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107 SENATE BILL 939
118 A2 5lr3250
12- CF HB 1172
9+ CF 5lr3396
1310 By: Senator Hayes
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
1913
20-CHAPTER ______
14+A BILL ENTITLED
2115
2216 AN ACT concerning 1
2317
2418 Baltimore City – Alcoholic Beverages – Authorizations and Revisions 2
2519
2620 FOR the purpose of requiring the Board of License Commissioners for Baltimore City to 3
2721 impose a fee for expedited processing of certain Class C per diem licenses; requiring 4
2822 the Board to adopt regulations related to the application process for Class C per diem 5
29-licenses, including for the denial or revocation of the licenses, and limiting the 6
30-number of licenses that may be issued to a person for the same location within a 7
31-certain period of time; authorizing the Board to issue certain alcoholic beverages 8
32-licenses for certain locations in the 40th alcoholic beverages district; prohibiting 9
33-certain license holders in a certain area of the 40th alcoholic beverages district from 10
34-selling alcoholic beverages at certain times of day; and generally relating to alcoholic 11
35-beverages in Baltimore City. 12
23+licenses, including for the denial or revocation of the licenses; authorizing the Board 6
24+to issue certain alcoholic beverages licenses for certain locations in the 40th alcoholic 7
25+beverages district; and generally relating to alcoholic beverages in Baltimore City. 8
3626
37-BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 13
38- Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 14
39-Section 12–102 and 12–1603(a), (b), and (c)(1)(ii) 15
40- Annotated Code of Maryland 16
41- (2024 Replacement Volume) 17
27+BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 9
28+ Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 10
29+Section 12–102 and 12–1603(a), (b), and (c)(1)(ii) 11
30+ Annotated Code of Maryland 12
31+ (2024 Replacement Volume) 13
4232
43-BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 18
44- Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 19
45-Section 12–1311 and 12–1603(c)(17) and (18) 12–1311, 12–1603(c)(17) and (18), and 20
46-12–2005(d) 21
33+BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 14
34+ Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 15
35+Section 12–1311 and 12–1603(c)(17) and (18) 16
36+ Annotated Code of Maryland 17
37+ (2024 Replacement Volume) 18
38+
39+BY adding to 19
40+ Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 20
41+Section 12–1314 and 12–1603(c)(19) through (22) 21
4742 Annotated Code of Maryland 22
48- (2024 Replacement Volume) 23 2 SENATE BILL 939
43+ (2024 Replacement Volume) 23
44+
45+ SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 24
46+That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 25
47+
48+Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 26 2 SENATE BILL 939
4949
5050
5151
52-BY adding to 1
53- Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 2
54-Section 12–1314 and 12–1603(c)(19) through (22) (21) 3
55- Annotated Code of Maryland 4
56- (2024 Replacement Volume) 5
52+12–102. 1
5753
58- SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 6
59-That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 7
54+ This title applies only in Baltimore City. 2
6055
61-Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannab is 8
56+12–1311. 3
6257
63-12–102. 9
58+ (a) The Board shall set the license fee for a Class C per diem beer license and a 4
59+Class C per diem beer and wine license. 5
6460
65- This title applies only in Baltimore City. 10
61+ (b) (1) The Board shall set the license fee for a Class C per diem beer, wine, 6
62+and liquor license. 7
6663
67-12–1311. 11
64+ (2) The Board may collect from the license holder reimbursement for costs 8
