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HB1552 • 2026

Alcoholic Beverages - Class L Beer, Wine, and Liquor License - Established

Alcoholic Beverages - Class L Beer, Wine, and Liquor License - Established

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Delegates Solomon , Fair , Ebersole , Hornberger , Metzgar , Qi , Schindler , Schmidt , Stewart , and Tomlinson
Last action
2026-02-13
Official status
In the House - Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.
Effective date
2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Alcoholic Beverages - Class L Beer, Wine, and Liquor License - Established

Establishing a Class L beer, wine, and liquor license; authorizing a local licensing board to issue the license to a holder of a manufacturer's license; specifying that the license authorizes the license holder to sell or provide samples of certain beer, wine, and liquor for on-premises consumption under certain circumstances; and establishing an annual license fee of $250.00.

What This Bill Does

  • Establishing a Class L beer, wine, and liquor license; authorizing a local licensing board to issue the license to a holder of a manufacturer's license; specifying that the license authorizes the license holder to sell or provide samples of certain beer, wine, and liquor for on-premises consumption under certain circumstances; and establishing an annual license fee of $250.00.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-13 House

    First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections

  2. 2026-02-13 House

    Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.

  3. Maryland General Assembly

    Text - First - Alcoholic Beverages - Class L Beer, Wine, and Liquor License - Established

Official Summary Text

Establishing a Class L beer, wine, and liquor license; authorizing a local licensing board to issue the license to a holder of a manufacturer's license; specifying that the license authorizes the license holder to sell or provide samples of certain beer, wine, and liquor for on-premises consumption under certain circumstances; and establishing an annual license fee of $250.00.

Current Bill Text

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*hb1552*

HOUSE BILL 1552
A1 6lr2756

By: Delegates Solomon, Fair, Ebersole, Hornberger, Metzgar, Qi, Schindler,
Schmidt, Stewart, and Tomlinson
Introduced and read first time: February 13, 2026
Assigned to: Government, Labor, and Elections

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT concerning 1

Alcoholic Beverages – Class L Beer, Wine, and Liquor License – Established 2

FOR the purpose of establishing a Class L beer, wine, and liquor license; authorizing a local 3
licensing board to issue the license to a holder of a manufacturer’s license; specifying 4
that the license authorizes the license holder to sell or provide samples of certain 5
beer, wine, and liquor for on –premises consumption under certain circumstances; 6
and generally relating to alcoholic beverages licenses. 7

BY adding to 8
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 9
Section 2–220 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2024 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 12

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14

Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 15

2–220. 16

(A) THERE IS A CLASS L BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR LICENSE. 17

(B) A LOCAL LICENSING BOARD MAY ISSUE THE LICE NSE TO THE HOLDER 18
OF A MANUFACTURER’S LICENSE. 19

(C) THE LICENSE AUTHORIZE S THE LICENSE HOLDER , FOR ON–PREMISES 20
CONSUMPTION, TO: 21

2 HOUSE BILL 1552

(1) SELL BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR PRODUCED BY THE HOLDER OR 1
ANOTHER HOLDER OF A MANUFACTURER’S LICENSE; AND 2

(2) PROVIDE A SAMPLE OF THE BEER , WINE, OR LIQUOR THAT IS 3
AUTHORIZED UNDER ITEM (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION AT NO COST. 4

(D) THE HOURS OF SALE FOR A CLASS L BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR LICENSE 5
ARE THE SAME AS THOSE FOR THE UNDERLYING MANUFACTURER’S LICENSE. 6

(E) THE ANNUAL LICENSE FEE IS $250. 7

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 8
1, 2026. 9