HOUSE BILL 851

Sponsored By:

Cecil County Delegation

Entitled:

Caroline County and Cecil County - Alcoholic Beverages - Wineries

Synopsis:

Authorizing Class A light wine licenses to be issued in Caroline County and Cecil County; increasing to 22% the maximum percentage of alcohol by volume permitted in light wine for light wine licenses issued in Cecil County; requiring in Caroline County that the Board of License Commissioners set a specified fee with the approval of the Board of County Commissioners; and exempting Cecil County wineries applying for a specified license from specified quotas.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/10

First Reading Economic Matters

2/16

Hearing 3/7 at 1:00 p.m.

2/21

Hearing cancelled

Hearing 3/7 at 2:00 p.m.

3/21

Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/23

Third Reading Passed (133-0)

4/2

Returned Passed

Senate Action

3/24

First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

4/4

Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs

4/3

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/4

Third Reading Passed (46-0)

Action after passage in House and Senate

4/26

Signed by the Governor Chapter 243

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES LICENSES

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - BY SUBDIVISION

CAROLINE COUNTY

CECIL COUNTY

FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES

LICENSE COMMISSIONERS, BOARDS OF

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Article - 2B Alcoholic Beverages

( 4-101 , 4-101 , 4-201 , 4-201 , 4-201 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):

House

Number: 013092/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 22, 2005   at: 11:41 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 23, 2005: Third Reading Passed (133-0)

Senate

April 4, 2005: Third Reading Passed (46-0)