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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 | 5 | Underlining indicates amendments to bill. | |
| 6 | 6 | Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by | |
| 7 | 7 | amendment. | |
| 8 | - | Italics indicate opposite chamber/conference committee amendments. | |
| 9 | 8 | *sb0662* | |
| 10 | 9 | ||
| 11 | 10 | SENATE BILL 662 | |
| 12 | - | A2 (5lr3069) | |
| 13 | - | ENROLLED BILL | |
| 14 | - | — Finance/Economic Matters — | |
| 15 | - | Introduced by Senator Ferguson | |
| 16 | - | ||
| 17 | - | Read and Examined by Proofreaders: | |
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| 19 | - | _______________________________________________ | |
| 20 | - | Proofreader. | |
| 21 | - | _______________________________________________ | |
| 22 | - | Proofreader. | |
| 23 | - | ||
| 24 | - | Sealed with the Great Seal and presented to the Governor, for his approval this | |
| 25 | - | ||
| 26 | - | _______ day of _______________ at _________________ _______ o’clock, ________M. | |
| 27 | - | ||
| 28 | - | ______________________________________________ | |
| 29 | - | President. | |
| 11 | + | A2 5lr3069 | |
| 12 | + | CF HB 784 | |
| 13 | + | By: Senator Ferguson | |
| 14 | + | Introduced and read first time: January 25, 2025 | |
| 15 | + | Assigned to: Finance | |
| 16 | + | Committee Report: Favorable | |
| 17 | + | Senate action: Adopted | |
| 18 | + | Read second time: February 16, 2025 | |
| 30 | 19 | ||
| 31 | 20 | CHAPTER ______ | |
| 32 | 21 | ||
| 33 | 22 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 34 | 23 | ||
| 35 | - | Baltimore City – 46th Alcoholic Beverages District – Alcoholic Beverages 2 | |
| 36 | - | Licenses – Alterations 3 | |
| 24 | + | Baltimore City – 46th Alcoholic Beverages District – Licenses 2 | |
| 37 | 25 | ||
| 38 | - | FOR the purpose of authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Baltimore City to 4 | |
| 39 | - | provide a certain waiver from certain requirements for a restaurant within a certain 5 | |
| 40 | - | bounded area in the 46th alcoholic beverages district; expanding the class of license 6 | |
| 41 | - | to which a certain requirement for a memorandum of understanding applies to 7 | |
| 42 | - | include any alcoholic beverages license in Baltimore City; authorizing the Board to 8 | |
| 43 | - | issue a certain alcoholic beverages license for a certain location in the 40th alcoholic 9 | |
| 44 | - | beverages district; requiring a memorandum of understanding between a certain 10 | |
| 45 | - | licensee and a community association within a certain bounded area in the 46th 11 | |
| 46 | - | alcoholic beverages district before the Board of License Commissioners for Baltimore 12 | |
| 47 | - | City may issue a license in or transfer a license to the bounded area; extending for a 13 | |
| 48 | - | certain amount of time the expiration of a certain license licenses in the 46th 14 | |
| 49 | - | alcoholic beverages district for the purpose of transfer; providing an exception to a 15 2 SENATE BILL 662 | |
| 26 | + | FOR the purpose of requiring a memorandum of understanding between a certain licensee 3 | |
| 27 | + | and a community association within a certain bounded area in the 46th alcoholic 4 | |
| 28 | + | beverages district before the Board of License Commissioners for Baltimore City may 5 | |
| 29 | + | issue a license in or transfer a license to the bounded area; extending for a certain 6 | |
| 30 | + | amount of time the expiration of a certain license in the 46th alcoholic beverages 7 | |
| 31 | + | district for the purpose of transfer; and generally relating to alcoholic beverages 8 | |
| 32 | + | licenses in Baltimore City. 9 | |
| 33 | + | ||
