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Maryland Senate Bill SB802

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33 EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
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5- Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
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107 SENATE BILL 802
118 A2 5lr2673
129 CF HB 564
1310 By: Dorchester County Senators
1411 Introduced and read first time: January 28, 2025
1512 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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2216 AN ACT concerning 1
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2418 Dorchester County – Alcoholic Beverages – Venue Beer, Wine, and Liquor 2
2519 License 3
2620
2721 FOR the purpose of establishing in Dorchester County a venue beer, wine, and liquor 4
2822 license that authorizes the holder to sell or serve beer, wine, and liquor for 5
2923 on–premises consumption during an event where food is served; authorizing the 6
3024 Board of License Commissioners for Dorchester County to issue the license to a 7
3125 nonprofit or for–profit retail business that hosts private or public events at a venue 8
32-that meets certain criteria; authorizing the Board to issue the license to an 9
33-establishment that is within a certain distance of a place of worship or school with 10
34-the written consent of the place of worship or school; and generally relating to 11
35-alcoholic beverages licenses in Dorchester County. 12
26+that meets certain criteria; and generally relating to alcoholic beverages licenses in 9
27+Dorchester County. 10
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37-BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 13
38- Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 14
39-Section 19–102 15
40- Annotated Code of Maryland 16
41- (2024 Replacement Volume) 17
29+BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 11
30+ Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 12
31+Section 19–102 13
32+ Annotated Code of Maryland 14
33+ (2024 Replacement Volume) 15
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43-BY adding to 18
44- Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 19
45-Section 19–1001 20
46- Annotated Code of Maryland 21
47- (2024 Replacement Volume) 22
48- 2 SENATE BILL 802
35+BY adding to 16
36+ Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 17
37+Section 19–1001 18
38+ Annotated Code of Maryland 19
39+ (2024 Replacement Volume) 20
40+
41+ SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 21
42+That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 22
43+
44+Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 23
45+
46+19–102. 24
47+
48+ This title applies only in Dorchester County. 25 2 SENATE BILL 802
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51-BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 1
52- Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 2
53- Section 19–1601 3
54- Annotated Code of Maryland 4
55- (2024 Replacement Volume) 5
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57- SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 6
58-That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 7
52+19–1001. 1
5953
60-Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 8
54+ (A) THERE IS A VENUE BEER , WINE, AND LIQUOR LICENSE . 2
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62-19–102. 9
56+ (B) THE BOARD MAY ISSUE THE L ICENSE TO A NONPROFI T OR FOR–PROFIT 3
57+RETAIL BUSINESS T HAT HOSTS WEDDINGS , BANQUETS, PARTIES, MEETINGS, AND 4
58+SIMILAR EVENTS , WHETHER PRIVATE OR O PEN TO THE PUBLIC , AT A VENUE THAT : 5
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64- This title applies only in Dorchester County. 10
60+ (1) IS AT LEAST 2,000 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE ; 6
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66-19–1001. 11
62+ (2) CAN ACCOMMODATE AT L EAST 100 INDIVIDUALS FOR A SI NGLE 7
63+EVENT, WHETHER INSIDE THE VENUE OR OUTSIDE ON THE VENUE ’S PREMISES; AND 8
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68- (A) THERE IS A VENUE BEER , WINE, AND LIQUOR LICENSE . 12
65+ (3) HAS ADEQUATE BATHROO M FACILITIES. 9
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70- (B) THE BOARD MAY ISSUE THE L ICENSE TO A NONPROFI T OR FOR–PROFIT 13
