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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 | *sb0800* | |
| 9 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 7 | SENATE BILL 800 | |
| 11 | 8 | A2 5lr2666 | |
| 12 | 9 | CF HB 567 | |
| 13 | 10 | By: Dorchester County Senators | |
| 14 | 11 | Introduced and read first time: January 28, 2025 | |
| 15 | 12 | Assigned to: Finance | |
| 16 | - | Committee Report: Favorable with amendments | |
| 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 | Dorchester County – Alcoholic Beverages – Arts Beer and Wine License 2 | |
| 25 | 19 | ||
| 26 | 20 | FOR the purpose of establishing in Dorchester County an arts beer and wine license that 3 | |
| 27 | 21 | authorizes the holder to sell or serve beer and wine for on–premises consumption; 4 | |
| 28 | 22 | authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Dorchester County to issue the 5 | |
| 29 | 23 | license to a nonprofit or for–profit retail business that engages in the display and 6 | |
| 30 | - | sale of original artwork in a certain arts and entertainment district; authorizing the 7 | |
| 31 | - | Board to issue the license to an establishment that is within a certain distance of a 8 | |
| 32 | - | place of worship or school with the written consent of the place of worship or school; 9 | |
| 33 | - | and generally relating to alcoholic beverages in Dorchester County. 10 | |
| 24 | + | sale of original artwork in a certain arts and entertainment district; and generally 7 | |
| 25 | + | relating to alcoholic beverages in Dorchester County. 8 | |
| 34 | 26 | ||
| 35 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, | |
| 36 | - | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis | |
| 37 | - | Section 19–102 | |
| 38 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland | |
| 39 | - | (2024 Replacement Volume) | |
| 27 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 9 | |
| 28 | + | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 10 | |
| 29 | + | Section 19–102 11 | |
| 30 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 12 | |
| 31 | + | (2024 Replacement Volume) 13 | |
| 40 | 32 | ||
| 41 | - | BY adding to | |
| 42 | - | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis | |
| 43 | - | Section 19–1001 | |
| 44 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland | |
| 45 | - | (2024 Replacement Volume) | |
| 33 | + | BY adding to 14 | |
| 34 | + | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 15 | |
| 35 | + | Section 19–1001 16 | |
| 36 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 17 | |
| 37 | + | (2024 Replacement Volume) 18 | |
| 46 | 38 | ||
| 47 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 21 | |
| 48 | - | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 22 2 SENATE BILL 800 | |
| 39 | + | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 19 | |
| 40 | + | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 20 | |
| 41 | + | ||
| 42 | + | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 21 | |
| 43 | + | ||
| 44 | + | 19–102. 22 | |
| 45 | + | ||
| 46 | + | This title applies only in Dorchester County. 23 | |
| 47 | + | 2 SENATE BILL 800 | |
| 49 | 48 | ||
| 50 | 49 | ||
| 51 | - | Section 19–1601 1 | |
| 52 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland 2 | |
| 53 | - | (2024 Replacement Volume) 3 | |
| 50 | + | 19–1001. 1 | |
| 54 | 51 | ||
| 55 | - | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 4 | |
| 56 | - | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 5 | |
| 52 | + | (A) THERE IS AN ARTS BEER AND WINE LICENSE . 2 | |
| 57 | 53 | ||
| 58 | - | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 6 | |
| 54 | + | (B) (1) THE BOARD MAY ISSUE THE L ICENSE TO A NONPROFI T OR 3 | |
| 55 | + | FOR–PROFIT RETAIL BUSINE SS, INCLUDING AN ART CEN TER, AN ART GALLERY , A 4 | |
| 56 | + | MUSEUM, OR A SIMILAR BUSINESS T HAT IS PRIMARILY DEV OTED TO ART THAT 5 | |
| 57 | + | EXPRESSES MATTERS OF SERIOUS LITERARY , ARTISTIC, SCIENTIFIC, OR POLITICAL 6 | |
| 58 | + | VALUE, THAT: 7 | |
| 59 | 59 | ||
| 60 | - | 19–102. 7 | |
| 60 | + | (I) ENGAGES IN THE DISPL AY AND SALE OF ORIGI NAL 8 | |
| 61 | + | ARTWORK; AND 9 | |
| 61 | 62 | ||
| 62 | - | This title applies only in Dorchester County. 8 | |
| 63 | + | (II) IS LOCATED IN AN ART S AND ENTERTAINMENT DISTRI CT 10 | |
| 64 | + | APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. 11 | |
