food that are at least 51% of the total daily 32 | |
| 188 | - | receipts. 33 | |
| 76 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That: 17 | |
| 189 | 77 | ||
| 190 | - | (3) Notwithstanding § 12–2202 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 34 | |
| 191 | - | Article, a Class B–D–7 license issued for a premises in the 1600 block of Eastern Avenue 35 | |
| 192 | - | shall be considered unexpired until the end of July 1, 2025, for the purpose of completing a 36 HOUSE BILL 784 5 | |
| 78 | + | (a) (1) Notwithstanding § 12–1705 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 18 | |
| 79 | + | Article, a Class B–D–7 license issued for a premises on the 2800 block of O’Donnell Street 19 | |
| 80 | + | shall be considered unexpired until the end of July 1, 2024, for the purpose of completing a 20 | |
| 81 | + | transfer of ownership at the same location. 21 | |
| 82 | + | ||
| 83 | + | (2) Notwithstanding § 12–1604.1 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 22 | |
| 84 | + | Article, a holder of a Class D beer and light wine license on the 3200 block of Eastern 23 | |
| 85 | + | Avenue may apply to the Board to convert to a Class D beer, wine, and liquor license if the 24 | |
| 86 | + | license holder meets each requirement in § 12–1604.1 except for the requirement to 25 | |
| 87 | + | maintain average daily receipts from the sale of food that are at least 51% of the total daily 26 | |
| 88 | + | receipts. 27 | |
| 89 | + | ||
| 90 | + | (3) Notwithstanding § 12–2202 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 28 | |
| 91 | + | Article, a Class B–D–7 license issued for a premises in the 1600 block of Eastern Avenue 29 | |
| 92 | + | shall be considered unexpired until the end of July 1, 2025, for the purpose of completing a 30 | |
| 93 | + | transfer of ownership and transfer of location to a premises in the 600 block of South 31 | |
| 94 | + | Caroline Street. 32 | |
| 95 | + | ||
| 96 | + | (4) (i) Notwithstanding § 12–2202 of the Alcoholic Beverages and 33 | |
| 97 | + | Cannabis Article, a Class B license issued for a premises in the 3500 block of Boston Street 34 HOUSE BILL 784 3 | |
| 193 | 98 | ||
| 194 | 99 | ||
| 195 | - | transfer of ownership and transfer of location to a premises in the 600 block of South 1 | |
| 196 | - | Caroline Street. 2 | |
| 100 | + | shall be considered unexpired until the end of July 1, [2025] 2028, for the purpose of 1 | |
| 101 | + | completing a transfer of ownership and a transfer of location to a premises in the 3600 block 2 | |
| 102 | + | of Boston Street. 3 | |
| 197 | 103 | ||
| 198 | - | (4) (i) Notwithstanding § 12–2202 of the Alcoholic Beverages and 3 | |
| 199 | - | Cannabis Article, a Class B license issued for a premises in the 3500 block of Boston Street 4 | |
| 200 | - | shall be considered unexpired until the end of July 1, [2025] 2028, for the purpose of 5 | |
| 201 | - | completing a transfer of ownership and a transfer of location to a premises in the 3600 block 6 | |
| 202 | - | of Boston Street. 7 | |
| 104 | + | (ii) If a Class B license transferred to the 3600 block of Boston Street 4 | |
| 105 | + | under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph was originally issued as a Class B–D–7 license, 5 | |
| 106 | + | the license holder may apply to the Board to convert the Class B license back to a Class 6 | |
| 107 | + | B–D–7 license. 7 | |
| 203 | 108 | ||
| 204 | - | ( | |
| 205 | - | ||
| 206 | - | ||
| 207 | - | ||
| 109 | + | (5) Notwithstanding § 12–2202 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 8 | |
| 110 | + | Article, a Class B–D–7 license issued for a premises in the 600 block of South Luzerne 9 | |
| 111 | + | Avenue shall be considered unexpired until the end of July 1, 2025, for the purpose of being 10 | |
| 112 | + | renewed to the current license year by the licensee. 11 | |
| 208 | 113 | ||
| 209 | - | (5) Notwithstanding § 12–2202 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 12 | |
| 210 | - | Article, a Class B–D–7 license issued for a premises in the 600 block of South Luzerne 13 | |
| 211 | - | Avenue shall be considered unexpired until the end of July 1, 2025, for the purpose of being 14 | |
| 212 | - | renewed to the current license year by the licensee. 15 | |
| 114 | + | (b) The Board may not authorize the transfer of a license in ward 24, precinct 5 12 | |
| 115 | + | to a person or a location that has received and retained funding awarded under a legislative 13 | |
| 116 | + | bond initiative. 14 | |
| 213 | 117 | ||
| 214 | - | (b) The Board may not authorize the transfer of a license in ward 24, precinct 5 16 | |
| 215 | - | to a person or a location that has received and retained funding awarded under a legislative 17 | |
| 216 | - | bond initiative. 18 | |
| 118 | + | Chapter 1027 of the Acts of 2024 15 | |
| 217 | 119 | ||
| 218 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That: | |
| 120 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That: 16 | |
| 219 | 121 | ||
| 220 | - | (a) Notwithstanding § 12–1705 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article, 20 | |
| 221 | - | a Class D 6–day beer, wine, and liquor license issued for a premises on the 200 block of East 21 | |
| 222 | - | Lexington Street shall be considered unexpired until the end of June 30, 2026, for the 22 | |
| 223 | - | purpose of completing a transfer of ownership at the same location, provided the license 23 | |