65+incurred while monitoring the event for which the license is issued. 9
6866
69- (a) The Board shall set the license fee for a Class C per diem beer license and a 12
70-Class C per diem beer and wine license. 13
67+ (C) THE BOARD SHALL IMPOSE A FEE OF NOT MORE TH AN $250 FOR 10
68+EXPEDITED PROCESSING OF A PER DIEM LICENSE A PPLICATION IF THE 11
69+APPLICATION IS SUBMITTED LESS TH AN 2 WEEKS BEFORE THE SCH EDULED EVENT 12
70+REQUIRING THE PER DI EM LICENSE. 13
7171
72- (b) (1) The Board shall set the license fee for a Class C per diem beer, wine, 14
73-and liquor license. 15
72+12–1314. 14
7473
75- (2) The Board may collect from the license holder reimbursement for costs 16
76-incurred while monitoring the event for which the license is issued. 17
74+ (A) THE BOARD SHALL ADOPT REG ULATIONS RELATING TO THE 15
75+APPLICATION PROCESS FOR CLASS C PER DIEM LICENSES ISSUED IN ACCORDANCE 16
76+WITH §§ 4–1203 AND 4–1204 OF THIS ARTICLE. 17
7777
78- (C) THE BOARD SHALL IMPOSE A FEE OF NOT MORE THAN $250 FOR 18
79-EXPEDITED PROCESSING OF A PER DIEM LICENSE APPLICA TION IF THE 19
80-APPLICATION IS SUBMI TTED LESS THAN 2 WEEKS BEFORE THE SCH EDULED EVENT 20
81-REQUIRING THE PER DI EM LICENSE. 21
78+ (B) REGULATIONS ADOPTED B Y THE BOARD UNDER THIS SECT ION MAY 18
79+AUTHORIZE THE BOARD TO DENY OR REVO KE A CLASS C PER DIEM LICENSE. 19
8280
83-12–1314. 22
81+12–1603. 20
8482
85- (A) THE BOARD SHALL ADOPT REG ULATIONS RELATING TO THE 23
86-APPLICATION PROCESS FOR CLASS C PER DIEM LICENSES ISSUED IN ACCORDANCE 24
87-WITH §§ 4–1203 AND 4–1204 OF THIS ARTICLE. 25
83+ (a) The alcoholic beverages districts described in this section at all times are 21
84+coterminous with the legislative districts in the Legislative Districting Plan of 2022. 22
8885
89- (B) REGULATIONS ADOPTED B Y THE BOARD UNDER THIS SECT ION MAY 26
90-AUTHORIZE THE BOARD TO: 27
86+ (b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the Board may not issue a 23
87+new license in: 24
9188
92- (1) DENY OR REVOKE A CLASS C PER DIEM LICENSE ; OR 28
89+ (1) the 40th alcoholic beverages district; 25
9390
94- (2) LIMIT THE NUMBER OF CLASS C PER DIEM LICENSES THAT M AY 29
95-BE ISSUED TO A PERSO N FOR THE SAME LOCAT ION WITHIN A CALENDA R YEAR. 30
91+ (2) the 41st alcoholic beverages district; 26
92+
93+ (3) the 43rd alcoholic beverages district; 27
94+
95+ (4) the 44th alcoholic beverages district; and 28
9696 SENATE BILL 939 3
9797
9898
99-12–1603. 1
99+ (5) the 45th alcoholic beverages district. 1
100100
101- (a) The alcoholic beverages districts described in this section at all times are 2
102-coterminous with the legislative districts in the Legislative Districting Plan of 2022. 3
101+ (c) The Board may issue: 2
103102
104- (b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the Board may not issue a 4
105-new license in: 5
103+ (1) in the alcoholic beverages districts specified in subsection (b) of this 3
104+section: 4
106105
107- (1) the 40th alcoholic beverages district; 6
106+ (ii) a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license to a restaurant that: 5
108107
109- (2) the 41st alcoholic beverages district; 7
108+ 1. has a minimum capital investment, not including the cost 6
109+of land and buildings, of $200,000 for restaurant facilities; and 7
110110
111- (3) the 43rd alcoholic beverages district; 8
111+ 2. has a minimum seating capacity of 75 individuals; 8
112112
113- (4) the 44th alcoholic beverages district; and 9
113+ (17) a Class A–7 beer, wine, and liquor license in the 1200 block of West 9
114+North Avenue in the 40th alcoholic beverages district, if: 10
114115
115- (5) the 45th alcoholic beverages district. 10
116+ (i) the applicant executes a memorandum of understanding with the 11
117+Penn North Community Association; 12
116118