| 34 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 10 | |
| 35 | + | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 11 | |
| 36 | + | Section 12–102 12 | |
| 37 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 13 | |
| 38 | + | (2024 Replacement Volume) 14 | |
| 39 | + | ||
| 40 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 15 | |
| 41 | + | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 16 | |
| 42 | + | Section 12–1605(b)(5) 17 | |
| 43 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 18 | |
| 44 | + | (2024 Replacement Volume) 19 | |
| 45 | + | ||
| 46 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 20 | |
| 47 | + | Chapter 1026 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2024 21 | |
| 48 | + | Section 2 22 2 SENATE BILL 662 | |
| 50 | 49 | ||
| 51 | 50 | ||
| 52 | - | certain prohibition against the Board allowing a certain license transfer under 1 | |
| 53 | - | certain circumstances; and generally relating to alcoholic beverages licenses in 2 | |
| 54 | - | Baltimore City. 3 | |
| 55 | 51 | ||
| 56 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 4 | |
| 57 | - | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 5 | |
| 58 | - | Section 12–102 and 12–1603(a) and (b) 6 | |
| 59 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland 7 | |
| 60 | - | (2024 Replacement Volume) 8 | |
| 52 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 1 | |
| 53 | + | Chapter 1027 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2024 2 | |
| 54 | + | Section 2 3 | |
| 61 | 55 | ||
| 62 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 9 | |
| 63 | - | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 10 | |
| 64 | - | Section 12–104, 12–1406(b), 12–1603(c)(17) and (18), and 12–1605(b)(5) 11 | |
| 65 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland 12 | |
| 66 | - | (2024 Replacement Volume) 13 | |
| 56 | + | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 4 | |
| 57 | + | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 5 | |
| 67 | 58 | ||
| 68 | - | BY adding to 14 | |
| 69 | - | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 15 | |
| 70 | - | Section 12–1603(c)(19) 16 | |
| 71 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland 17 | |
| 72 | - | (2024 Replacement Volume) 18 | |
| 59 | + | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 6 | |
| 73 | 60 | ||
| 74 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 19 | |
| 75 | - | Chapter 1026 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2024 20 | |
| 76 | - | Section 2 21 | |
| 61 | + | 12–102. 7 | |
| 77 | 62 | ||
| 78 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 22 | |
| 79 | - | Chapter 1027 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2024 23 | |
| 80 | - | Section 2 24 | |
| 63 | + | This title applies only in Baltimore City. 8 | |
| 81 | 64 | ||
| 82 | - | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 25 | |
| 83 | - | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 26 | |
| 65 | + | 12–1605. 9 | |
| 84 | 66 | ||
| 85 | - | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 27 | |
| 67 | + | (b) (5) For an establishment that is within 300 feet of the nearest point of a 10 | |
| 68 | + | place of worship or school, the Board may issue a license in or approve the transfer of a 11 | |
| 69 | + | license into the area specified in paragraph (1)(ii)6 of this subsection only if the license 12 | |
| 70 | + | holder has received a letter of support from [a] THE place of worship or school that is within 13 | |
| 71 | + | the bounded area AND HAS ENTERED INTO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDE RSTANDING 14 | |
| 72 | + | WITH A COMMUNITY ASS OCIATION THAT IS WIT HIN THE BOUNDED AREA . 15 | |
