Baltimore City – Alcoholic Beverages – 40th Alcoholic Beverages District – Revisions
This bill authorizes the Baltimore City Board of License Commissioners to issue specific new liquor licenses in the 40th Alcoholic Beverages District to support local businesses and community agreements. It creates a new Class M-F license for a municipal family fun center at a bowling alley and skating rink, while also allowing a Class B license for a restaurant on West 29th Street and extending an existing Class A license at East West Biddle Street until July 2025. The new licenses come with specific conditions, such as requiring memorandums of understanding with neighborhood associations, limiting operating hours, and restricting certain types of sales or events.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Feb 8, 2024
Signed May 16, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 21, 2024 · House of Delegates Mar 27, 2024
How they voted
41–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 44
Mar 21, 2024
D
Democratic31
93% Yea
R
Republican13
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
11
Committee
6
Amendments
1
May 16, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 1032
executive
Apr 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Enrolled
lower
Apr 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Apr 8, 2024
Introduced
House Concurs Senate Amendments
lower
Apr 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Apr 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
upper
Apr 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
upper
Mar 27, 2024
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (133-0-3)
house of delegates
Mar 21, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (41-0-3)
senate
Mar 18, 2024
Committee
Referred Finance
upper
Mar 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Mar 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
lower
Mar 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable Report by Economic Matters
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Committee
First Reading Economic Matters
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Marlon Amprey
DDemocratic
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