Maryland State Senate Alcohol Forum

Local Bills that Passed (55/92) Special Licenses from Frederick County:  Art gallery beer and wine license  Banquet facility license  Beauty salon license  Bed and breakfast license  Conference center license  Country and golf club license  Country inn license  Dinner theater license  Drafthouse license  Entertainment center license  Hotel lobby license  Private business club license  Private country club license  Retirement center license  Stadium license  Theatre license  Weinberg Arts Center license Number Title Primary Sponsor Status HB0526 / CH0288 St. Mary's County - Alcoholic Beverages - Art Establishment License St. Mary's County Delegation Approved by the Governor - Chapter 288 HB0538 / CH0289 St. Mary's County - Alcoholic Beverages - Beauty Salon License Approved by the Governor - Chapter 289 HB1423 / CH0310 Calvert County - Board of License Commissioners - Notice and Hearing on Proposed Legislation Calvert County Delegation Approved by the Governor - Chapter 310 SB0488 / CH0811 Prince George's County - Alcoholic Beverages Regulation Reform Act of 2017 Prince George's County Senators Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 811 Establishing an art establishment license in St. Mary's County; specifying that the Board of License Commissioners may issue the license to a for-profit retail business engaged in specified activities; authorizing a license holder to sell or serve beer and wine at retail for on-premises consumption under specified circumstances; specifying the maximum amount of beer and wine to be sold or served to an individual; providing for a $300 annual license fee Establishing in St. Mary's County a beauty salon beer and wine license; authorizing the Board of License Commissioners to issue the license to a person who holds a beauty salon permit; authorizing a holder of the license to sell or serve not more than specified amounts of beer and wine for on-premises consumption by a beauty salon customer under specified circumstances; establishing a $300 license fee Requiring the Board of License Commissioners for Calvert County, before submitting a legislative proposal to the Calvert County Delegation for introduction as a bill in a session of the General Assembly, to post notice, send specified e-mails, and hold a public hearing on the proposal at least 3 months before the start of the General Assembly session; and providing an exception for a legislative proposal to the county delegation for introduction as an emergency bill in a session of the General Assembly.  Art gallery beer and wine license  Banquet facility license  Beauty salon license  Bed and breakfast license  Conference center license  Country and golf club license  Country inn license  Dinner theater license  Drafthouse license  Entertainment center license  Hotel lobby license  Private business club license  Private country club license  Retirement center license  Stadium license  Theatre license  Weinberg Arts Center license Requiring the County Executive for Prince George's County, instead of the Governor, to appoint members to the Board of License Commissioners for the County; requiring the appointments to be made subject to confirmation by the Senate; requiring a hearing before the Prince George's County Senate Delegation to be held within 60 days after the nomination; requiring the County Executive, when evaluating an applicant, to consider the need for geographic, political, racial, ethnic, and gender diversity on the Board;