| 86 | 73 | ||
| 87 | - | ||
| 74 | + | Chapter 1026 of the Acts of 2024 16 | |
| 88 | 75 | ||
| 89 | - | | |
| 76 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That: 17 | |
| 90 | 77 | ||
| 91 | - | 12–104. 30 | |
| 78 | + | (a) (1) Notwithstanding § 12–1705 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 18 | |
| 79 | + | Article, a Class B–D–7 license issued for a premises on the 2800 block of O’Donnell Street 19 | |
| 80 | + | shall be considered unexpired until the end of July 1, 2024, for the purpose of completing a 20 | |
| 81 | + | transfer of ownership at the same location. 21 | |
| 92 | 82 | ||
| 93 | - | (a) To be considered a restaurant, an establishment shall meet the requirements of 31 | |
| 94 | - | this section. 32 | |
| 83 | + | (2) Notwithstanding § 12–1604.1 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 22 | |
| 84 | + | Article, a holder of a Class D beer and light wine license on the 3200 block of Eastern 23 | |
| 85 | + | Avenue may apply to the Board to convert to a Class D beer, wine, and liquor license if the 24 | |
| 86 | + | license holder meets each requirement in § 12–1604.1 except for the requirement to 25 | |
| 87 | + | maintain average daily receipts from the sale of food that are at least 51% of the total daily 26 | |
| 88 | + | receipts. 27 | |
| 95 | 89 | ||
| 96 | - | (b) An establishment shall have average daily receipts from the sale of food that 33 | |
| 97 | - | are at least 40% of its total daily receipts. 34 | |
| 98 | - | SENATE BILL 662 3 | |
| 90 | + | (3) Notwithstanding § 12–2202 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 28 | |
| 91 | + | Article, a Class B–D–7 license issued for a premises in the 1600 block of Eastern Avenue 29 | |
| 92 | + | shall be considered unexpired until the end of July 1, 2025, for the purpose of completing a 30 | |
| 93 | + | transfer of ownership and transfer of location to a premises in the 600 block of South 31 | |
| 94 | + | Caroline Street. 32 | |
| 95 | + | ||
| 96 | + | (4) (i) Notwithstanding § 12–2202 of the Alcoholic Beverages and 33 | |
| 97 | + | Cannabis Article, a Class B license issued for a premises in the 3500 block of Boston Street 34 SENATE BILL 662 3 | |
| 99 | 98 | ||
| 100 | 99 | ||
| 101 | - | (c) The Board may not consider as food an ingredient or a garnish used with or 1 | |
| 102 | - | mixed with an alcoholic beverage that is prepared and served for on–premises consumption. 2 | |
| 100 | + | shall be considered unexpired until the end of July 1, [2025] 2028, for the purpose of 1 | |
| 101 | + | completing a transfer of ownership and a transfer of location to a premises in the 3600 block 2 | |
| 102 | + | of Boston Street. 3 | |
| 103 | 103 | ||
| 104 | - | (d) (1) The Board may waive the food requirement specified under subsection 3 | |
| 105 | - | (b) of this section for a restaurant: 4 | |
| 104 | + | (ii) If a Class B license transferred to the 3600 block of Boston Street 4 | |
| 105 | + | under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph was originally issued as a Class B–D–7 license, 5 | |
| 106 | + | the license holder may apply to the Board to convert the Class B license back to a Class 6 | |
| 107 | + | B–D–7 license. 7 | |
| 106 | 108 | ||
| 107 | - | (I) owned and operated by a nonprofit organization in the area 5 | |
| 108 | - | bounded by South Ellwood Avenue on the west, Bank Street on the north, South Bouldin 6 | |
| 109 | - | Street on the east, and Fleet Street on the south; OR 7 | |
| 109 | + | (5) Notwithstanding § 12–2202 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 8 | |
| 110 | + | Article, a Class B–D–7 license issued for a premises in the 600 block of South Luzerne 9 | |
