FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.1265
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEGALLICK.
2568H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Toamendchapter311,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtoatemporary
extensionofhoursforcertainliquorlicensees.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Chapter311,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe
2knownassection311.2026,toreadasfollows:
311.2026.1.Forthepurposesofthissection,theterm"FIFAWorldCup
2Tournament"meanstheinternationalsoccertournamentthattakesplaceeveryfour
3yearsandisorganizedbytheFederationInternationaledeFootballAssociation.
4 2.Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionsofthischaptertothecontrary,any
5personorestablishmentpossessingthequalificationsandmeetingtherequirementsof
6thischapterthatislicensedtosellintoxicatingliquorbythedrinkatretailfor
7consumptiononthepremisesinanycity,county,district,orotherpoliticalsubdivision
8inthisstatemay,forthedurationofthe2026FIFAWorldCupTournament,beginning
9onJune11,2026,throughJuly19,2026,operatetwenty-fourhoursadayandsell,serve,
10andallowfortheconsumptionofalcoholicbeveragesbetweenthehoursof6:00a.m.and
115:00a.m.ofthefollowingday.Thistemporaryextensionofservicehoursshallapplyto
12alllicensedareasatalicensedestablishment.Theprovisionsofthischapterrelatingto
13hoursofoperation,timeofclosingoropening,orhoursofsaleofintoxicatingliquorby
14thedrinkatretailforconsumptiononthepremisesshallnotapplytosuchlicenseesfor
15thedurationofthistemporaryextension,exceptasprovidedunderthissection.
16 3.Licenseesarenotrequiredtoapplytothecommissionforapprovalandno
17specialtemporarylicenseorpermitshallberequiredofanylicenseeforthepurposesof
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18thistemporaryextension,subjecttoanylocalrestrictionsonhoursofoperationas
19providedundersubsection4ofthissectionoradditionalconditionsforcompliance
20underanyapplicablelocallaws,ordinances,rules,orregulations.
21 4.Ifanycity,county,district,orotherpoliticalsubdivisioninthisstateobjectsto
22theextensionofhoursforlicenseeswithinitsjurisdiction,thegoverningbodyofsuch
23politicalsubdivisionmayexemptitselfbyordinancefromtheprovisionsofthissection
24ormaymodifybyordinancethehoursapplicabletosuchpoliticalsubdivisionforthe
25temporaryperiodallowedbythissectiontobenotlessthantheordinarypermissible
26hoursofserviceapplicabletosuchpoliticalsubdivisionbutnottoexceedthehours
27allowedunderthissection.
28 5.ThissectionshallexpireonJuly20,2026.
âś”
HB1265 2