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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 | *hb0987* | |
| 9 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 7 | HOUSE BILL 987 | |
| 11 | 8 | A2 5lr2923 | |
| 12 | - | CF SB 999 | |
| 13 | - | By: Delegates Mangione, Forbes, Nawrocki, and Szeliga Baltimore County | |
| 14 | - | Delegation | |
| 9 | + | CF 5lr3540 | |
| 10 | + | By: Delegates Mangione, Forbes, Nawrocki, and Szeliga | |
| 15 | 11 | Introduced and read first time: January 31, 2025 | |
| 16 | 12 | Assigned to: Economic Matters | |
| 17 | - | Committee Report: Favorable with amendments | |
| 18 | - | House action: Adopted | |
| 19 | - | Read second time: March 6, 2025 | |
| 20 | 13 | ||
| 21 | - | ||
| 14 | + | A BILL ENTITLED | |
| 22 | 15 | ||
| 23 | 16 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 24 | 17 | ||
| 25 | 18 | Baltimore County – Alcoholic Beverages – Distance From Place of Worship 2 | |
| 26 | - | Restriction – Exception Class B–OB–CRD (Office Building – Commercial 3 | |
| 27 | - | Revitalization District) Beer, Wine, and Liquor License 4 | |
| 19 | + | Restriction – Exception 3 | |
| 28 | 20 | ||
| 29 | - | FOR the purpose of establishing a Class B–OB–CRD (office building – commercial 5 | |
| 30 | - | revitalization district) beer, wine, and liquor license in Baltimore County; 6 | |
| 31 | - | authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Baltimore County to issue a 7 | |
| 32 | - | beer, wine, and liquor the license to an establishment that previously had or has a 8 | |
| 33 | - | certain zoning classification and is within a certain distance of at least a certain 9 | |
| 34 | - | distance from a place of worship under certain circumstances and subject to certain 10 | |
| 35 | - | limitations; providing a certain exception to a prohibition against issuing the license 11 | |
| 36 | - | for an establishment that is within a certain distance of a place of worship; and 12 | |
| 37 | - | generally relating to alcoholic beverages licenses in Baltimore County. 13 | |
| 21 | + | FOR the purpose of authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Baltimore County 4 | |
| 22 | + | to issue a beer, wine, and liquor license to an establishment that has a certain zoning 5 | |
| 23 | + | classification and is within a certain distance of a place of worship under certain 6 | |
| 24 | + | circumstances; and generally relating to alcoholic beverages licenses in Baltimore 7 | |
| 25 | + | County. 8 | |
| 38 | 26 | ||
| 39 | - | BY renumbering 14 | |
| 27 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 9 | |
| 28 | + | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 10 | |
| 29 | + | Section 13–102 11 | |
| 30 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 12 | |
| 31 | + | (2024 Replacement Volume) 13 | |
| 32 | + | ||
| 33 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 14 | |
| 40 | 34 | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 15 | |
| 41 | - | Section 13–1001.1 16 | |
| 42 | - | to be Section 13–1001.2 17 | |
| 43 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland 18 | |
| 44 | - | (2024 Replacement Volume) 19 | |
| 35 | + | Section 13–1601 16 | |
| 36 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 17 | |
| 37 | + | (2024 Replacement Volume) 18 | |