| 111 | + | Avenue shall be considered unexpired until the end of July 1, 2025, for the purpose of being 10 | |
| 112 | + | renewed to the current license year by the licensee. 11 | |
| 110 | 113 | ||
| 111 | - | ( | |
| 112 | - | ||
| 113 | - | ||
| 114 | + | (b) The Board may not authorize the transfer of a license in ward 24, precinct 5 12 | |
| 115 | + | to a person or a location that has received and retained funding awarded under a legislative 13 | |
| 116 | + | bond initiative. 14 | |
| 114 | 117 | ||
| 115 | - | (2) For a license that meets the qualifications under paragraph (1) of this 11 | |
| 116 | - | subsection, the Board may approve an expansion of the licensed premises onto a 12 | |
| 117 | - | noncontiguous property with a second separate use permit issued by the City, if the second 13 | |
| 118 | - | separate use permit specifically refers to the alcoholic beverages license at the primary 14 | |
| 119 | - | location. 15 | |
| 118 | + | Chapter 1027 of the Acts of 2024 15 | |
| 120 | 119 | ||
| 121 | - | ||
| 120 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That: 16 | |
| 122 | 121 | ||
| 123 | - | (b) If a community association and an applicant for the issuance or renewal of [a 17 | |
| 124 | - | Class B, B–D–7, or D] AN alcoholic beverages license have entered into a memorandum of 18 | |
| 125 | - | understanding that expressly acknowledges the authority of the Board under this article, the 19 | |
| 126 | - | Board may make the issuance or renewal of the license conditional on the substantial 20 | |
| 127 | - | compliance of the applicant with the memorandum of understanding. 21 | |
| 122 | + | (a) (1) Notwithstanding § 12–1705 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 17 | |
| 123 | + | Article, a Class B–D–7 license issued for a premises on the 2800 block of O’Donnell Street 18 | |
| 124 | + | shall be considered unexpired until the end of July 1, 2024, for the purpose of completing a 19 | |
| 125 | + | transfer of ownership at the same location. 20 | |
| 128 | 126 | ||
| 129 | - | 12–1603. 22 | |
| 127 | + | (2) Notwithstanding § 12–1604.1 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 21 | |
| 128 | + | Article, a holder of a Class D beer and light wine license on the 3200 block of Eastern 22 | |
| 129 | + | Avenue may apply to the Board to convert to a Class D beer, wine, and liquor license if the 23 | |
| 130 | + | license holder meets each requirement in § 12–1604.1 except for the requirement to 24 | |
| 131 | + | maintain average daily receipts from the sale of food that are at least 51% of the total daily 25 | |
| 132 | + | receipts. 26 | |
| 130 | 133 | ||
| 131 | - | (a) The alcoholic beverages districts described in this section at all times are 23 | |
| 132 | - | coterminous with the legislative districts in the Legislative Districting Plan of 2022. 24 | |
| 134 | + | (3) Notwithstanding § 12–2202 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 27 | |
| 135 | + | Article, a Class B–D–7 license issued for a premises in the 1600 block of Eastern Avenue 28 | |
| 136 | + | shall be considered unexpired until the end of July 1, 2025, for the purpose of completing a 29 | |
| 137 | + | transfer of ownership and transfer of location to a premises in the 600 block of South 30 | |
| 138 | + | Caroline Street. 31 | |
| 133 | 139 | ||
| 134 | - | (b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the Board may not issue a 25 | |
| 135 | - | new license in: 26 | |
| 136 | - | ||
| 137 | - | (1) the 40th alcoholic beverages district; 27 | |
| 138 | - | ||
| 139 | - | (2) the 41st alcoholic beverages district; 28 | |
| 140 | - | ||
| 141 | - | (3) the 43rd alcoholic beverages district; 29 | |
| 142 | - | ||
| 143 | - | (4) the 44th alcoholic beverages district; and 30 | |
| 144 | - | ||