| 224 | - | holder received a letter of support from the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore. 24 | |
| 122 | + | (a) (1) Notwithstanding § 12–1705 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 17 | |
| 123 | + | Article, a Class B–D–7 license issued for a premises on the 2800 block of O’Donnell Street 18 | |
| 124 | + | shall be considered unexpired until the end of July 1, 2024, for the purpose of completing a 19 | |
| 125 | + | transfer of ownership at the same location. 20 | |
| 225 | 126 | ||
| 226 | - | (b) (1) Notwithstanding §§ 12–1703 and 12–1705 of the Alcoholic Beverages 25 | |
| 227 | - | and Cannabis Article, five Class B beer, wine, and liquor licenses issued for restaurant 26 | |
| 228 | - | premises at Harborplace and expired between January 1, 2021, and January 1, 2025, shall 27 | |
| 229 | - | be considered unexpired until the end of June 30, 2030, for the purpose of completing a 28 | |
| 230 | - | transfer of ownership at the same location. 29 | |
| 127 | + | (2) Notwithstanding § 12–1604.1 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 21 | |
| 128 | + | Article, a holder of a Class D beer and light wine license on the 3200 block of Eastern 22 | |
| 129 | + | Avenue may apply to the Board to convert to a Class D beer, wine, and liquor license if the 23 | |
| 130 | + | license holder meets each requirement in § 12–1604.1 except for the requirement to 24 | |
| 131 | + | maintain average daily receipts from the sale of food that are at least 51% of the total daily 25 | |
| 132 | + | receipts. 26 | |
| 231 | 133 | ||
| 232 | - | (2) Notwithstanding § 12–1703 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 30 | |
| 233 | - | Article, the most recent license holder shall retain liability for any unpaid personal property 31 | |
| 234 | - | taxes due to Baltimore City or to the State. 32 | |
| 134 | + | (3) Notwithstanding § 12–2202 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 27 | |
| 135 | + | Article, a Class B–D–7 license issued for a premises in the 1600 block of Eastern Avenue 28 | |
| 136 | + | shall be considered unexpired until the end of July 1, 2025, for the purpose of completing a 29 | |
| 137 | + | transfer of ownership and transfer of location to a premises in the 600 block of South 30 | |
| 138 | + | Caroline Street. 31 | |
| 235 | 139 | ||
| 236 | - | ( | |
| 237 | - | ||
| 238 | - | ||
| 239 | - | ||
| 240 | - | ||
| 241 | - | ||
| 140 | + | (4) (i) Notwithstanding § 12–2202 of the Alcoholic Beverages and 32 | |
| 141 | + | Cannabis Article, a Class B license issued for a premises in the 3500 block of Boston Street 33 | |
| 142 | + | shall be considered unexpired until the end of July 1, [2025] 2028, for the purpose of 34 | |
| 143 | + | completing a transfer of ownership and a transfer of location to a premises in the 3600 block 35 | |
| 144 | + | of Boston Street. 36 | |
| 145 | + | 4 HOUSE BILL 784 | |
| 242 | 146 | ||
| 243 | 147 | ||
| 148 | + | (ii) If a Class B license transferred to the 3600 block of Boston Street 1 | |
| 149 | + | under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph was originally issued as a Class B–D–7 license, 2 | |
| 150 | + | the license holder may apply to the Board to convert the Class B license back to a Class 3 | |
| 151 | + | B–D–7 license. 4 | |
| 244 | 152 | ||
| 245 | - | 2. to maintain a minimum or maximum seating amount; 1 | |
| 153 | + | (5) Notwithstanding § 12–2202 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 5 | |
| 154 | + | Article, a Class B–D–7 license issued for a premises in the 600 block of South Luzerne 6 | |
| 155 | + | Avenue shall be considered unexpired until the end of July 1, 2025, for the purpose of being 7 | |
| 156 | + | renewed to the current license year by the licensee. 8 | |
| 246 | 157 | ||
| 247 | - | (ii) authorize the transfer of a license issued under this subsection to 2 | |
| 248 | - | another location; and 3 | |
| 158 | + | (b) The Board may not authorize the transfer of a license in ward 24, precinct 5 9 | |
| 159 | + | to a person or a location that has received and retained funding awarded under a legislative 10 | |
| 160 | + | bond initiative. 11 | |
| 249 | 161 | ||
| 250 | - | (iii) require the most recent license holder to complete a Transfer 4 | |
| 251 | - | Authorization or Affidavit of Compliance to complete a transfer of ownership in accordance 5 | |
| 252 | - | with this subsection. 6 | |
| 253 | - | ||
| 254 | - | (4) At the end of June 30, 2030, a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license 7 | |
| 255 | - | issued under this subsection shall expire and be nonrenewable. 8 | |
| 256 | - | ||
| 257 | - | SECTION 2. 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 9 | |
| 258 | - | June 1, 2025. Section 2 of this Act shall remain effective for a period of 5 years and 1 month 10 | |
| 259 | - | and, at the end of June 30, 2030, Section 2 of this Act, with no further action required by the 11 | |
| 260 | - | General Assembly, shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect. 12 | |
| 261 | - | ||
| 162 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect June 12 | |
| 163 | + | 1, 2025. 13 | |
| 262 | 164 | ||
| 263 | 165 | ||
| 264 | 166 | ||
| 265 | 167 | Approved: | |
| 266 | 168 | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 267 | 169 | Governor. | |
| 268 | 170 | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 269 | 171 | Speaker of the House of Delegates. | |
| 270 | 172 | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 271 | 173 | President of the Senate. |