Alcoholic Beverages - Statewide Bills
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages - Class 5 Breweries - On-Premises Consumption [HB-1551]
Increasing the percentage of beer not produced by the holder of a Class 5 brewery license that the license holder is permitted to sell for on-premises consumption if the holder also holds an applicable on-site consumption permit or a Class D license.
Sponsored by: Rep. Aletheia McCaskill
Rereferred To Economic Matters on 03/06/2025
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Alcoholic Beverages - Class 5 Breweries - On-Premises Consumption [SB-1039]
Increasing the percentage of beer not produced by the holder of a Class 5 brewery license that the license holder is permitted to sell for on-premises consumption if the holder also holds an applicable on-site consumption permit or a Class D license.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Referred Economic Matters on 03/15/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages - Premium Cigar Lounge License - Establishment (Maryland Premium Cigar Lounge Act of 2025) [HB-1318]
Establishing a Class C-PCL (premium cigar lounge) alcoholic beverages license for use in conjunction with a certain tobacco products retailer license; authorizing a local licensing board to issue the license; exempting a holder of the license from the Clean Indoor Air Act; and altering a certain period of time during which a local alcoholic beverages license may not be issued to a certain tobacconist.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andre Johnson
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages - Class A License - Retail Establishments (Alcoholic Beverages Modernization Act of 2025) [HB-1379]
Authorizing a certain establishment that operates as a food retailer, pharmacy, or retail service station that sells gasoline and diesel fuel or has on-site electric charging capabilities for a minimum of six motor vehicles simultaneously to offer to purchase a Class A license from a Class A license holder under certain circumstances; and authorizing the retail establishments to apply to a local licensing board for a Class A license under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages – Premium Cigar Lounge License – Establishment (Maryland Premium Cigar Lounge Act of 2025) [SB-934]
Establishing a Class C-PCL (premium cigar lounge) alcoholic beverages license for use in conjunction with a certain tobacco products retailer license; authorizing a local licensing board to issue the license; exempting a holder of the license from the Clean Indoor Air Act; and altering a certain period of time during which a local alcoholic beverages license may not be issued to a certain tobacconist.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Watson
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/24/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages - Prohibition on Class A Licenses for Chain Stores, Supermarkets, and Discount Houses - Repeal [SB-824]
Repealing a prohibition on boards of license commissioners from issuing a Class A alcoholic beverages license to chain stores, supermarkets, or discount houses.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages Industry - Study [SB-542]
Requiring the Governor's Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs to contract with a third party to conduct a study of the structure and composition of the distribution and retail sector of the alcoholic beverages industry in the State and to make recommendations on identifying and eliminating barriers to minority participation in that industry; and requiring the Office to submit its report and recommendations on or before December 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Food Establishments - Portable Chemical Toilets [SB-544]
Authorizing food establishments that are businesses that conduct agritourism, Class 4 limited wineries, or Class 8 farm breweries to comply with the requirement to provide a convenient lavatory by providing a portable chemical toilet that is supplied with approved hand drying devices, kept in a sanitary condition, and properly ventilated.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Referred Economic Matters on 03/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Food Establishments - Portable Chemical Toilets [HB-559]
Authorizing food establishments that are businesses that conduct agritourism, Class 4 limited wineries, or Class 8 farm breweries to comply with the requirement to provide a convenient lavatory by providing a portable chemical toilet that is supplied with approved hand drying devices, kept in a sanitary condition, and properly ventilated.
Sponsored by: Rep. Todd Morgan
Referred Finance on 02/26/2025
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages - Issuance of Class A Licenses [SB-1171]
Clarifying that, with certain exceptions, not more than one license may be issued in a single jurisdiction to an individual; and increasing from one to four, subject to a certain exception, the number of Class A alcoholic beverages licenses that may be issued in the State to an individual for a certain use.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/15/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages - Class A License - Food Retailers [SB-1139]
Authorizing a food retailer to offer to purchase a Class A license from a Class A license holder under certain circumstances; and authorizing a food retailer to apply to a local licensing board for a Class A license under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages - Issuance of Class A Licenses [HB-1424]
Clarifying that, with certain exceptions, not more than one license may be issued in a single jurisdiction to an individual; and increasing from one to four, subject to a certain exception, the number of Class A alcoholic beverages licenses that may be issued in the State to an individual for a certain use.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages - Breweries, Wineries, and Distilleries - Direct Delivery [HB-1217]
Establishing direct-to-consumer alcoholic beverages permits authorizing the direct delivery of beer, wine, or liquor to a consumer; establishing the requirements an individual must meet to qualify for a direct-to-consumer alcoholic beverages delivery permit; establishing the maximum amount that a recipient of an alcoholic beverages delivery may receive annually; repealing a maximum amount that a consumer may purchase when visiting certain alcoholic beverages manufacturers; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Kerr
Referred Rules on 04/03/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages - Class 4 Limited Winery License - Requirements and Authorizations [HB-1083]
Altering certain cultivation or production requirements applicable to a holder of a Class 4 limited winery license by basing them on certain agricultural products instead of grapes and other fruit; and altering the standards for the purchase of certain wine by a license holder.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andrew Pruski
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 825 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages - Breweries, Wineries, and Distilleries - Direct Delivery [SB-1041]
Establishing direct-to-consumer alcoholic beverages delivery permits authorizing the direct delivery of beer, wine, or liquor to a consumer in the State; establishing the requirements an individual must meet to qualify for a direct-to-consumer alcoholic beverages delivery permit; establishing a maximum amount that a recipient of an alcoholic beverages delivery may receive annually; and repealing a maximum amount that a consumer may purchase when visiting certain alcoholic beverage manufacturers.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Folden
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 918 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages - Class 4 Limited Winery License - Requirements and Authorizations [SB-1001]
Altering certain cultivation or production requirements applicable to a holder of a Class 4 limited winery license by basing them on certain agricultural products instead of grapes and other fruit; and altering the standards for the purchase of certain wine by a license holder.
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela Beidle
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 824 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages - Sale or Delivery for Off-Premises Consumption [SB-833]
Altering the scope of a certain provision prohibiting the retail delivery to a purchaser of alcoholic beverages under certain circumstances; providing that certain authorization for the holders of certain licenses to sell alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption in a certain manner applies only in a jurisdiction where the local licensing board had adopted certain regulations; authorizing the holders of certain licenses to sell certain alcoholic beverages in sealed containers for off-premises consumption or delivery; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 03/05/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages - Class A License - Food Retailers [HB-847]
Authorizing a food retailer to offer to purchase a Class A license from a Class A license holder under certain circumstances; and authorizing a food retailer to apply to a local licensing board for a Class A license under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/02/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages – Retail Delivery – Local Delivery Service Permit [HB-808]
Establishing a local delivery service permit that authorizes the holder to deliver alcoholic beverages from a retail license holder that is authorized to deliver alcoholic beverages to purchasers in a certain jurisdiction under certain circumstances; authorizing retail license holders to deliver alcoholic beverages to purchasers in a certain jurisdiction through a third-party contractor, an independent contractor, or an agent that holds a certain delivery service permit under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 774 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages – Sale or Delivery for Off–Premises Consumption [HB-637]
Altering the scope of a certain provision prohibiting the retail delivery to a purchaser of alcoholic beverages under certain circumstances; providing that certain authorization for the holders of certain licenses to sell alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption in a certain manner applies only in a jurisdiction where the local licensing board had adopted certain regulations; authorizing the holders of certain licenses to sell certain alcoholic beverages in sealed containers for off-premises consumption or delivery; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Carl Jackson
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2024