| 145 | - | (5) the 45th alcoholic beverages district. 31 | |
| 140 | + | (4) (i) Notwithstanding § 12–2202 of the Alcoholic Beverages and 32 | |
| 141 | + | Cannabis Article, a Class B license issued for a premises in the 3500 block of Boston Street 33 | |
| 142 | + | shall be considered unexpired until the end of July 1, [2025] 2028, for the purpose of 34 | |
| 143 | + | completing a transfer of ownership and a transfer of location to a premises in the 3600 block 35 | |
| 144 | + | of Boston Street. 36 | |
| 146 | 145 | 4 SENATE BILL 662 | |
| 147 | 146 | ||
| 148 | 147 | ||
| 149 | - | (c) The Board may issue: 1 | |
| 148 | + | (ii) If a Class B license transferred to the 3600 block of Boston Street 1 | |
| 149 | + | under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph was originally issued as a Class B–D–7 license, 2 | |
| 150 | + | the license holder may apply to the Board to convert the Class B license back to a Class 3 | |
| 151 | + | B–D–7 license. 4 | |
| 150 | 152 | ||
| 151 | - | (17) a Class A–7 beer, wine, and liquor license in the 1200 block of West North 2 | |
| 152 | - | Avenue in the 40th alcoholic beverages district, if: 3 | |
| 153 | + | (5) Notwithstanding § 12–2202 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 5 | |
| 154 | + | Article, a Class B–D–7 license issued for a premises in the 600 block of South Luzerne 6 | |
| 155 | + | Avenue shall be considered unexpired until the end of July 1, 2025, for the purpose of being 7 | |
| 156 | + | renewed to the current license year by the licensee. 8 | |
| 153 | 157 | ||
| 154 | - | (i) the applicant executes a memorandum of understanding with the 4 | |
| 155 | - | Penn North Community Association; 5 | |
| 158 | + | (b) The Board may not authorize the transfer of a license in ward 24, precinct 5 9 | |
| 159 | + | to a person or a location that has received and retained funding awarded under a legislative 10 | |
| 160 | + | bond initiative. 11 | |
| 156 | 161 | ||
| 157 | - | (ii) alcoholic beverages are sold only as part of a gift basket or floral 6 | |
| 158 | - | arrangement; and 7 | |
| 159 | - | ||
| 160 | - | (iii) the applicant does not hold or apply for a Class BWLT beer, wine, 8 | |
| 161 | - | and liquor (on–premises) tasting license; [and] 9 | |
| 162 | - | ||
| 163 | - | (18) a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license for a restaurant on the even side 10 | |
| 164 | - | of the 400 block of West 29th Street in the 40th alcoholic beverages district if: 11 | |
| 165 | - | ||
| 166 | - | (i) the applicant executes a memorandum of understanding with the 12 | |
| 167 | - | Greater Remington Improvement Association; and 13 | |
| 168 | - | ||
| 169 | - | (ii) the Board waives a minimum seating requirement under item 14 | |
| 170 | - | (1)(ii)2 of this subsection; AND 15 | |
| 171 | - | ||
| 172 | - | (19) A CLASS C BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR LICENSE O N THE ODD SIDE 16 | |
| 173 | - | OF THE 800 BLOCK OF NORTH HOWARD STREET IN THE 40TH ALCOHOLIC 17 | |
| 174 | - | BEVERAGES DISTRICT I F: 18 | |
| 175 | - | ||
| 176 | - | (I) THE APPLICANT DOES N OT CONVERT THE LICEN SE TO A 19 | |
| 177 | - | DIFFERENT LICENSE CL ASS; 20 | |
| 178 | - | ||
| 179 | - | (II) THE APPLICANT DOES N OT TRANSFER THE LICE NSE TO A 21 | |
| 180 | - | DIFFERENT LOCATION ; 22 | |
| 181 | - | ||
| 182 | - | (III) ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ARE SERVED ONLY TO PATRONS 23 | |
| 183 | - | INDOORS; 24 | |
| 184 | - | ||
| 185 | - | (IV) ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES SALES BEGIN NOT EARL IER THAN 25 | |
| 186 | - | 10 A.M. AND END NOT LATER TH AN 9 P.M.; 26 | |
| 187 | - | ||
| 188 | - | (V) THE APPLICANT PROVID ES NOT MORE THAN TWO 12–OUNCE 27 | |
