Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB1015 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTING LA W.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
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7	7	SENATE BILL 1015
8	8	A2 5lr3534
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10	10	By: Senator Jennings
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 4, 2025
12	12	Assigned to: Rules
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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	Harford County – Alcoholic Beverages – Class AF (Athletic Field) License 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of establishing a 6–day and a 7–day Class AF (athletic field) beer and 3
21	21	wine license in Harford County; authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for 4
22	22	Harford County to issue the 6–day or 7–day license only to a person who leases, owns, 5
23	23	or operates an athletic field for profit; and generally relating to alcoholic beverages 6
24	24	licenses in Harford County. 7
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26	26	BY renumbering 8
27	27	Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 9
28	28	Section 22–1001 and 22–1001.1 10
29	29	to be Section 22–1001.1 and 22–1001.2, respectively 11
30	30	Annotated Code of Maryland 12
31	31	(2024 Replacement Volume) 13
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33	33	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 14
34	34	Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 15
35	35	Section 22–102 16
36	36	Annotated Code of Maryland 17
37	37	(2024 Replacement Volume) 18
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39	39	BY adding to 19
40	40	Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 20
41	41	Section 22–1001 21
42	42	Annotated Code of Maryland 22
43	43	(2024 Replacement Volume) 23
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45	45	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 24
46	46	That Section(s) 22–1001 and 22–1001.1 of Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis of 25
47	47	the Annotated Code of Maryland be renumbered to be Section(s) 22–1001.1 and 22–1001.2, 26
48	48	respectively. 27 2 SENATE BILL 1015
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52	52	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 1
53	53	as follows: 2
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55	55	Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 3
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57	57	22–102. 4
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59	59	This title applies only in Harford County. 5
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61	61	22–1001. 6
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63	63	(A) THERE IS: 7
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65	65	(1) A 6–DAY CLASS AF (ATHLETIC FIELD ) BEER AND WINE LICENS E; 8
66	66	AND 9
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68	68	(2) A 7–DAY CLASS AF (ATHLETIC FIELD ) BEER AND WINE LICENS E. 10
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70	70	(B) THE BOARD MAY ISSUE THE 6–DAY OR THE 7–DAY LICENSE ONLY TO A 11
71	71	PERSON WHO LEASES , OWNS, OR OPERATES AN ATHLE TIC FIELD FOR PROFIT . 12
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73	73	(C) (1) A 6–DAY LICENSE AUTHORIZES THE LICENSE HOLDER TO SE LL 13
74	74	BEER AND WINE FOR ON–PREMISES CONSUMPTION MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, 14
75	75	FROM 12 P.M. TO 9 P.M. 15
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77	77	(2) A 7–DAY LICENSE AUTHORIZ ES THE LICENSE HOLDE R TO SELL 16
78	78	BEER AND WINE FOR ON–PREMISES CONSUMPTION MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, 17
79	79	FROM 12 P.M. TO 9 P.M. 18
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81	81	(D) A LICENSE HOLDER SHALL PURCHASE BEER AND WI NE FROM AN 19
82	82	AUTHORIZED AND LICEN SED WHOLESALER . 20
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84	84	(E) A LICENSE HOLDER SHALL PROVIDE PREPACKAGED FOOD OR SNACKS 21
85	85	AT ALL TIMES WHEN BE ER AND WINE ARE SOLD . 22
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87	87	(F) THE ANNUAL LICENSE FEES ARE: 23
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89	89	(1) $1,300 FOR A 6–DAY LICENSE; AND 24
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91	91	(2) $1,400 FOR A 7–DAY LICENSE. 25
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93	93	SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 26
94	94	1, 2025. 27