| 45 | 38 | ||
| 46 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 20 | |
| 39 | + | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 19 | |
| 40 | + | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 20 | |
| 41 | + | ||
| 47 | 42 | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 21 | |
| 48 | - | Section 13–102 22 2 HOUSE BILL 987 | |
| 49 | 43 | ||
| 44 | + | 13–102. 22 | |
| 50 | 45 | ||
| 51 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland 1 | |
| 52 | - | (2024 Replacement Volume) 2 | |
| 46 | + | This title applies only in Baltimore County. 23 | |
| 53 | 47 | ||
| 54 | - | BY adding to 3 | |
| 55 | - | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 4 | |
| 56 | - | Section 13–1001.1 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 13–1601 10 | |
| 63 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland 11 | |
| 64 | - | (2024 Replacement Volume) 12 | |
| 65 | - | ||
| 66 | - | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13 | |
| 67 | - | That Section(s) 13–1001.1 of Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis of the Annotated 14 | |
| 68 | - | Code of Maryland be renumbered to be Section(s) 13–1001.2. 15 | |
| 69 | - | ||
| 70 | - | SECTION 1. 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 16 | |
| 71 | - | OF MARYLAND , That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 17 | |
| 72 | - | ||
| 73 | - | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 18 | |
| 74 | - | ||
| 75 | - | 13–102. 19 | |
| 76 | - | ||
| 77 | - | This title applies only in Baltimore County. 20 | |
| 78 | - | ||
| 79 | - | 13–1001.1. 21 | |
| 80 | - | ||
| 81 | - | (A) (1) THERE IS A CLASS B–OB–CRD (OFFICE BUILDING – 22 | |
| 82 | - | COMMERCIAL REVITALIZ ATION DISTRICT) BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR LICENSE . 23 | |
| 83 | - | ||
| 84 | - | (2) THE BOARD MAY NOT ISSUE M ORE THAN ONE CLASS B–OB–CRD 24 | |
| 85 | - | LICENSE IN THE COUNT Y. 25 | |
| 86 | - | ||
| 87 | - | (B) (1) THE CLASS B–OB–CRD LICENSE MAY BE ISSUE D ONLY FOR A 26 | |
| 88 | - | RESTAURANT THAT : 27 | |
| 89 | - | ||
| 90 | - | (I) IS LOCATED IN: 28 | |
| 91 | - | ||
| 92 | - | 1. THE TOWSON COMMERCIAL REVITALIZATION 29 | |
| 93 | - | DISTRICT, AS DEFINED BY THE BALTIMORE COUNTY COUNCIL; AND 30 | |
| 94 | - | ||
| 95 | - | 2. AN OFFICE BUILDING T HAT IS AT LEAST 100,000 31 | |
| 96 | - | SQUARE FEET IN SIZE ; 32 HOUSE BILL 987 3 | |
| 48 | + | 13–1601. 24 2 HOUSE BILL 987 | |
| 97 | 49 | ||
| 98 | 50 | ||
| 99 | 51 | ||
| 100 | - | (II) PREVIOUSLY HAD OR HA S A ZONING CLASSIFIC ATION OF 1 | |
| 101 | - | BM–D.T. BY THE COUNTY GOVERN MENT; AND 2 | |
| 52 | + | (a) (1) Except as provided in [subsection] SUBSECTIONS (b) AND (C) of this 1 | |
| 53 | + | section, the Board may not issue a license for an establishment that is within 300 feet of a 2 | |
| 54 | + | place of worship or school. 3 | |
| 102 | 55 | ||
| 103 | - | (III) IS AT LEAST 100 FEET FROM A PLACE OF WORSHIP. 3 | |
| 56 | + | (2) The distance from the establishment to the place of worship or school is 4 | |
| 57 | + | to be measured from the nearest point of the building of the establishment to the nearest 5 | |
| 58 | + | point of the building of the place of worship or school. 6 | |
| 104 | 59 | ||
| 105 | - | ( | |