| 189 | - | OFFERINGS OF BEER , TWO 6–OUNCE OFFERINGS OF W INE BY THE GLASS , OR TWO 28 | |
| 190 | - | 1.5–OUNCE OFFERINGS OF LI QUOR FOR ON–PREMISES CONSUMPTION BY A PATRON 29 | |
| 191 | - | WHILE THE PATRON IS PROVIDED A BARBERING SERVICE REGULATED UN DER TITLE 30 | |
| 192 | - | 4, SUBTITLE 5 OF THE BUSINESS OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS ARTICLE; 31 | |
| 193 | - | SENATE BILL 662 5 | |
| 194 | - | ||
| 195 | - | ||
| 196 | - | (VI) THE BOARD WAIVES ANY REQU IREMENTS THAT SALE S CAN 1 | |
| 197 | - | BE MADE ONLY TO MEMB ERS AND THE GUESTS O F MEMBERS; AND 2 | |
| 198 | - | ||
| 199 | - | (VII) THE APPLICANT EXECUT ES A MEMORANDUM OF 3 | |
| 200 | - | UNDERSTANDING WITH T HE MOUNT VERNON – BELVEDERE ASSOCIATION. 4 | |
| 201 | - | ||
| 202 | - | 12–1605. 5 | |
| 203 | - | ||
| 204 | - | (b) (5) For an establishment that is within 300 feet of the nearest point of a 6 | |
| 205 | - | place of worship or school, the Board may issue a license in or approve the transfer of a 7 | |
| 206 | - | license into the area specified in paragraph (1)(ii)6 of this subsection only if the license 8 | |
| 207 | - | holder has received a letter of support from [a] THE place of worship or school that is within 9 | |
| 208 | - | the bounded area AND HAS ENTERED INTO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDE RSTANDING 10 | |
| 209 | - | WITH A COMMUNITY ASS OCIATION THAT IS WIT HIN THE BOUNDED AREA . 11 | |
| 210 | - | ||
| 211 | - | Chapter 1026 of the Acts of 2024 12 | |
| 212 | - | ||
| 213 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That: 13 | |
| 214 | - | ||
| 215 | - | (a) (1) Notwithstanding § 12–1705 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 14 | |
| 216 | - | Article, a Class B–D–7 license issued for a premises on the 2800 block of O’Donnell Street 15 | |
| 217 | - | shall be considered unexpired until the end of July 1, 2024, for the purpose of completing a 16 | |
| 218 | - | transfer of ownership at the same location. 17 | |
| 219 | - | ||
| 220 | - | (2) Notwithstanding § 12–1604.1 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 18 | |
| 221 | - | Article, a holder of a Class D beer and light wine license on the 3200 block of Eastern 19 | |
| 222 | - | Avenue may apply to the Board to convert to a Class D beer, wine, and liquor license if the 20 | |
| 223 | - | license holder meets each requirement in § 12–1604.1 except for the requirement to 21 | |
| 224 | - | maintain average daily receipts from the sale of food that are at least 51% of the total daily 22 | |
| 225 | - | receipts. 23 | |
| 226 | - | ||
| 227 | - | (3) Notwithstanding § 12–2202 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 24 | |
| 228 | - | Article, a Class B–D–7 license issued for a premises in the 1600 block of Eastern Avenue 25 | |
| 229 | - | shall be considered unexpired until the end of July 1, 2025, for the purpose of completing a 26 | |
| 230 | - | transfer of ownership and transfer of location to a premises in the 600 block of South 27 | |
| 231 | - | Caroline Street. 28 | |
| 232 | - | ||
| 233 | - | (4) (i) Notwithstanding § 12–2202 of the Alcoholic Beverages and 29 | |
| 234 | - | Cannabis Article, a Class B license issued for a premises in the 3500 block of Boston Street 30 | |
| 235 | - | shall be considered unexpired until the end of July 1, [2025] 2028, for the purpose of 31 | |
| 236 | - | completing a transfer of ownership and a transfer of location to a premises in the 3600 block 32 | |
| 237 | - | of Boston Street. 33 | |
| 238 | - | ||
| 239 | - | (ii) If a Class B license transferred to the 3600 block of Boston Street 34 | |
| 240 | - | under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph was originally issued as a Class B–D–7 license, 35 6 SENATE BILL 662 | |
