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Maryland Senate Bill SB746 Compare Versions

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3	3		EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXIS TING 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 746
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12	9		CF HB 712
13		-	By: Senator Gallion ~~Harford County Senators~~
	10	+	By: Senator Gallion
14	11		Introduced and read first time: January 27, 2025
15	12		Assigned to: Finance
16		-	Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
17		-	Senate action: Adopted
18		-	Read second time: February 16, 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		Harford County – Alcoholic Beverages – Multiple Licenses – Golf Simulator 2
25	19		Facilities 3
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27	21		FOR the purpose of authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Harford County to 4
28	22		issue a Class GSF (golf simulator facility) license to a holder of a Class B license; 5
29	23		clarifying that the Class GSF (golf simulator facility) license counts toward a certain 6
30	24		total number of allowable Class B alcoholic beverages licenses a holder may be 7
31	25		issued; and generally relating to alcoholic beverages licenses in Harford County. 8
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33	27		BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 9
34	28		Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 10
35	29		Section 22–102 11
36	30		Annotated Code of Maryland 12
37	31		(2024 Replacement Volume) 13
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39	33		BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 14
40	34		Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 15
41	35		Section 22–1607 16
42	36		Annotated Code of Maryland 17
43	37		(2024 Replacement Volume) 18
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45	39		SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 19
46	40		That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 20
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48		-	Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 21 2 SENATE BILL 746
	42	+	Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 21
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	44	+	22–102. 22
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	46	+	This title applies only in Harford County. 23
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	48	+	22–1607. 24 2 SENATE BILL 746
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52		-	22–102. 1
	52	+	(A) [The] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION, THE 1
	53	+	Board may issue a maximum number of nine Class B licenses to the same person. 2
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54		-	This title applies only in Harford County. 2
	55	+	(B) (1) THE BOARD MAY ISSUE ONE CLASS GSF (GOLF SIMULATOR 3
	56	+	FACILITY) LICENSE UNDER § 22–1003.2 OF THIS TITLE TO THE HOLDER OF ONE OR 4
	57	+	MORE CLASS B LICENSES. 5
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56		-	22–1607. 3
	59	+	(2) A CLASS GSF (GOLF SIMULATOR FACIL ITY) LICENSE ISSUED 6
	60	+	UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION S HALL BE INCLUDED IN THE TOTAL 7
	61	+	NUMBER OF LICENSES T HAT MAY BE ISSUED TO THE SAME P ERSON UNDER 8
	62	+	SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION. 9
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58		-	~~(A) [The] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (B) OF~~ THIS ~~SECTION, THE 4~~
59		-	~~Board may issue a maximum number of nine Class B licenses to the same person~~. 5
	64	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 10
	65	+	1, 2025. 11
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61		-	(B) (1) THE BOARD MAY ISSUE ONE CLASS GSF (GOLF SIMULATOR 6
62		-	FACILITY) LICENSE UNDER § 22–1003.2 OF THIS TITLE TO THE HOLDER OF ONE OR 7
63		-	MORE CLASS B LICENSES. 8
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65		-	(2) A CLASS GSF (GOLF SIMULATOR FACILIT Y) LICENSE ISSUED 9
66		-	UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION S HALL BE INCLUDED IN THE TOTAL 10
67		-	NUMBER OF LICENSES T HAT MAY BE ISSUED TO THE SAME PERSON UNDE R 11
68		-	SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION. 12
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70		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 13
71		-	1, 2025. 14
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75		-	Approved:
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77		-	Governor.
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79		-	President of the Senate.
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81		-	Speaker of the House of Delegates.