LIQUOR-SALE NEAR CHURCHES
Summary
Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Provides that the prohibition against the sale of alcoholic liquor within 100 feet of a church does not prohibit the issuance of a retail license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at a theater that is within within 100 feet of a church if (1) the church owns the theater, (2) the church leases the theater to one or more entities, and (3) the theater is used by at least 5 different not-for-profit theater groups. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2004
Committee Review
Apr 2004
Senate Passage
May 2004
House Passage
May 2004
Signed into Law
Jul 2004
Introduced Mar 2, 2004
Signed Jul 8, 2004
Floor votes · Senate Mar 2, 2004 · House May 28, 2004
How they voted
35–17
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 56
Mar 2, 2004
D
Democratic30
83% Yea
R
Republican26
53% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Jul 8, 2004
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 28, 2004
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 28, 2004
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (71-42-2)
house
Apr 29, 2004
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 007-003-000
lower
Apr 2, 2004
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
Mar 3, 2004
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 2, 2004
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 2, 2004
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (35-17-4)
senate
Feb 19, 2004
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Executive; 009-001-002
upper
Feb 10, 2004
Committee
Assigned to Executive
upper
Feb 4, 2004
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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