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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 | *sb0284* | |
| 9 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 7 | SENATE BILL 284 | |
| 11 | 8 | A2 5lr2153 | |
| 12 | 9 | ||
| 13 | 10 | By: Senator McCray | |
| 14 | 11 | Introduced and read first time: January 10, 2025 | |
| 15 | 12 | Assigned to: Finance | |
| 16 | - | Committee Report: Favorable | |
| 17 | - | Senate action: Adopted | |
| 18 | - | Read second time: February 16, 2025 | |
| 19 | 13 | ||
| 20 | - | ||
| 14 | + | A BILL ENTITLED | |
| 21 | 15 | ||
| 22 | 16 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 23 | 17 | ||
| 24 | 18 | Baltimore City – Alcoholic Beverages – Hours of Operation Violations – Civil 2 | |
| 25 | 19 | Penalties 3 | |
| 26 | 20 | ||
| 27 | 21 | FOR the purpose of establishing civil penalties for the offense by a holder of an alcoholic 4 | |
| 28 | 22 | beverages license in Baltimore City of operating the licensed premises outside 5 | |
| 29 | 23 | specified hours of operation without obtaining a certain exemption; and generally 6 | |
| 30 | 24 | relating to alcoholic beverages in Baltimore City. 7 | |
| 31 | 25 | ||
| 32 | 26 | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 8 | |
| 33 | 27 | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 9 | |
| 34 | 28 | Section 12–102 and 12–2007 10 | |
| 35 | 29 | Annotated Code of Maryland 11 | |
| 36 | 30 | (2024 Replacement Volume) 12 | |
| 37 | 31 | ||
| 38 | 32 | BY adding to 13 | |
| 39 | 33 | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 14 | |
| 40 | 34 | Section 12–2802(f) 15 | |
| 41 | 35 | Annotated Code of Maryland 16 | |
| 42 | 36 | (2024 Replacement Volume) 17 | |
| 43 | 37 | ||
| 44 | 38 | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 18 | |
| 45 | 39 | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 19 | |
| 46 | 40 | ||
| 47 | 41 | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 20 | |
| 42 | + | ||
| 43 | + | 12–102. 21 | |
| 44 | + | ||
| 45 | + | This title applies only in Baltimore City. 22 | |
| 46 | + | ||
| 47 | + | 12–2007. 23 | |
| 48 | 48 | 2 SENATE BILL 284 | |
| 49 | 49 | ||
| 50 | 50 | ||
| 51 | - | 12–102. 1 | |
| 51 | + | (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a licensed premises shall 1 | |
| 52 | + | end all operations, including the serving of alcoholic beverages and food and providing 2 | |
| 53 | + | entertainment, at the closing hour for that class of licensed premises specified in this title. 3 | |
| 52 | 54 | ||
| 53 | - | | |
| 55 | + | (b) (1) The Board may grant an exemption for remaining open after hours to: 4 | |
| 54 | 56 | ||
| 55 | - | 12–2007. 3 | |
| 57 | + | (i) a holder of a Class B restaurant license, only for serving food to 5 | |
| 58 | + | patrons seated for dining; 6 | |
| 56 | 59 | ||
| 57 | - | (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a licensed premises shall 4 | |
| 58 | - | end all operations, including the serving of alcoholic beverages and food and providing 5 | |
| 59 | - | entertainment, at the closing hour for that class of licensed premises specified in this title. 6 | |
| 60 | + | (ii) a pharmacy that fills prescriptions; or 7 | |
| 60 | 61 | ||
| 61 | - | (b) (1) The Board may grant an exemption for remaining open after hours to: 7 | |
| 62 | + | (iii) a holder of a Class D beer, wine, and liquor license that operates 8 | |
| 63 | + | a restaurant, if: 9 | |
| 62 | 64 | ||
| 63 | - | | |
| 64 | - | ||
| 65 | + | 1. it is used only for serving food to patrons seated in a dining 10 | |