117- (c) The Board may issue: 11
119+ (ii) alcoholic beverages are sold only as part of a gift basket or floral 13
120+arrangement; and 14
118121
119- (1) in the alcoholic beverages districts specified in subsection (b) of this 12
120-section: 13
122+ (iii) the applicant does not hold or apply for a Class BWLT beer, wine, 15
123+and liquor (on–premises) tasting license; [and] 16
121124
122- (ii) a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license to a restaurant that: 14
125+ (18) a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license for a restaurant on the even 17
126+side of the 400 block of West 29th Street in the 40th alcoholic beverages district if: 18
123127
124- 1. has a minimum capital investment, not including the cost 15
125-of land and buildings, of $200,000 for restaurant facilities; and 16
128+ (i) the applicant executes a memorandum of understanding with the 19
129+Greater Remington Improvement Association; and 20
126130
127- 2. has a minimum seating capacity of 75 individuals; 17
131+ (ii) the Board waives a minimum seating requirement under item 21
132+(1)(ii)2 of this subsection; 22
128133
129- (17) a Class A–7 beer, wine, and liquor license in the 1200 block of West 18
130-North Avenue in the 40th alcoholic beverages district, if: 19
134+ (19) A CLASS C BEER AND LIGHT WINE LICENSE IN THE 2500 BLOCK OF 23
135+WEST NORTH AVENUE IN THE 40TH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAG ES DISTRICT TO BE USED 24
136+DURING ON–CAMPUS EVENTS IF : 25
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132- (i) the applicant executes a memorandum of understanding with the 20
133-Penn North Community Association; 21
138+ (I) THE APPLICANT EXECUT ES A MEMORANDUM OF 26
139+UNDERSTANDING WITH T HE GREATER MONDAWMIN COORDINATIN G COUNCIL; AND 27
134140
135- (ii) alcoholic beverages are sold only as part of a gift basket or floral 22
136-arrangement; and 23
137-
138- (iii) the applicant does not hold or apply for a Class BWLT beer, wine, 24
139-and liquor (on–premises) tasting license; [and] 25
140-
141- (18) a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license for a restaurant on the even 26
142-side of the 400 block of West 29th Street in the 40th alcoholic beverages district if: 27
143-
144- (i) the applicant executes a memorandum of understanding with the 28
145-Greater Remington Improvement Association; and 29 4 SENATE BILL 939
141+ (II) THE BOARD WAIVES ANY REQU IREMENTS THAT SALES CAN 28
142+BE MADE ONLY TO MEMBERS AND THE G UESTS OF MEMBERS ; 29
143+ 4 SENATE BILL 939
146144
147145
146+ (20) A CLASS C BEER AND WINE LICENSE ON THE ODD S IDE OF THE 800 1
147+BLOCK OF NORTH HOWARD STREET IN THE 40TH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAG ES DISTRICT 2
148+IF: 3
148149
149- (ii) the Board waives a minimum seating requirement under item 1
150-(1)(ii)2 of this subsection; 2
150+ (I) THE APPLICANT DOES N OT CONVERT THE LICEN SE TO A 4
151+DIFFERENT LICENSE CL ASS; 5
151152
152- (19) A CLASS C BEER AND LIGHT WINE LICENSE IN THE 2500 BLOCK OF 3
153-WEST NORTH AVENUE IN THE 40TH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAG ES DISTRICT TO BE US ED 4
154-DURING ON–CAMPUS EVENTS IF : 5
153+ (II) THE APPLICANT DOES NOT TRANSFER THE LIC ENSE TO A 6
154+DIFFERENT LOCATION ; 7
155155
156- (I) THE APPLICANT EXECUT ES A MEMORANDUM OF 6
157-UNDERSTANDING WITH T HE GREATER MONDAWMIN COORDINATING COUNCIL; AND 7
156+ (III) ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ARE SERVED ONLY TO PATRONS 8
157+INDOORS; 9
158158
159- (II) THE BOARD WAIVES ANY REQU IREMENTS THAT SALES CAN 8
160-BE MADE ONLY TO MEMB ERS AND THE GUESTS O F MEMBERS; 9
159+ (IV) ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES SALES BE GIN NOT EARLIER THAN 10
160+10 A.M. AND END NO T LATER THAN 9 P.M.; 11
