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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 246

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Relating to: retail liquor license quotas. (FE)

Alcohol beverage — Regulation Alcohol beverage — Sale to minors Municipality Persons with disabilities

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill allows a municipality that has reached its liquor license quota to issue

one additional license if certain conditions exist.

Current law prohibits a person from selling alcohol beverages at retail unless

the seller possesses a license or permit authorizing the sale. A "Class B" license

authorizes the retail sale of intoxicating liquor for consumption on the retail

premises and, subject to various restrictions, the retail sale of intoxicating liquor in

original packages for consumption off the retail premises. Current law imposes a

quota on the number of "Class B" licenses that a municipality may issue. This quota

is generally determined by a formula based on the number of licenses previously

issued by the municipality and the municipality's population.

This bill modifies the quota formula to provide a municipality with one

additional "Class B" license if the municipality has already reached its quota and if

no "Class B" licensed establishment in the municipality satisfies current

accessibility standards for public accommodations under the federal Americans with

Disabilities Act (ADA). The additional "Class B" license may be issued only for an

establishment that satisfies ADA public accommodation accessibility standards for

new construction.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bewley (D) , Wirch (D)

5 cosponsors

Kooyenga (R) , Meyers (D) , Sinicki (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Thiesfeldt (R)

Full history

  1. Sep 3, 2015 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Bewley and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Meyers, Kooyenga, Spreitzer, Thiesfeldt and Sinicki

  2. Sep 3, 2015 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Elections and Local Government

  3. Sep 21, 2015 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1