HB 1 DE

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Food and drink establishments suffered great losses since March, 2020 due to the pandemic including millions of dollars in lost sales and the loss of an tens of thousands of jobs in this State. This Act extends the provisions contained in HB 349 from the 150th General Assembly until March 31, 2022 with the goal of continuing the efforts to try and mitigate the losses this industry has suffered. This bill extends the following provisions in HB 349: (1) Allowing an entity that has a valid on-premise license to sell alcohol to continue to alcoholic beverages as part of transactions for take-out, curbside, or drive-through food service so long as certain conditions are met; (2) Allowing a licensee to continue to use outdoor seating for serving of food and drinks so long as the licensee satisfies certain conditions; (3) Allowing the Commissioner to temporarily suspend a license only if the Commissioner has reasonable grounds to believe that public's safety is at risk and there has been a violation of the law; and (4) Allowing the Commissioner to hold hearings by electronic, telephonic, or remote means.

• Peter C. Schwartzkopf · primary
• Darius J. Brown Democratic · primary
• Ernesto B. Lopez · primary
• William Bush Democratic · primary

1. Dec 18, 2020 Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House · lower
2. Jan 13, 2021 Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 3 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits · lower
3. Jan 26, 2021 Suspension of Rules in House · lower
4. Jan 27, 2021 Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT · lower
5. Jan 28, 2021 Assigned to Banking, Business & Insurance Committee in Senate · upper
6. Mar 11, 2021 Amendment SA 1 to HB 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill · lower
7. Mar 17, 2021 Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business & Insurance) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits · upper
8. Mar 17, 2021 Amendment SA 1 to HB 1 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES · upper
9. Mar 17, 2021 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES · upper
10. Mar 18, 2021 Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES · lower
11. Mar 23, 2021 Signed by Governor · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Bill Text · HTML
• Bill Text · PDF
• SA 1 to HB 1 · PDF
• SA 1 to HB 1 · HTML