| 241 | - | ||
| 242 | - | ||
| 243 | - | the license holder may apply to the Board to convert the Class B license back to a Class 1 | |
| 244 | - | B–D–7 license. 2 | |
| 245 | - | ||
| 246 | - | (5) Notwithstanding § 12–2202 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 3 | |
| 247 | - | Article, a Class B–D–7 license issued for a premises in the 600 block of South Luzerne 4 | |
| 248 | - | Avenue shall be considered unexpired until the end of July 1, 2025, for the purpose of being 5 | |
| 249 | - | renewed to the current license year by the licensee. 6 | |
| 250 | - | ||
| 251 | - | (b) The Board may not authorize the transfer of a license in ward 24, precinct 5 7 | |
| 252 | - | to a person or a location that has received and retained funding awarded under a legislative 8 | |
| 253 | - | bond initiative. 9 | |
| 254 | - | ||
| 255 | - | Chapter 1027 of the Acts of 2024 10 | |
| 256 | - | ||
| 257 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That: 11 | |
| 258 | - | ||
| 259 | - | (a) (1) Notwithstanding § 12–1705 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 12 | |
| 260 | - | Article, a Class B–D–7 license issued for a premises on the 2800 block of O’Donnell Street 13 | |
| 261 | - | shall be considered unexpired until the end of July 1, 2024, for the purpose of completing a 14 | |
| 262 | - | transfer of ownership at the same location. 15 | |
| 263 | - | ||
| 264 | - | (2) Notwithstanding § 12–1604.1 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 16 | |
| 265 | - | Article, a holder of a Class D beer and light wine license on the 3200 block of Eastern 17 | |
| 266 | - | Avenue may apply to the Board to convert to a Class D beer, wine, and liquor license if the 18 | |
| 267 | - | license holder meets each requirement in § 12–1604.1 except for the requirement to 19 | |
| 268 | - | maintain average daily receipts from the sale of food that are at least 51% of the total daily 20 | |
| 269 | - | receipts. 21 | |
| 270 | - | ||
| 271 | - | (3) Notwithstanding § 12–2202 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 22 | |
| 272 | - | Article, a Class B–D–7 license issued for a premises in the 1600 block of Eastern Avenue 23 | |
| 273 | - | shall be considered unexpired until the end of July 1, 2025, for the purpose of completing a 24 | |
| 274 | - | transfer of ownership and transfer of location to a premises in the 600 block of South 25 | |
| 275 | - | Caroline Street. 26 | |
| 276 | - | ||
| 277 | - | (4) (i) Notwithstanding § 12–2202 of the Alcoholic Beverages and 27 | |
| 278 | - | Cannabis Article, a Class B license issued for a premises in the 3500 block of Boston Street 28 | |
| 279 | - | shall be considered unexpired until the end of July 1, [2025] 2028, for the purpose of 29 | |
| 280 | - | completing a transfer of ownership and a transfer of location to a premises in the 3600 block 30 | |
| 281 | - | of Boston Street. 31 | |
| 282 | - | ||
| 283 | - | (ii) If a Class B license transferred to the 3600 block of Boston Street 32 | |
| 284 | - | under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph was originally issued as a Class B–D–7 license, 33 | |
| 285 | - | the license holder may apply to the Board to convert the Class B license back to a Class 34 | |
| 286 | - | B–D–7 license. 35 | |
| 287 | - | ||
| 288 | - | (5) Notwithstanding § 12–2202 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 36 | |
| 289 | - | Article, a Class B–D–7 license issued for a premises in the 600 block of South Luzerne 37 SENATE BILL 662 7 | |
| 290 | - | ||
| 291 | - | ||
| 292 | - | Avenue shall be considered unexpired until the end of July 1, 2025, for the purpose of being 1 | |