| 63 | 65 | ||
| 64 | - | 19–1001. 9 | |
| 66 | + | (2) THE BOARD MAY NOT ISSUE T HE LICENSE TO A BUSI NESS THAT 12 | |
| 67 | + | DISPLAYS AND SELLS C OMMERCIALLY PREPARED OR MASS–PRODUCED ARTISTIC 13 | |
| 68 | + | PRODUCTS. 14 | |
| 65 | 69 | ||
| 66 | - | ( | |
| 70 | + | (3) THE LICENSE HOLDER MA Y SELL OR SERVE BEER AND WINE: 15 | |
| 67 | 71 | ||
| 68 | - | (B) (1) THE BOARD MAY ISSUE THE L ICENSE TO A NONPROFI T OR 11 | |
| 69 | - | FOR–PROFIT RETAIL BUSINE SS, INCLUDING AN ART CEN TER, AN ART GALLERY , A 12 | |
| 70 | - | MUSEUM, OR A SIMILAR BUSINESS THAT IS PRIMARILY DE VOTED TO ART THAT 13 | |
| 71 | - | EXPRESSES MATTERS OF SERIOUS LITERARY , ARTISTIC, SCIENTIFIC, OR POLITICAL 14 | |
| 72 | - | VALUE, THAT: 15 | |
| 72 | + | (I) AT RETAIL FOR ON –PREMISES CONSUMPTION WHEN 16 | |
| 73 | + | SNACKS ARE SERVED ; AND 17 | |
| 73 | 74 | ||
| 74 | - | ( | |
| 75 | - | ||
| 75 | + | (II) ON MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, DURING NORMAL 18 | |
| 76 | + | BUSINESS HOURS BUT N OT EARLIER THAN 10 A.M. AND NOT LATER THAN 10 P.M. 19 | |
| 76 | 77 | ||
| 77 | - | ( | |
| 78 | - | ||
| 78 | + | (4) THE LICENSE MAY NOT B E TRANSFERRED FROM T HE LOCATION 20 | |
| 79 | + | FOR WHICH THE LICENS E WAS ORIGINALLY ISS UED TO ANOTHER LOCAT ION. 21 | |
| 79 | 80 | ||
| 80 | - | (2) THE BOARD MAY NOT ISSUE T HE LICENSE TO A BUSI NESS THAT 20 | |
| 81 | - | DISPLAYS AND SELLS C OMMERCIALLY PREPARED OR MASS–PRODUCED ARTISTIC 21 | |
| 82 | - | PRODUCTS. 22 | |
| 81 | + | (C) THE ANNUAL LICENSE FE E IS $250. 22 | |
| 83 | 82 | ||
| 84 | - | ( | |
| 83 | + | (D) THE BOARD MAY ADOPT REGUL ATIONS TO CARRY OUT THIS SECTION. 23 | |
| 85 | 84 | ||
| 86 | - | | |
| 87 | - | ||
| 85 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 24 | |
| 86 | + | 1, 2025. 25 | |
| 88 | 87 | ||
| 89 | - | (II) ON MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, DURING NORMAL 26 | |
| 90 | - | BUSINESS HOURS BUT N OT EARLIER THAN 10 A.M. AND NOT LATER THAN 10 P.M. 27 | |
| 91 | - | ||
| 92 | - | (4) THE LICENSE MAY NOT B E TRANSFERRED FROM T HE LOCATION 28 | |
| 93 | - | FOR WHICH THE LICENSE WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUE D TO ANOTHER LOCATIO N. 29 | |
| 94 | - | ||
| 95 | - | (C) THE ANNUAL LICENSE FE E IS $250. 30 SENATE BILL 800 3 | |
| 96 | - | ||
| 97 | - | ||
| 98 | - | ||
| 99 | - | (D) THE BOARD MAY ADOPT REGUL ATIONS TO CARRY OUT THIS SECTION. 1 | |
| 100 | - | ||
| 101 | - | 19–1601. 2 | |
| 102 | - | ||
| 103 | - | (a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Board may not 3 | |
| 104 | - | issue a new license for an establishment that is within 300 feet in a direct line of a place of 4 | |
| 105 | - | worship or a public or nonpublic kindergarten, elementary, or secondary school. 5 | |
| 106 | - | ||
| 107 | - | (2) The distance from the establishment to the place of worship or the 6 | |
| 108 | - | public or nonpublic kindergarten, elementary, or secondary school is to be measured from 7 | |
| 109 | - | the establishment in a direct line to the nearest point of the main building of the place of 8 | |
| 110 | - | worship or school. 9 | |
| 111 | - | ||
| 112 | - | (b) The prohibition against issuing a license in subsection (a) of this section does 10 | |
| 113 | - | not apply to the issuance of: 11 | |
| 114 | - | ||
| 115 | - | (1) a license for a premises that was licensed on October 1, 1996; 12 | |
| 116 | - | ||
| 117 | - | (2) a Class B (on–sale) beer, wine, and liquor license for a premises in 13 | |
| 118 | - | Cambridge, Secretary, or Hurlock; [or] 14 | |
| 119 | - | ||
| 120 | - | (3) a temporary license; OR 15 | |
| 121 | - | ||
| 122 | - | (4) AN ARTS BEER AND WIN E LICENSE IF THE BOARD RECEIVES 16 | |
| 123 | - | WRITTEN CONSENT TO T HE ISSUANCE OF THE L ICENSE FROM EACH PLA CE OF 17 | |
| 124 | - | WORSHIP OR SCHOOL LO CATED WITHIN 300 FEET IN A DIRECT LIN E OF THE 18 | |
| 125 | - | ESTABLISHMENT FOR WH ICH THE LICENSE IS SOUGHT. 19 | |
| 126 | - | ||
| 127 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 20 | |
| 128 | - | 1, 2025. 21 | |
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| 132 | - | ||
| 133 | - | Approved: | |
| 134 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 135 | - | Governor. | |
| 136 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 137 | - | President of the Senate. | |
| 138 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 139 | - | Speaker of the House of Delegates. |