Alcoholic Beverages - Statewide Bills
Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages - Liquor - Manufacturer's and Wholesaler's Licenses and Permits [HB-1337]
Establishing a nonresident distillery permit; authorizing the Comptroller to issue the permit to specified persons who produce not more than 100,000 gallons of liquor annually; authorizing a holder of a Class 1 distillery license to apply for and obtain a specified wholesaler's license; establishing the Class 8 liquor wholesaler's license; authorizing the issuance of the Class 8 wholesaler's license to specified persons; etc.
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Alcoholic Beverages - Class 9 Limited Distillery Licenses [HB-1316]
Authorizing the Comptroller to issue a Class 9 limited distillery license to the holder of a specified Class B beer, wine, and liquor license under specified circumstances; and applying provisions relating to Class 9 limited distillery licenses to each county in the State and to the City of Annapolis and the City of Baltimore.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages - Class 5 Brewery License - On-Premises Consumption [HB-1239]
Increasing the total amount of beer, from 500 barrels to 1,500 barrels, that a holder of a Class 5 brewery license may sell each year for on-premises consumption under specified circumstances.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Civil Action - Wrongfully Selling or Furnishing Alcoholic Beverages [HB-1196]
Providing that a civil action for specified damages may be brought against an alcoholic beverages license holder or the license holder's employee who sold or furnished under specified circumstances alcoholic beverages to an individual who is under the age of 21 years or visibly under the influence of alcoholic beverages and who negligently drove or attempted to drive a motor vehicle after consuming the alcoholic beverages; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages - Powdered Alcoholic Beverages - Ban on Sales [SB-937]
Prohibiting a person from selling or offering to sell alcoholic beverages that are sold in a powder or crystalline form for direct use or use in combination with water or any other substance; providing for a penalty of up to $1,000 for a violation of the Act; and providing for the termination of the Act.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Civil Action - Wrongfully Selling or Furnishing Alcoholic Beverages [SB-93]
Providing that a civil action for specified damages may be brought under specified circumstances against an alcoholic beverages licensee or the licensee's employee who sells or furnishes alcoholic beverages to an individual who was visibly under the influence of alcoholic beverages and who negligently drove or attempted to drive a motor vehicle after consuming the alcoholic beverages; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages - Charitable Donations [SB-920]
Authorizing holders of specified licenses, after paying the excise tax, to provide without cost specified alcoholic beverages to a holder of a special Class C beer and wine or special Class C beer, wine and liquor license; defining a specified term; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Comptroller - Special Event Liquor Permit [SB-911]
Authorizing the Office of the Comptroller to issue a special event liquor permit to a holder of a Class 2 manufacturer's license for specified purposes under specified circumstances; establishing limitations on the number and locations of special event liquor permits that may be issued in a year; establishing requirements and a $25 fee per event for the special event liquor permit; authorizing the holder of the special event liquor permit to provide samples of and sell specified liquor under specified circumstances; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Task Force to Study the Issuance of Beer and Wine Licenses to Chain Stores [SB-888]
Establishing the Task Force to Study the Issuance of Beer and Wine Licenses to Chain Stores; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; providing that the purpose of the Task Force is to study the costs, benefits, and feasibility of issuing beer and wine licenses to chain stores, how other states have implemented similar programs, and other specified issues; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2016; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverage Tax Returns - Manufacturers and Wholesalers - Due Date [SB-707]
Allowing the Comptroller to specify, by regulation, the dates on which alcoholic beverage manufacturers or wholesalers with specified sales, deliveries, or transfers of specified alcoholic beverages must file an alcoholic beverage tax return; and requiring that any filing date established by the Comptroller must be a least 5 days later than a specified day specified for filing an alcoholic beverage tax return.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages - Supermarkets - Class B and Class BLX Licenses [SB-704]
Exempting the issuance of a specified Class B or Class BLX on-sale beer, wine and liquor license for a specified corporation from specified residency requirements; exempting the issuance of a Class B or Class BLX on-sale beer, wine and liquor license on behalf of a specified supermarket or supermarket chain store from a specified prohibition against the issuance of more than one license for the use of a corporation in Baltimore City or any county of the State; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages - Brewery License - On-Premises Consumption [SB-674]
Increasing from 500 to 1,500 the number of barrels of beer that a brewery licensee may sell each year for on-premises consumption.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages - Brewing Company Off-Site Permit and Nonprofit Beer Festival Permit [SB-673]
Requiring specified licensing boards to collect a $100 fee for a nonprofit beer festival permit; authorizing the Comptroller to issue a brewing company off-site permit to specified persons who meet specified requirements; establishing that specified holders of a brewing company off-site permit may use the permit for specified activities during specified events; authorizing a nonprofit beer festival permit holder to purchase beer at wholesale to provide and sell beer for specified purposes under specified circumstances; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages - Micro-Breweries - Additional License [SB-643]
Authorizing the holder of a micro-brewery license to apply for and obtain an additional micro-brewery license for another premises; specifying limitations on the distribution and sale of beer brewed by a holder of an additional micro-brewery license; providing that provisions of law that prohibit a holder of a micro-brewery license from owning, operating, or being affiliated with other manufacturers of beer, or being granted a wholesale alcoholic beverages license, do not apply in Allegany County or Frederick County; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages - Issuance of Class A Licenses [SB-300]
Increasing, subject to specified conditions, to two the number of Class A alcoholic beverages licenses that may be issued in the State to any individual for a specified use; and clarifying that, with a specified exception, no more than one license may be issued in any single county or Baltimore City to an individual or to an establishment that derives less than 85% of revenue from the sale of alcoholic beverages.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Legal Drinking Age - Active Duty Members of the Armed Forces [SB-213]
Authorizing a specified holder of an alcoholic beverages license or a specified employee to sell or furnish beer or wine for consumption on the premises of a bar or restaurant to an active duty member of the armed forces of the United States who is at least 18 years old and who displays a valid armed forces identification card issued to the person by the United States Department of Defense.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverage Taxes - Wine Tax Revenue Distribution [HB-827]
Distributing revenue from the excise tax on wine to the Maryland Wine and Grape Promotion Fund.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages - Local Licensing Boards - Judicial Review [HB-64]
Repealing the time limit within which a court may affirm, modify, or reverse a decision by a local alcoholic beverages licensing board on whether to approve, suspend, revoke, or restrict a license.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages - Brewery License - On-Premises Consumption [HB-560]
Increasing from 500 to 1,500 the number of barrels of beer that a brewery licensee may sell each year for on-premises consumption.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages - Brewing Company Off-Site Permit and Nonprofit Beer Festival Permit [HB-526]
Requiring specified licensing boards to collect a $100 fee for a nonprofit beer festival permit; authorizing the Comptroller to issue a brewing company off-site permit to specified persons who meet specified requirements; establishing that specified holders of a brewing company off-site permit may use the permit for specified activities during specified events; authorizing a nonprofit beer festival permit holder to purchase beer at wholesale to provide and sell beer for specified purposes under specified circumstances; etc.