71-RETAIL BUSINESS THAT HOSTS WEDDINGS, BANQUETS, PARTIES, MEETINGS, AND 14
72-SIMILAR EVENTS , WHETHER PRIVATE OR O PEN TO THE PUBLIC , AT A VENUE THAT : 15
67+ (C) (1) THE LICENSE AUTHORIZE S THE LICENSE HOLDER TO SELL OR 10
68+SERVE BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR AT RETAIL , BY THE DRINK OR BY T HE BOTTLE, FOR 11
69+ON–PREMISES CONSUMPTION : 12
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74- (1) IS AT LEAST 2,000 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE ; 16
71+ (I) DURING AN EVENT HOST ED BY THE LICENSE HO LDER AT 13
72+THE LICENSE HOLDER ’S VENUE; AND 14
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76- (2) CAN ACCOMMODATE AT L EAST 100 INDIVIDUALS FOR A SI NGLE 17
77-EVENT, WHETHER INSIDE THE V ENUE OR OUTSIDE ON THE VE NUE’S PREMISES; AND 18
74+ (II) ONLY IF FOOD IS ALSO PROVIDED DURING THE EVENT. 15
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79- (3) HAS ADEQUATE BATHROO M FACILITIES. 19
76+ (2) A LICENSE HOLDER MAY N OT ALLOW AN INDIVIDU AL TO CARRY 16
77+BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR ONTO OR O FF THE LICENSED PR EMISES. 17
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81- (C) (1) THE LICENSE AUTHORIZE S THE LICENSE HOLDER TO SELL OR 20
82-SERVE BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR AT RETAIL , BY THE DRINK OR BY T HE BOTTLE, FOR 21
83-ON–PREMISES CONSUMPTION : 22
79+ (D) THE LICENSE MAY NOT B E TRANSFERRED TO ANO THER LOCATION . 18
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85- (I) DURING AN EVENT HOST ED BY THE LICENSE HO LDER AT 23
86-THE LICENSE HOLDER ’S VENUE; AND 24
81+ (E) THE LICENSE HOLDER MA Y SELL BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR DURING TH E 19
82+HOURS AND DAYS AS SE T OUT FOR A CLASS B BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR LICENSE 20
83+UNDER § 19–2005 OF THIS TITLE. 21
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88- (II) ONLY IF FOOD IS ALSO PROVIDED DURING THE EVENT. 25
85+ (F) THE ANNUAL FEE FOR THE LICEN SE IS $1,500. 22
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90- (2) A LICENSE HOLDER MAY N OT ALLOW AN INDIVIDU AL TO CARRY 26
91-BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR ONTO OR O FF THE LICENSED PREM ISES. 27
92-
93- (D) THE LICENSE MAY NOT B E TRANSFERRED TO ANO THER LOCATION . 28
94- SENATE BILL 802 3
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97- (E) THE LICENSE HOLDER MA Y SELL BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR DURING TH E 1
98-HOURS AND DAYS AS SE T OUT FOR A CLASS B BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR LICENSE 2
99-UNDER § 19–2005 OF THIS TITLE. 3
100-
101- (F) THE ANNUAL FEE FOR THE LICENSE IS $1,500. 4
102-
103- (G) THE BOARD MAY ADOPT REGUL ATIONS TO CARRY OUT THIS SECTION. 5
104-
105-19–1601. 6
106-
107- (a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Board may not 7
108-issue a new license for an establishment that is within 300 feet in a direct line of a place of 8
109-worship or a public or nonpublic kindergarten, elementary, or secondary school. 9
110-
111- (2) The distance from the establishment to the place of worship or the 10
112-public or nonpublic kindergarten, elementary, or secondary school is to be measured from 11
113-the establishment in a direct line to the nearest point of the main building of the place of 12
114-worship or school. 13
115-
116- (b) The prohibition against issuing a license in subsection (a) of this section does 14
117-not apply to the issuance of: 15
118-
119- (1) a license for a premises that was licensed on October 1, 1996; 16
120-
121- (2) a Class B (on–sale) beer, wine, and liquor license for a premises in 17
122-Cambridge, Secretary, or Hurlock; [or] 18
123-
124- (3) a temporary license; OR 19
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126- (4) A VENUE BEER , WINE, AND LIQUOR LICENSE I F THE BOARD 20
127-RECEIVES WRITTEN CON SENT TO THE ISSUANCE OF THE LICENSE FROM EACH PLACE 21
128-OF WORSHIP OR SCHOOL LOCATED WITHIN 300 FEET IN A DIRECT LIN E OF THE 22
129-ESTABLISHMENT FOR WH ICH THE LICENSE IS S OUGHT. 23
87+ (G) THE BOARD MAY ADOPT REGUL ATIONS TO CARRY OUT THIS SECTION. 23
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13189 SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 24
13290 1, 2025. 25
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