Missouri 2025 2025 Regular Session

Missouri Senate Bill SB752 Introduced / Bill

Filed 02/24/2025

                     
FIRST REGULAR SESSION 
SENATE BILL NO. 752 
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY  
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR GREGORY (21). 
2963S.01I 	KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary  
AN ACT 
To amend chapter 311, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to a temporary extension 
of hours for certain liquor licensees. 
 
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows: 
     Section A.  Chapter 311, R SMo, is amended by adding thereto 1 
one new section, to be known as section 311.2026, to read as 2 
follows:3 
     311.2026.  1.  For the purposes of this section, the 1 
term "FIFA World Cup Tournament" means the international 2 
soccer tournament that takes place every four years and is 3 
organized by the Federation Internationale de Football 4 
Association. 5 
     2.  Notwithstanding any other provisions of this 6 
chapter to the contrary, any person or establishment 7 
possessing the qualifications and meeting the requir ements  8 
of this chapter that is licensed to sell intoxicating liquor 9 
by the drink at retail for consumption on the premises in 10 
any city, county, district, or other political subdivision 11 
in this state may, for the duration of the 2026 FIFA World 12 
Cup Tournament, beginning on June 11, 2026, through July 19, 13 
2026, operate twenty -four hours a day and sell, serve, and 14 
allow for the consumption of alcoholic beverages between the 15 
hours of 6:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. of the following day.  This  16 
temporary extension of service hours shall apply to all 17 
licensed areas at a licensed establishment.  The provisions  18   SB 752 	2 
of this chapter relating to hours of operation, time of 19 
closing or opening, or hours of sale of intoxicating liquor 20 
by the drink at retail for consumptio n on the premises shall 21 
not apply to such licensees for the duration of this 22 
temporary extension, except as provided under this section. 23 
     3.  Licensees are not required to apply to the 24 
commission for approval and no special temporary license or 25 
permit shall be required of any licensee for the purposes of 26 
this temporary extension, subject to any local restrictions 27 
on hours of operation as provided under subsection 4 of this 28 
section or additional conditions for compliance under any 29 
applicable local laws, ordinances, rules, or regulations. 30 
     4.  If any city, county, district, or other political 31 
subdivision in this state objects to the extension of hours 32 
for licensees within its jurisdiction, the governing body of 33 
such political subdivision may exempt itself by ordinance 34 
from the provisions of this section or may modify by 35 
ordinance the hours applicable to such political subdivision 36 
for the temporary period allowed by this section to be not 37 
less than the ordinary permissible hours of service  38 
applicable to such political subdivision but not to exceed 39 
the hours allowed under this section. 40 
     5.  This section shall expire on July 20, 2026. 41 
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