Statewide Bills that Passed (11/26) Number Title Primary Sponsor Status HB1283 / CH0813 Alcoholic Beverages - Class 5 Brewery License Delegate Branch Enacted Chapter 813 HB0792 / CH0524 Office of Legislative Audits - Performance Audits - Local Alcoholic Beverages Licensing Boards Delegate Barkley Approved by the Governor - Chapter 524 HB1386 / CH0519 Maryland Public Ethics Law - Members and Employees of Boards of License Commissioners and Liquor Control Boards Delegate Lisanti Approved by the Governor - Chapter 519 HB0042 / CH0314 Alcoholic Beverages - Class 1 Distillery Licenses Approved by the Governor - Chapter 314 HB0464 / CH0466 Alcoholic Beverages - Beer, Wine, and Liquor Exhibition Permit Approved by the Governor - Chapter 466 SB0210 / CH0467 Alcoholic Beverages - Class 8 Farm Brewery License Holders - Food Service Senator Zucker Approved by the Governor - Chapter 467 Altering a specified provision of law authorizing a holder of a Class 5 brewery license to serve specified samples of beer at no charge to individuals who have attained the legal drinking age and are on a tour of the brewery or are attending a specified event at the brewery; authorizing a license holder to brew and bottle beer at a location other than the Class 5 brewery under specified circumstances; authorizing a specified type of Class 5 brewery to sell beer for on-premises consumption under specified circumstances Altering the national family beer and wine exhibition permit to make it the national beer, wine, and liquor exhibition permit; authorizing the Comptroller to issue the permit to a bona fide alcohol trade association; authorizing the permit holder to exhibit, judge, and taste beer, wine, and liquor under specified circumstances; authorizing the permit holder to receive for use beer, wine, and liquor from specified persons under specified circumstances; providing a permit fee of $50; etc. Requiring the Office of Legislative Audits, at the request of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, to conduct a performance audit of the local alcoholic beverages licensing board for a county or the City of Annapolis to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the board's management practices and use of resources; authorizing the employees and specified representatives of the Office of Legislative Audits to have access to specified records; requiring specified audit reports to be sent to specified persons Making State restrictions and requirements of the Maryland Public Ethics Law apply to members and employees of specified boards of license commissioners and liquor control boards by adding the members and employees of the boards to a specified list of public officials; establishing an exception for specified counties; altering or repealing specified provisions to remove members and employees of boards of license commissioners from the scope of specified provisions of law that apply to counties and municipal corporations; Altering the restriction on a holder of a Class 8 farm brewery license selling or serving only specified types of food; and allowing the holder to sell and serve any food if the holder is licensed to operate a food establishment, subject to specified requirements. Allowing the holder of a Class 1 distillery license to establish and operate a plant for distilling, rectifying, blending, and bottling specified alcoholic beverages at the location described in the license; allowing the license holder to acquire alcoholic beverages from a holder of any manufacturer's license, wholesaler's license, or a holder of a nonresident dealer's permit; authorizing the license holder to serve at no cost or for a fee specified product samples to specified individuals who have participated in a guided tour

Bills that will come back Number Title Primary Sponsor Status HB0897 Liquor Board Reform Act of 2017 Speaker In the House - Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters HB0396 Frederick County - Alcoholic Beverages - Cigar Shop Licenses Frederick County Delegation SB1086 Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - Residency and Registered Voter Requirements Senator Conway In the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (128-3) HB0296 Alcoholic Beverages - Warehouse Shopping Clubs - Beer or Wine Licenses Delegate Carr Requiring specified boards of license commissioners to notify specified Senate or House delegations to the Maryland General Assembly and the Governor that a board position requires appointment; requiring, within a specified period of time, a specified delegation to nominate candidates for a board position in a signed letter to the Governor; altering the definition of "State official" as it applies to the Maryland Public Ethics Law to include, with specified exceptions, members of local alcohol control boards; etc. Establishing a cigar shop beer, wine, and liquor license in Frederick County; authorizing the Board of License Commissioners to issue the license to a specified establishment; specifying that the license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor to a cigar shop customer for consumption in the smoking room of the cigar shop; prohibiting the average daily receipts from the sale of alcoholic beverages at the cigar shop from exceeding a specified amount; providing for an annual fee of $500; Exempting specified individuals who apply for alcoholic beverages licenses for the use of a partnership, corporation, club, or limited liability company in Baltimore City from specified residency and registered voter requirements; and establishing specified requirements for the issuance of an alcoholic beverages license to a partnership, corporation, or club in Baltimore City. Authorizing a local licensing board to issue a Class A (off-sale) beer license, wine license, or beer and wine license for use in conjunction with or on the premises of warehouse shopping clubs with a minimum of 120,000 square feet of retail and storage area and within 10 miles of the State border; prohibiting a license holder from operating a gasoline service station or allowing a gasoline service station to be operated on or adjacent to the licensed premises; and establishing that a license holder may sell beer or wine only by the case.

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