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| 2 | 2 | ||
| 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 | *hb0866* | |
| 9 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 7 | HOUSE BILL 866 | |
| 11 | 8 | A2 5lr2674 | |
| 12 | 9 | CF SB 670 | |
| 13 | 10 | By: Frederick County Delegation | |
| 14 | 11 | Introduced and read first time: January 30, 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 | Frederick County – Alcoholic Beverages – Class C (Theater) Beer, Wine, and 2 | |
| 25 | 19 | Liquor License 3 | |
| 26 | 20 | ||
| 27 | 21 | FOR the purpose of establishing a Class C (theater) beer, wine, and liquor license in 4 | |
| 28 | 22 | Frederick County; authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Frederick 5 | |
| 29 | 23 | County to issue the license; authorizing the license holder to sell beer, wine, and 6 | |
| 30 | 24 | liquor for on–premises consumption, subject to certain limitations; and generally 7 | |
| 31 | 25 | relating to alcoholic beverages in Frederick County. 8 | |
| 32 | 26 | ||
| 33 | 27 | BY renumbering 9 | |
| 34 | 28 | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 10 | |
| 35 | 29 | Section 20–1014.1 11 | |
| 36 | 30 | to be Section 20–1014.2 12 | |
| 37 | 31 | Annotated Code of Maryland 13 | |
| 38 | 32 | (2024 Replacement Volume) 14 | |
| 39 | 33 | ||
| 40 | 34 | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 15 | |
| 41 | 35 | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 16 | |
| 42 | 36 | Section 20–102 17 | |
| 43 | 37 | Annotated Code of Maryland 18 | |
| 44 | 38 | (2024 Replacement Volume) 19 | |
| 45 | 39 | ||
| 46 | 40 | BY adding to 20 | |
| 47 | 41 | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 21 | |
| 48 | - | Section 20–1014.1 22 2 HOUSE BILL 866 | |
| 42 | + | Section 20–1014.1 22 | |
| 43 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 23 | |
| 44 | + | (2024 Replacement Volume) 24 | |
| 45 | + | ||
| 46 | + | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF M ARYLAND, 25 | |
| 47 | + | That Section(s) 20–1014.1 of Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis of the Annotated 26 2 HOUSE BILL 866 | |
| 49 | 48 | ||
| 50 | 49 | ||
| 51 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland 1 | |
| 52 | - | (2024 Replacement Volume) 2 | |
| 50 | + | Code of Maryland be renumbered to be Section(s) 20–1014.2. 1 | |
| 53 | 51 | ||
| 54 | - | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 3 | |
| 55 | - | That Section(s) 20–1014.1 of Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis of the Annotated 4 | |
| 56 | - | Code of Maryland be renumbered to be Section(s) 20–1014.2. 5 | |
| 52 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 2 | |
| 53 | + | as follows: 3 | |
| 57 | 54 | ||
| 58 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 6 | |
| 59 | - | as follows: 7 | |
| 55 | + | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 4 | |
| 60 | 56 | ||
| 61 | - | ||
| 57 | + | 20–102. 5 | |
| 62 | 58 | ||
| 63 | - | ||
| 59 | + | This title applies only in Frederick County. 6 | |
| 64 | 60 | ||
| 65 | - | ||
| 61 | + | 20–1014.1. 7 | |
| 66 | 62 | ||
| 67 | - | ||
| 63 | + | (A) THERE IS A CLASS C (THEATER) BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR LICENSE . 8 | |
| 68 | 64 | ||
| 69 | - | (A) THERE IS A CLASS C (THEATER) BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR LICENSE . 12 | |
| 65 | + | (B) THE MANAGER OF THE TH EATER OR ANY OTHER O FFICIAL DESIGNATED 9 | |
| 66 | + | BY THE THEATER MAY SIGN THE APPLICATION FOR THE LICENSE . 10 | |
| 70 | 67 | ||
| 71 | - | ( | |
| 72 | - | ||
| 68 | + | (C) THE BOARD MAY ISSUE A LIC ENSE FOR USE BY A TH EATER WITH 11 | |
| 69 | + | SEATING. 12 | |
| 73 | 70 | ||
| 74 | - | (C) THE BOARD MAY ISSUE A LIC ENSE FOR USE BY A TH EATER WITH 15 | |
| 75 | - | SEATING. 16 | |
| 71 | + | (D) THE LICENSE AUTHORIZE S THE LICENSE HOLDER TO SELL BEER, WINE, 13 | |
| 72 | + | AND LIQUOR FOR ON –PREMISES CONSUMPTION FROM 1 HOUR BEFORE TO 1 HOUR 14 | |
| 73 | + | AFTER: 15 | |
| 76 | 74 | ||
| 77 | - | (D) THE LICENSE AUTHORIZE S THE LICENSE HOLDER TO SELL BEER, WINE, 17 | |
| 78 | - | AND LIQUOR FOR ON –PREMISES CONSUMPTION FROM 1 HOUR BEFORE TO 1 HOUR 18 | |
| 79 | - | AFTER: 19 | |
| 75 | + | (1) A REGULAR PERFORMANC E; 16 | |
| 80 | 76 | ||
| 81 | - | (1) A REGULAR PERFORMANC E; 20 | |
| 77 | + | (2) A FUND–RAISER PERFORMANCE T HAT BENEFITS THE THE ATER; 17 | |
| 78 | + | OR 18 | |
| 82 | 79 | ||
| 83 | - | ( | |
| 84 | - | ||
| 80 | + | (3) AN EVENT HOSTED BY A N OUTSIDE GROUP THAT HAS RENTED THE 19 | |
| 81 | + | THEATER. 20 | |
| 85 | 82 | ||
| 86 | - | (3) AN EVENT HOSTED BY A N OUTSIDE GROUP THAT HAS RENTED THE 23 | |
| 87 | - | THEATER. 24 | |
| 83 | + | (E) THE ANNUAL LICENSE FE E IS $150. 21 | |
| 88 | 84 | ||
| 89 | - | (E) THE ANNUAL LICENSE FEE I S $150. 25 | |
| 90 | - | ||
| 91 | - | SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect June 26 | |
| 92 | - | 1, 2025. 27 | |
| 85 | + | SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act sh all take effect June 22 | |
| 86 | + | 1, 2025. 23 | |
| 93 | 87 |