| 106 | - | ||
| 60 | + | (b) The prohibition against issuing a license in subsection (a) of this section does 7 | |
| 61 | + | not apply to: 8 | |
| 107 | 62 | ||
| 108 | - | ( | |
| 109 | - | ||
| 63 | + | (1) the renewal or transfer of a license of an establishment if, after issuance 9 | |
| 64 | + | of the license, a place of worship or school was built within 300 feet of the establishment; 10 | |
| 110 | 65 | ||
| 111 | - | ( | |
| 66 | + | (2) the issuance of a temporary license; 11 | |
| 112 | 67 | ||
| 113 | - | 1. IS PURCHASED ALONG W ITH PREPARED FOOD OT HER 9 | |
| 114 | - | THAN PREPACKAGED SNA CKS; AND 10 | |
| 68 | + | (3) a transfer that moves the licensed premises within the same building; 12 | |
| 115 | 69 | ||
| 116 | - | 2. IS NOT DISPLAYED IN AN AREA ACCESSIBLE T O THE 11 | |
| 117 | - | PUBLIC. 12 | |
| 70 | + | (4) a transfer of ownership of the licensed premises; 13 | |
| 118 | 71 | ||
| 119 | - | (C) THE NUMBER OF SEATS A T THE BAR ON THE LIC ENSED PREMISES MAY 13 | |
| 120 | - | NOT EXCEED 25% OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SEAT S ON THE LICENSED PR EMISES. 14 | |
| 72 | + | (5) the renewal of a Class B beer, wine, and liquor (on–sale) license or a 14 | |
| 73 | + | 7–day Class BDR (deluxe restaurant) (on–sale) beer, wine, and liquor license, if the licensed 15 | |
| 74 | + | premises has a seating capacity of more than 50 individuals and is within a town center; or 16 | |
| 121 | 75 | ||
| 122 | - | (D) THE LICENSE HOLDER MA Y SELL BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR DURING TH E 15 | |
| 123 | - | HOURS AND DAYS AS SE T OUT FOR A CLASS B BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR LICENSE 16 | |
| 124 | - | UNDER § 13–2004 OF THIS TITLE. 17 | |
| 76 | + | (6) the transfer, conversion, and issuance of a license under § 13–1710 of 17 | |
| 77 | + | this title. 18 | |
| 125 | 78 | ||
| 126 | - | (E) THE ANNUAL LICENSE FE E IS EQUAL TO THE FEE FOR A CLASS B BEER, 18 | |
| 127 | - | WINE, AND LIQUOR LICENSE U NDER § 13–902 OF THIS TITLE. 19 | |
| 79 | + | (C) THE PROHIBITION AGAINST ISSUING A LICENSE IN SUBSECTION (A) OF 19 | |
| 80 | + | THIS SECTION DOES NO T APPLY TO THE ISSUANCE OF A BEER , WINE, AND LIQUOR 20 | |
| 81 | + | LICENSE FOR ON – OR OFF–PREMISES CONSUMPTION FOR AN ESTABLISHMENT THAT 21 | |
| 82 | + | IS WITHIN 300 FEET OF A PLACE OF W ORSHIP IF: 22 | |
| 128 | 83 | ||
| 129 | - | 13–1601. 20 | |
| 84 | + | (1) THE ESTABLISHMENT IS LOCATED IN THE TOWSON AREA, AS 23 | |
| 85 | + | DETERMINED BY THE BOARD; 24 | |
| 130 | 86 | ||
| 131 | - | (a) (1) Except as provided in [subsection] SUBSECTIONS (b) AND (C) of this 21 | |
| 132 | - | section, the Board may not issue a license for an establishment that is within 300 feet of a 22 | |
| 133 | - | place of worship or school. 23 | |
| 87 | + | (2) THE ESTABLISHMENT IS LOCATED IN AN OFFICE BUILDING THAT 25 | |
| 88 | + | IS AT LEAST 100,000 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE ; 26 | |
| 134 | 89 | ||
| 135 | - | (2) The distance from the establishment to the place of worship or school is 24 | |
| 136 | - | to be measured from the nearest point of the building of the establishment to the nearest 25 | |
| 137 | - | point of the building of the place of worship or school. 26 | |
