SB0414 • 2026

Anne Arundel County - Alcoholic Beverages - Consumption-Only Nonprofit Swim Club License

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Senator Beidle
Last action: 2026-05-26
Official status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 829
Effective date: 2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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License for Nonprofit Swim Clubs to Serve Alcohol

This law creates a new type of license in Anne Arundel County that allows nonprofit swim clubs to let members and guests bring alcohol onto the club's property during special events.

What This Bill Does

Creates a new kind of license for nonprofit swim clubs called 'consumption-only' which lets them allow members and their guests to bring beer, wine, and liquor onto the premises.
Limits this permission to specific areas within the club and only during designated events.
Requires the license holder to give at least 10 days notice to the Board of License Commissioners before any event where alcohol will be served.
Sets an annual fee of $100 for the license, with additional fees of $50 per day for up to three extra days beyond the initial five allowed.

Who It Names or Affects

Nonprofit swim clubs in Anne Arundel County
Members and guests of these swim clubs

Terms To Know

Consumption-only license: A special permit that allows nonprofit swim clubs to let members and their guests bring alcohol onto the club's property for drinking during specific events.
Designated event: An approved occasion when a nonprofit swim club can allow members and guests to consume alcohol on its premises, limited to up to five days per year.

Limits and Unknowns

The law only applies in Anne Arundel County.
Additional days beyond the initial five allowed for designated events require approval from the Board of License Commissioners with extra fees.

Bill History

2026-05-26 Post Passage
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 829
2026-04-08 House
Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
2026-03-26 House
Third Reading Passed (131-1)
2026-03-24 Senate
Returned Passed
2026-03-23 House
Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-03-21 House
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2026-03-02 Senate
Favorable Report by Finance
2026-02-25 House
Referred Government, Labor, and Elections
2026-02-22 Senate
Third Reading Passed (42-0)
2026-02-20 Senate
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2026-02-11 Senate
Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-01-29 Senate
First Reading Finance
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Official Summary Text

Establishing a consumption-only nonprofit swim club license in Anne Arundel County which authorizes the license holder to allow members of the swim club and their guests to bring beer, wine, and liquor onto the licensed premises for on-premises consumption during designated events; authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Anne Arundel County to issue the license to a nonprofit swim club in Anne Arundel County; and providing for an annual license fee of $100.

Current Bill Text

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*sb0414*

SENATE BILL 414
A2 6lr2094

By: Senator Beidle
Introduced and read first time: January 29, 2026
Assigned to: Finance
Committee Report: Favorable
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: February 20, 2026

CHAPTER ______

AN ACT concerning 1

Anne Arundel County – Alcoholic Beverages – Consumption–Only Nonprofit 2
Swim Club License 3

FOR the purpose of establishing a consumption–only nonprofit swim club license in Anne 4
Arundel County; authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Anne Arundel 5
County to issue the license to a nonprofit swim club in Anne Arundel County ; 6
authorizing the license holder to allow the consumption of beer, wine, and liquor 7
during certain designated events; and generally relating to alcoholic beverages 8
licenses in Anne Arundel County. 9

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 10
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 11
Section 11–102 12
Annotated Code of Maryland 13
(2024 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 14

BY adding to 15
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 16
Section 11–1006.3 17
Annotated Code of Maryland 18
(2024 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 19

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GE NERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 20
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 21

2 SENATE BILL 414

Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 1

11–102. 2

This title applies only in Anne Arundel County. 3

11–1006.3. 4

(A) THERE IS A CONSUMPTION–ONLY NONPROFIT SWIM CLUB LICENSE. 5

(B) THE BOARD MAY ISSUE THE LICENSE TO A NONPROFIT SWIM CLUB. 6

(C) (1) THE LICENSE AUTHORIZE S THE LICENSE HOLDER TO ALLOW 7
MEMBERS OF THE SWIM CLUB AND THEIR GUEST S TO BRING BEER , WINE, AND 8
LIQUOR ONTO THE LICENSED PREMISES FOR ON–PREMISES CONSUMPTION. 9

(2) THE LICENSE HOLDER MAY ALLOW THE CONSUMPTION OF BEER, 10
WINE, AND LIQUOR: 11

(I) IN A DESIGNATED AREA OF THE SWIM CLUB; 12

(II) DURING A DESIGNATED EVENT; AND 13

(III) UP TO 5 DAYS PER YEAR , UNLESS ADDITIONAL DA YS ARE 14
AUTHORIZED BY THE BOARD. 15

(D) THE LI CENSE HOLDER SHALL PROVIDE NOTICE TO TH E BOARD AT 16
LEAST 10 DAYS PRIOR TO A DESI GNATED EVENT WHERE A LCOHOL WILL BE 17
CONSUMED. 18

(E) DURING A DESIGNATED EVENT, THE LICENSE HOLDER MAY ALLOW THE 19
CONSUMPTION OF BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR IN THE DESIGNATED AREA FROM 2 P.M. 20
TO 10 P.M. 21

(F) (1) THE ANNUAL LICENSE FEE IS $100. 22

(2) THE FEE FOR ADDITIONA L DAYS IS $50 PER DAY , UP TO A 23
MAXIMUM OF 3 ADDITIONAL DAYS. 24

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 25
1, 2026. 26