1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to liquor; authorizing the city of Hastings to issue a certain on-sale license
1.3 notwithstanding the terms of a lease between the city and the state of Minnesota.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. SPECIAL LIQUOR LICENSE; CITY OF HASTINGS.
1.6 Notwithstanding any law, ordinance, charter provision, or term of any lease between
1.7the city of Hastings and the state of Minnesota to the contrary, the city of Hastings may
1.8issue an on-sale intoxicating liquor license as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section
1.9340A.404, subdivision 1, paragraph (d), for sales of wine and malt liquor on the premises
1.10of a ballpark occupying land that is leased by the city from the state of Minnesota. A license
1.11issued under this section authorizes the license holder to make the sales allowed under
1.12Minnesota Statutes, section 340A.404, subdivision 1, paragraph (d), at all times provided
1.13by law for the on-sale of intoxicating liquor in the city. The state of Minnesota must not
1.14enforce any term of lease number I-6390, or any similar lease agreement between the city
1.15and the state restricting the use of state-owned property by the city, that is inconsistent with
1.16the authority granted to the city and the city's on-sale licensee under this section.
1.17 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective upon approval by the Hastings City
1.18Council and compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021.
1Section 1.
REVISOR JSK/NS 25-0552404/22/25
State of Minnesota
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 3242
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Dippel04/25/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy