Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB571 Compare Versions

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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.
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10	7		SENATE BILL 571
11	8		A2 5lr1390
12	9		CF HB 99
13	10		By: Anne Arundel County Senators
14	11		Introduced and read first time: January 23, 2025
15	12		Assigned to: Finance
16		-	Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
17		-	Senate action: Adopted
18		-	Read second time: February 21, 2025
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20		-	~~CHAPTER ______~~
	14	+	A BILL ENTITLED
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22	16		AN ACT concerning 1
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24	18		Anne Arundel County – Class A (Off–Sale) and Class D (Off–Sale) Licenses 2
25	19		– Population Ratio Quota 3
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27	21		FOR the purpose of establishing a population ratio quota for certain Class A (off–sale) and 4
28	22		Class D (off–sale) licenses in Anne Arundel County; specifying a certain official map 5
29	23		to be used to identify certain tax assessment districts for purposes of the population 6
30	24		ratio quota; prohibiting the Board of License Commissioners for Anne Arundel 7
31	25		County from approving the transfer of certain alcoholic beverages licenses under 8
32	26		certain circumstances; and generally relating to alcoholic beverages licenses in Anne 9
33	27		Arundel County. 10
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35	29		BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 11
36	30		Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 12
37	31		Section 11–102 13
38	32		Annotated Code of Maryland 14
39	33		(2024 Replacement Volume) 15
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41	35		BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 16
42	36		Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 17
43	37		Section 11–1602 18
44	38		Annotated Code of Maryland 19
45	39		(2024 Replacement Volume) 20
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47	41		SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENE RAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 21
48		-	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 22 2 SENATE BILL 571
	42	+	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 22
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	44	+	Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 23
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	46	+	11–102. 24
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	48	+	This title applies only in Anne Arundel County. 25 2 SENATE BILL 571
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52		-	~~Article~~ – ~~Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis~~ 1
	52	+	11–1602. 1
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54		-	~~11–102.~~ 2
	54	+	(a) In this section, “assessment district” means a tax assessment district: 2
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56		-	~~This title applies only in Anne Arundel~~ County. 3
	56	+	(1) established by the county [through local law]; AND 3
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58		-	11–1602. 4
	58	+	(2) SHOWN ON THE OFFICIA L MAP ADOPTED BY THE COUNTY 4
	59	+	COUNCIL TITLE D “TAX ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS, 2005”. 5
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60		-	(a) In this section, “assessment district” means a tax assessment district: 5
	61	+	(b) [The] SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION , THE Board may 6
	62	+	issue a Class A (off–sale), Class B (off–sale), or Class D (off–sale) license based on its 7
	63	+	determination of whether the license is necessary to accommodate the public. 8
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62		-	(1) established by the county [through local law]; AND 6
	65	+	(c) [In making its determination,] IF THE APPLICATION IS FOR A CLASS A 9
	66	+	(OFF–SALE) OR CLASS D (OFF–SALE) LICENSE, the Board [may consider whether the 10
	67	+	establishment for which the license would be issued is in] MAY NOT ISSUE THE LICENSE 11
	68	+	IF: 12
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64		-	(2) SHOWN ON THE OFFICIA L MAP ADOPTED BY THE COUNTY 7
65		-	COUNCIL TITLED “TAX ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS, 2005”. 8
	70	+	(1) THE ESTABLISHMENT FO R WHICH THE LICENSE WOULD BE ISSUED 13
	71	+	IS LOCATED IN an assessment district in which the ratio of off–sale licenses per individual 14
	72	+	[is more than] EXCEEDS one [per] FOR EVERY 4,000 individuals; or 15
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67		-	(b) [The] SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION , THE Board may 9
