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*sb0746*
SENATE BILL 746
A2 5lr1313
CF HB 712
By: Senator Gallion Harford County Senators
Introduced and read first time: January 27, 2025
Assigned to: Finance
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: February 16, 2025
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Harford County – Alcoholic Beverages – Multiple Licenses – Golf Simulator 2
Facilities 3
FOR the purpose of authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Harford County to 4
issue a Class GSF (golf simulator facility) license to a holder of a Class B license; 5
clarifying that the Class GSF (golf simulator facility) license counts toward a certain 6
total number of allowable Class B alcoholic beverages licenses a holder may be 7
issued; and generally relating to alcoholic beverages licenses in Harford County. 8
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 9
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 10
Section 22–102 11
Annotated Code of Maryland 12
(2024 Replacement Volume) 13
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 14
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 15
Section 22–1607 16
Annotated Code of Maryland 17
(2024 Replacement Volume) 18
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 19
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 20
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 21 2 SENATE BILL 746
22–102. 1
This title applies only in Harford County. 2
22–1607. 3
(A) [The] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION, THE 4
Board may issue a maximum number of nine Class B licenses to the same person. 5
(B) (1) THE BOARD MAY ISSUE ONE CLASS GSF (GOLF SIMULATOR 6
FACILITY) LICENSE UNDER § 22–1003.2 OF THIS TITLE TO THE HOLDER OF ONE OR 7
MORE CLASS B LICENSES. 8
(2) A CLASS GSF (GOLF SIMULATOR FACILIT Y) LICENSE ISSUED 9
UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION S HALL BE INCLUDED IN THE TOTAL 10
NUMBER OF LICENSES T HAT MAY BE ISSUED TO THE SAME PERSON UNDE R 11
SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION. 12
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 13
1, 2025. 14
Approved:
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Governor.
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President of the Senate.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.