161161
162- (20) A CLASS C BEER AND WINE LICENS E ON THE ODD SIDE OF THE 800 10
163-BLOCK OF NORTH HOWARD STREET IN THE 40TH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAG ES DISTRICT 11
164-IF: 12
162+ (V) THE APPLICANT PROVID ES NOT MORE THAN TWO 12–OUNCE 12
163+OFFERINGS OF BEER OR TWO 6–OUNCE OFFERINGS OF W INE BY THE GLASS FOR 13
164+ON–PREMISES CONSUMPTION BY A PATRON WHILE TH E PATRON IS PROVIDED A 14
165+BARBERING SERVICE REGULATED UNDER TITLE 4, SUBTITLE 5 OF THE BUSINESS 15
166+OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS ARTICLE; 16
165167
166- (I) THE APPLICANT DOES N OT CONVERT THE LICEN SE TO A 13
167-DIFFERENT LICENSE CL ASS; 14
168+ (VI) THE BOARD WAIVES ANY REQU IREMENTS THAT SALES CAN 17
169+BE MADE ONLY TO MEMBERS AND THE GUESTS OF MEMBERS ; AND 18
168170
169- (II) THE APPLICANT DOES N OT TRANSFER THE LICE NSE TO A 15
170-DIFFERENT LOCATION ; 16
171+ (VII) THE APPLICANT EXECUT ES A MEMORANDUM OF 19
172+UNDERSTANDING WITH T HE MOUNT VERNON – BELVEDERE ASSOCIATION; 20
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172- (III) ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ARE SERVED ONLY TO PATRON S 17
173-INDOORS; 18
174+ (21) A CLASS B BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR LICENSE F OR A RESTAURANT 21
175+ON THE EVEN SIDE OF THE 1100 BLOCK OF HOLLINS STREET IN THE 40TH 22
176+ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES DISTRICT IF: 23
174177
175- (IV) ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES SALES BEGIN NOT EARL IER THAN 19
176-10 A.M. AND END NOT LATER TH AN 9 P.M.; 20
178+ (I) THE APPLICANT EXECUT ES A MEMORANDUM OF 24
179+UNDERSTANDING WITH T HE HOLLINS ROUNDHOUSE ASSOCIATION; AND 25
177180
178- (V) THE APPLICANT PROVID ES NOT MORE THAN TWO 12–OUNCE 21
179-OFFERINGS OF BEER OR TWO 6–OUNCE OFFERINGS OF W INE BY THE GLASS FOR 22
180-ON–PREMISES CONSUMPTION BY A PATRON WHILE TH E PATRON IS PROVIDED A 23
181-BARBERING SERVICE RE GULATED UNDER TITLE 4, SUBTITLE 5 OF THE BUSINESS 24
182-OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS ARTICLE; 25
181+ (II) THE BOARD WAIVES THE MINIMUM SEATING REQUIREMENT 26
182+UNDER ITEM (1)(II)2 OF THIS SUBSECTION ; AND 27
183183
184- (VI) THE BOARD WAIVES ANY REQU IREMENTS THAT SALES CAN 26
185-BE MADE ONLY TO MEMB ERS AND THE GUESTS OF ME MBERS; AND 27
186-
187- (VII) THE APPLICANT EXECUT ES A MEMORANDUM OF 28
188-UNDERSTANDING WITH T HE MOUNT VERNON – BELVEDERE ASSOCIATION; AND 29
184+ (22) A CLASS B BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR LICENSE F OR A RESTAURANT 28
185+ON THE EVEN SIDE OF THE UNIT BLOCK OF SOUTH CARROLLTON AVENUE IN THE 29
186+40TH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAG ES DISTRICT IF: 30
189187 SENATE BILL 939 5
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191189
192- (21) A CLASS B BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR LICENSE F OR A RESTAURANT 1
193-ON THE EVEN SIDE OF THE 1100 BLOCK OF HOLLINS STREET IN THE 40TH 2
194-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES DISTRICT IF: 3
190+ (I) THE APPLICANT EXECUT ES A MEMORANDUM OF 1
191+UNDERSTANDI NG WITH THE HOLLINS ROUNDHOUSE ASSOCIATION; AND 2
195192
196- (I) THE APPLICANT EXECUT ES A MEMORANDUM OF 4
197-UNDERSTANDING WITH T HE HOLLINS ROUNDHOUSE ASSOCIATION; AND 5
193+ (II) THE BOARD WAIVES THE MINI MUM SEATING REQUIREM ENT 3
194+UNDER ITEM (1)(II)2 OF THIS SUBSECTION . 4
198195
199- (II) THE BOARD WAIVES THE MINI MUM SEATING REQUIREM ENT 6
200-UNDER ITEM (1)(II)2 OF THIS SUBSECTION; AND 7
201-
202- (22) A CLASS B BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR LICENSE F OR A RESTAURANT 8
203-ON THE EVEN SIDE OF THE UNIT BLOCK OF SOUTH CARROLLTON AVENUE IN THE 9
204-40TH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAG ES DISTRICT IF: 10