68		-	issue a Class A (off–sale), Class B (off–sale), or Class D (off–sale) license based on its 10
69		-	determination of whether the license is necessary to accommodate the public. 11
	74	+	(2) [an assessment district in which the ratio of off–sale licenses per 16
	75	+	individual is less than one per 4,000 individuals] THE ISSUANCE OF THE LICENSE 17
	76	+	WOULD CAUSE THE RATI O OF OFF–SALE LICENSES PER IN DIVIDUAL IN AN 18
	77	+	ASSESSMENT DISTRICT TO EXCEED ONE FOR EVERY 4,000 INDIVIDUALS. 19
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71		-	(c) [In making its determination,] IF THE APPLICATION IS FOR A CLASS A 12
72		-	(OFF–SALE) OR CLASS D (OFF–SALE) LICENSE, the Board [may consider whether the 13
73		-	establishment for which the license would be issued is in] MAY NOT ISSUE THE LI CENSE 14
74		-	IF: 15
	79	+	(D) SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY: 20
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76		-	(1) THE ESTABLISH MENT FOR WHICH THE L ICENSE WOULD BE ISSU ED 16
77		-	IS LOCATED IN an assessment district in which the ratio of off–sale licenses per individual 17
78		-	[is more than] EXCEEDS one [per] FOR EVERY 4,000 3,500 individuals; or 18
	81	+	(1) TO THE TRANSFER OR R ENEWAL OF A LICENSE THAT WAS ISSUED 21
	82	+	ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2025; OR 22
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80		-	(2) [an assessment district in which the ratio of off–sale licenses per 19
81		-	individual is less than one per 4,000 individuals] THE ISSUANCE OF THE LICENSE 20
82		-	WOULD CAUSE THE RATI O OF OFF–SALE LICENSES PER IN DIVIDUAL IN AN 21
83		-	ASSESSMENT DISTRICT TO EXCEED ONE FOR EV ERY 4,000 3,500 INDIVIDUALS. 22
	84	+	(2) IN THE 6TH TAX ASSESSMENT DI STRICT. 23
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85		-	(D) SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY: 23
	86	+	(E) THE POPULATION OF EAC H ASSESSMENT DISTRIC T IS TO BE 24
	87	+	DETERMINED BY THE LATEST FEDERAL CENSUS . 25
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87		-	(1) TO THE TRANSFER ~~OR R ENEWAL~~ OF A ~~LICENSE THAT WAS ISSUED 24~~
88		-	ON OR ~~BEFORE JULY 1,~~ ~~2025; OR 25~~
	89	+	(F) THE BOARD MAY NOT APPR OVE THE TRANSFER OF A CLASS A 26
	90	+	(OFF–SALE) LICENSE OR CLASS D (OFF–SALE) LICENSE: 27
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90		-	(2) IN THE 6TH TAX ASSESSMENT DI STRICT; OR 26
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92		-	(3) TO AN APPLICATION FO R AN ON–SITE CONSUMPTION PER MIT 27
93		-	UNDER § 2–207 OF THIS ARTICLE BY AN APPLIC ANT THAT HOLDS A CLASS 5 28
94		-	BREWERY LICENSE . 29
	92	+	(1) TO A LOCATION OUTSID E THE ASSESSMENT DIS TRICT IN WHICH 28
	93	+	THE LICENSE WAS LOCA TED ON JULY 1, 2025; OR 29
95	94		SENATE BILL 571 3
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98		-	(E) THE POPULATION OF EAC H ASSESSMENT DISTRIC T IS TO BE 1
99		-	DETERMINED BY : 2
	97	+	(2) IF THE LICENSE WAS N OT IN EXISTENCE AS OF JULY 1, 2025, TO A 1
	98	+	LOCATION OUTSIDE THE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT IN WHICH THE LICENSE WAS 2
	99	+	ORIGINALLY ISSUED . 3
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101		-	(1) THE LATEST FEDERAL C ENSUS; OR 3
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103		-	(2) ESTIMATES PREPARED B Y THE ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY OFFICE 4
104		-	OF PLANNING AND ZONING. 5
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106		-	(F) THE BOARD MAY NOT APPROVE THE TRANSFER OF A CLASS A 6
107		-	(OFF–SALE) LICENSE OR CLASS D (OFF–SALE) LICENSE: 7
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109		-	(1) TO A LOCATION OUTSID E THE ASSESSMENT DIS TRICT IN WHICH 8
110		-	THE LICENSE WAS LOCA TED ON JULY 1, 2025; OR 9
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112		-	(2) IF THE LICENSE WAS N OT IN EXISTENCE AS OF JULY 1, 2025, TO A 10
113		-	LOCATION OUTSIDE THE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT IN WHICH THE LICENSE WAS 11
114		-	ORIGINALLY ISSUED . 12
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116		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 13
117		-	1, 2025. It shall remain effective for a period of 3 years and 6 months and, at the end of 14
118		-	December 31, 2028, this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall 15
119		-	be abrogated and of no further force and effect. 16
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124		-	Approved:
125		-	________________________________________________________________________________
126		-	Governor.
127		-	________________________________________________________________________________
128		-	President of the Senate.
129		-	________________________________________________________________________________
130		-	Speaker of the House of Delegates.
	101	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 4
	102	+	1, 2025. 5