| 293 | - | renewed to the current license year by the licensee. 2 | |
| 294 | - | ||
| 295 | - | (b) The Board may not authorize the transfer of a license in ward 24, precinct 5 3 | |
| 296 | - | to a person or a location that has received and retained funding awarded under a legislative 4 | |
| 297 | - | bond initiative. 5 | |
| 298 | - | ||
| 299 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That: 6 | |
| 300 | - | ||
| 301 | - | (a) Notwithstanding § 12–1705 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article, 7 | |
| 302 | - | a Class D 6–day beer, wine, and liquor license issued for a premises on the 200 block of East 8 | |
| 303 | - | Lexington Street shall be considered unexpired until the end of June 30, 2026, for the 9 | |
| 304 | - | purpose of completing a transfer of ownership at the same location, provided the license 10 | |
| 305 | - | holder received a letter of support from the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore. 11 | |
| 306 | - | ||
| 307 | - | (b) (1) Notwithstanding §§ 12–1703 and 12–1705 of the Alcoholic Beverages 12 | |
| 308 | - | and Cannabis Article, five Class B beer, wine, and liquor licenses issued for restaurant 13 | |
| 309 | - | premises at Harborplace and expired between January 1, 2021, and January 1, 2025, shall 14 | |
| 310 | - | be considered unexpired until the end of June 30, 2030, for the purpose of completing a 15 | |
| 311 | - | transfer of ownership at the same location. 16 | |
| 312 | - | ||
| 313 | - | (2) Notwithstanding § 12–1703 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 17 | |
| 314 | - | Article, the most recent license holder shall retain liability for any unpaid personal property 18 | |
| 315 | - | taxes due to Baltimore City or to the State. 19 | |
| 316 | - | ||
| 317 | - | (3) The Board may not: 20 | |
| 318 | - | ||
| 319 | - | (i) require a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license issued under this 21 | |
| 320 | - | subsection: 22 | |
| 321 | - | ||
| 322 | - | 1. to have a minimum capital investment; or 23 | |
| 323 | - | ||
| 324 | - | 2. to maintain a minimum or maximum seating amount; 24 | |
| 325 | - | ||
| 326 | - | (ii) authorize the transfer of a license issued under this subsection to 25 | |
| 327 | - | another location; and 26 | |
| 328 | - | ||
| 329 | - | (iii) require the most recent license holder to complete a Transfer 27 | |
| 330 | - | Authorization or Affidavit of Compliance to complete a transfer of ownership in accordance 28 | |
| 331 | - | with this subsection. 29 | |
| 332 | - | ||
| 333 | - | (4) At the end of June 30, 2030, a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license 30 | |
| 334 | - | issued under this subsection shall expire and be nonrenewable. 31 | |
| 335 | - | ||
| 336 | - | SECTION 2. 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 32 | |
| 337 | - | June 1, 2025. Section 2 of this Act shall remain effective for a period of 5 years and 1 month 33 8 SENATE BILL 662 | |
| 338 | - | ||
| 339 | - | ||
| 340 | - | and, at the end of June 30, 2030, Section 2 of this Act, with no further action required by the 1 | |
| 341 | - | General Assembly, shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect. 2 | |
| 162 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTE D, That this Act shall take effect June 12 | |
| 163 | + | 1, 2025. 13 | |
| 342 | 164 | ||
| 343 | 165 | ||
| 344 | 166 | ||
| 345 | 167 | ||
| 346 | 168 | Approved: | |
| 347 | 169 | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 348 | 170 | Governor. | |
| 349 | 171 | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 350 | 172 | President of the Senate. | |
| 351 | 173 | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 352 | 174 | Speaker of the House of Delegates. |