| 66 | + | room that is not adjacent to a bar; and 11 | |
| 65 | 67 | ||
| 66 | - | (ii) a pharmacy that fills prescriptions; or 10 | |
| 68 | + | 2. the restaurant is located in the 46th legislative district in 12 | |
| 69 | + | the Legislative Districting Plan of 2022. 13 | |
| 67 | 70 | ||
| 68 | - | ( | |
| 69 | - | ||
| 71 | + | (2) A pharmacy that receives an exemption under paragraph (1) of this 14 | |
| 72 | + | subsection may also sell products other than alcohol after normal closing hours. 15 | |
| 70 | 73 | ||
| 71 | - | | |
| 72 | - | ||
| 74 | + | (3) A hotel that holds a Class B license and that serves food to seated 16 | |
| 75 | + | customers or for private functions or guest rooms may continue to provide food service. 17 | |
| 73 | 76 | ||
| 74 | - | | |
| 75 | - | ||
| 77 | + | (4) The Board may waive the requirement in paragraph (1)(iii)1 of this 18 | |
| 78 | + | subsection that a dining room not be adjacent to a bar. 19 | |
| 76 | 79 | ||
| 77 | - | (2) A pharmacy that receives an exemption under paragraph (1) of this 17 | |
| 78 | - | subsection may also sell products other than alcohol after normal closing hours. 18 | |
| 80 | + | 12–2802. 20 | |
| 79 | 81 | ||
| 80 | - | (3) A hotel that holds a Class B license and that serves food to seated 19 | |
| 81 | - | customers or for private functions or guest rooms may continue to provide food service. 20 | |
| 82 | + | (F) FOR THE OFFENSE BY A HOLDER OF AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES 21 | |
| 83 | + | LICENSE OF OPERATING THE LICENSED PREMISES OUTSIDE THE HOURS OF 22 | |
| 84 | + | OPERATION SPECIFIED IN THIS TI TLE WITHOUT FIRST OBTAIN ING AN EXEMPTION 23 | |
| 85 | + | UNDER § 12–2007 OF THIS TITLE, THE BOARD SHALL: 24 | |
| 82 | 86 | ||
| 83 | - | ||
| 84 | - | ||
| 87 | + | (1) FOR A FIRST OFFENSE , IMPOSE A FINE OF NOT LESS THAN $1,000 25 | |
| 88 | + | OR SUSPEND THE LICEN SE OR BOTH; AND 26 | |
| 85 | 89 | ||
| 86 | - | 12–2802. 23 | |
| 90 | + | (2) FOR A SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE, IMPOSE A FINE OF NOT 27 | |
| 91 | + | LESS THAN $2,000 AND NOT MORE THAN $20,000 OR SUSPEND THE LICEN SE OR 28 | |
| 92 | + | BOTH. 29 | |
| 87 | 93 | ||
| 88 | - | (F) FOR THE OFFENSE BY A HOLDER OF AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES 24 | |
| 89 | - | LICENSE OF OPERATING THE LICENSED PREMISE S OUTSIDE THE HOURS OF 25 | |
| 90 | - | OPERATION SPECIFIED IN THIS TI TLE WITHOUT FIRST OBTAIN ING AN EXEMPTION 26 | |
| 91 | - | UNDER § 12–2007 OF THIS TITLE, THE BOARD SHALL: 27 | |
| 92 | - | ||
| 93 | - | (1) FOR A FIRST OFFENSE, IMPOSE A FINE OF NOT LESS THAN $1,000 28 | |
| 94 | - | OR SUSPEND THE LICEN SE OR BOTH; AND 29 | |
| 95 | - | SENATE BILL 284 3 | |
| 96 | - | ||
| 97 | - | ||
| 98 | - | (2) FOR A SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE, IMPOSE A FINE OF NOT 1 | |
| 99 | - | LESS THAN $2,000 AND NOT MORE THAN $20,000 OR SUSPEND THE LICEN SE OR 2 | |
| 100 | - | BOTH. 3 | |
| 101 | - | ||
| 102 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER E NACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 4 | |
| 103 | - | 1, 2025. 5 | |
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| 107 | - | Approved: | |
| 108 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 109 | - | Governor. | |
| 110 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 111 | - | President of the Senate. | |
| 112 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 113 | - | Speaker of the House of Delegates. | |
| 94 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 30 | |
| 95 | + | 1, 2025. 31 |