| 90 | + | (3) THE ESTABLISHMENT HA S A ZONING CLASSIFIC ATION OF 27 | |
| 91 | + | BM–D.T. BY THE COUNTY GOVERN MENT; 28 | |
| 138 | 92 | ||
| 139 | - | (b) The prohibition against issuing a license in subsection (a) of this section does 27 | |
| 140 | - | not apply to: 28 | |
| 141 | - | ||
| 142 | - | (1) the renewal or transfer of a license of an establishment if, after issuance 29 | |
| 143 | - | of the license, a place of worship or school was built within 300 feet of the establishment; 30 4 HOUSE BILL 987 | |
| 93 | + | (4) THE PLACE OF WORSHIP CONSENTS IN WRITING TO THE ISSUA NCE 29 | |
| 94 | + | OF THE LICENSE; AND 30 | |
| 95 | + | HOUSE BILL 987 3 | |
| 144 | 96 | ||
| 145 | 97 | ||
| 98 | + | (5) (I) THE LICENSE IS TO APPLY TO A RESTAURANT , A MARKET, OR 1 | |
| 99 | + | ANOTHER SIMILAR ESTA BLISHMENT; AND 2 | |
| 146 | 100 | ||
| 147 | - | ( | |
| 101 | + | (II) THE LICENSE IS NOT A CLASS A LICENSE. 3 | |
| 148 | 102 | ||
| 149 | - | (3) a transfer that moves the licensed premises within the same building; 2 | |
| 150 | - | ||
| 151 | - | (4) a transfer of ownership of the licensed premises; 3 | |
| 152 | - | ||
| 153 | - | (5) the renewal of a Class B beer, wine, and liquor (on–sale) license or a 4 | |
| 154 | - | 7–day Class BDR (deluxe restaurant) (on–sale) beer, wine, and liquor license, if the licensed 5 | |
| 155 | - | premises has a seating capacity of more than 50 individuals and is within a town center; or 6 | |
| 156 | - | ||
| 157 | - | (6) the transfer, conversion, and issuance of a license under § 13–1710 of 7 | |
| 158 | - | this title; OR 8 | |
| 159 | - | ||
| 160 | - | (7) THE ISSUANCE OF A LI CENSE UNDER § 13–1001.1 OF THIS TITLE 9 | |
| 161 | - | FOR AN ESTABLISHMENT WITHIN 300 FEET OF A PLACE OF W ORSHIP, IF THE PLACE 10 | |
| 162 | - | OF WORSHIP CONSENTS IN WRITING TO THE IS SUANCE OF THE LICENSE. 11 | |
| 163 | - | ||
| 164 | - | (C) THE PROHIBITION AGAIN ST ISSUING A LICENSE IN SUBSECTION (A) OF 12 | |
| 165 | - | THIS SECTION DOES NO T APPLY TO THE ISSUA NCE OF A BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR 13 | |
| 166 | - | LICENSE FOR ON – OR OFF–PREMISES CONSUMPTION FOR AN ESTABLISHMENT THAT 14 | |
| 167 | - | IS WITHIN 300 FEET OF A PLACE OF W ORSHIP IF: 15 | |
| 168 | - | ||
| 169 | - | (1) THE ESTABLISHMENT IS LOCATED IN THE TOWSON AREA , AS 16 | |
| 170 | - | DETERMINED BY THE BOARD; 17 | |
| 171 | - | ||
| 172 | - | (2) THE ESTABLISHMENT IS LOCATED IN AN OFFICE BUILDING THAT 18 | |
| 173 | - | IS AT LEAST 100,000 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE ; 19 | |
| 174 | - | ||
| 175 | - | (3) THE ESTABLISHMENT HA S A ZONING CLASSIFIC ATION OF 20 | |
| 176 | - | BM–D.T. BY THE COUNTY GOVERN MENT; 21 | |
| 177 | - | ||
| 178 | - | (4) THE PLACE OF WORSHIP CONSENTS IN WRITING TO THE ISSUANCE 22 | |
| 179 | - | OF THE LICENSE; AND 23 | |
| 180 | - | ||
| 181 | - | (5) (I) THE LICENSE IS TO AP PLY TO A RESTAURANT , A MARKET, OR 24 | |
| 182 | - | ANOTHER SIMILAR ESTA BLISHMENT; AND 25 | |
| 183 | - | ||
| 184 | - | (II) THE LICENSE IS NOT A CLASS A LICENSE. 26 | |
| 185 | - | ||
| 186 | - | SECTION 2. 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 27 | |
| 187 | - | July 1, 2025. 28 | |
| 188 | - | ||
| 103 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 4 | |
| 104 | + | 1, 2025. 5 |