205-
206- (I) THE APPLICANT EXECUT ES A MEMORANDUM OF 11
207-UNDERSTANDING WITH T HE HOLLINS ROUNDHOUSE ASSOCIATION; AND 12
208-
209- (II) THE BOARD WAIVES THE MINI MUM SEATING REQUIREM ENT 13
210-UNDER ITEM (1)(II)2 OF THIS SUBSECTION . 14
211-
212-12–2005. 15
213-
214- (d) (1) This subsection does not apply to: 16
215-
216- (i) a Class B beer and light wine (restaurant) license; 17
217-
218- (ii) a Class B beer, wine, and liquor (restaurant) license issued under 18
219-§ 12–1603(c)(1)(ii) of this title; 19
220-
221- (iii) a Class B–BWL (H–M) license; 20
222-
223- (iv) a Class C beer and wine license; 21
224-
225- (v) a Class C beer, wine, and liquor license; 22
226-
227- (vi) an arena license; [or] 23
228-
229- (vii) a marketplace license; OR 24
230-
231- (VIII) A CLASS M–F (MUNICIPAL FAMILY FUN CENTER) LICENSE. 25
232-
233- (2) For a license holder in the 40th alcoholic beverages district, the hours 26
234-of sale for alcoholic beverages may not begin before 10 a.m. or end after 10 p.m.: 27
235-
236- (i) within an area bounded: 28
237- 6 SENATE BILL 939
238-
239-
240- 1. from the intersection of Reisterstown Road and Quantico 1
241-Avenue, northwest on Reisterstown Road to the intersection with Wylie Avenue, northeast 2
242-on Wylie Avenue to the intersection with Pimlico Road, northwest on Pimlico Road to the 3
243-intersection with Dupont Avenue, east on Dupont Avenue to the intersection with Pall Mall 4
244-Road, southeast on Pall Mall Road to the intersection with Edgecombe Circle North, east 5
245-on Edgecombe Circle North to the intersection with Finney Avenue, south on Finney 6
246-Avenue to the intersection with Oakford Avenue, west on Oakford Avenue to the 7
247-intersection with Pall Mall Road, southeast on Pall Mall Road to the intersection with 8
248-Loyola Northway, southwest on Loyola Northway to the intersection with Pimlico Road, 9
249-southeast on Pimlico Road to the intersection with Quantico Avenue, and southwest on 10
250-Quantico Avenue to the intersection with Reisterstown Road; and 11
251-
252- 2. from the intersection of Millington Avenue with Wilkens 12
253-Avenue, northwest on Millington Avenue to the intersection with Frederick Avenue, 13
254-northeast on Frederick Avenue to the intersection with West Pratt Street, east on West 14
255-Pratt Street to the intersection with South Mount Street, south on South Mount Street to 15
256-the intersection with Eagle Street, southwest on Eagle Street to the intersection with South 16
257-Smallwood Street, northwest on South Smallwood Street to the intersection with Wilkens 17
258-Avenue, and southwest on Wilkens Avenue to the intersection with Millington Avenue; 18
259-
260- (ii) within the area of West North Avenue between the 1000 block of 19
261-West North Avenue and the 3200 block of West North Avenue, inclusive; [and] 20
262-
263- (iii) for a license holder within 250 yards in any direction of the area 21
264-described in item (ii) of this paragraph; AND 22
265-
266- (IV) WITHIN AN AREA BOUND ED AS FOLLOWS : FROM THE 23
267-INTERSECTION OF NORTH FULTON AVENUE WITH NORTH AVENUE, NORTH ON 24
268-NORTH FULTON AVENUE TO THE INTERSE CTION WITH PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, 25
269-NORTHEAST ON NORTH FULTON AVENUE TO THE INTERSE CTION WITH DRUID HILL 26
270-AVENUE, SOUTHEAST ON DRUID HILL AVENUE TO THE IN TERSECTION WITH 27
271-MOSHER STREET, SOUTHWEST ON MOSHER STREET TO THE INTERSE CTION WITH 28
272-NORTH CAREY STREET, NORTH ON NORTH CAREY STREET TO THE INTERSE CTION 29
273-WITH NORTH AVENUE, AND WEST ON NORTH AVENUE TO THE INTERSE CTION WITH 30
274-NORTH FULTON AVENUE. 31
275-
276- SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 32
277-1, 2025. 33
278-
196+ SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 5
197+1, 2025. 6