SB0718 • 2026

Frederick County - Alcoholic Beverages - Class L Permit

Passed Legislature

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Sponsor: Senator Folden
Last action: 2026-02-11
Official status: In the Senate - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
Effective date: 2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Frederick County - Alcoholic Beverages - Class L Permit

Establishing a Class L beer, wine, and liquor permit in Frederick County; authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Frederick County to issue the permit to a holder of a manufacturer's license that also holds a Class DBR brewery license or a Class DDS distillery permit; and specifying that the permit authorizes the permit holder to sell or provide samples of certain beer, wine, and liquor for on-premises consumption under certain circumstances.

What This Bill Does

Establishing a Class L beer, wine, and liquor permit in Frederick County; authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Frederick County to issue the permit to a holder of a manufacturer's license that also holds a Class DBR brewery license or a Class DDS distillery permit; and specifying that the permit authorizes the permit holder to sell or provide samples of certain beer, wine, and liquor for on-premises consumption under certain circumstances.

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Bill History

2026-02-11 Senate
Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-02-06 Senate
First Reading Finance
Maryland General Assembly
Text - First - Frederick County - Alcoholic Beverages - Class L Permit

Official Summary Text

Establishing a Class L beer, wine, and liquor permit in Frederick County; authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Frederick County to issue the permit to a holder of a manufacturer's license that also holds a Class DBR brewery license or a Class DDS distillery permit; and specifying that the permit authorizes the permit holder to sell or provide samples of certain beer, wine, and liquor for on-premises consumption under certain circumstances.

Current Bill Text

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EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
*sb0718*

SENATE BILL 718
A2 6lr1905

By: Senator Folden
Introduced and read first time: February 6, 2026
Assigned to: Finance

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT concerning 1

Frederick County – Alcoholic Beverages – Class L Permit 2

FOR the purpose of establishing a Class L beer, wine, and liquor permit in Frederick 3
County; authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Frederick County to 4
issue the permit to a holder of a manufacturer’s license that also holds a certain 5
license or permit; specifying that the permit authorizes the permit holder to sell or 6
provide samples of certain beer, wine, and liquor for on–premises consumption under 7
certain circumstances; and generally relat ing to alcoholic beverages in Frederick 8
County. 9

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 10
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 11
Section 20–102 12
Annotated Code of Maryland 13
(2024 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 14

BY adding to 15
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 16
Section 20–409 17
Annotated Code of Maryland 18
(2024 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 19

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

Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 22

20–102. 23

This title applies only in Frederick County. 24
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20–409. 1

(A) THERE IS A CLASS L BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR PERMIT. 2

(B) THE BOARD MAY ISSUE THE PERMIT TO THE HOLDER OF A 3
MANUFACTURER’S LICENSE THAT ALSO HOLDS A CLASS DBR BREWERY LICENSE OR 4
A CLASS DDS DISTILLERY PERMIT. 5

(C) THE PERMIT AUTHORIZES THE HOLDER, FOR ON –PREMISES 6
CONSUMPTION, TO: 7

(1) SELL BY THE GLASS BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR PRODUCED BY THE 8
HOLDER OR ANOTHER HOLDER OF A MANUFACTURER’S LICENSE; 9

(2) SELL BY THE GLASS MI XED DRINKS FROM PROD UCTS 10
MANUFACTURED BY THE HOLDER OR ANOTHER HO LDER OF A MANUFACTURER ’S 11
LICENSE; AND 12

(3) ALLOW FOR TASTING OF THE BEER , WINE, OR LIQUOR THAT IS 13
AUTHORIZED UNDER ITEM (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION AT NO COST, IN A QUANTITY NOT 14
EXCEEDING: 15

(I) 6 TOTAL OUNCES OF BEER PER INDIVIDUAL PER VISIT; 16

(II) 6 TOTAL OUNCES OF WINE PER INDIVIDUAL PER VISIT; 17

(III) 1.5 TOTAL OUNCES OF LIQUOR PER INDIVIDUAL PER VISIT, 18
WHICH MAY BE MIXED WITH OTHER NONALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; AND 19

(IV) FOR A COMBINATION OF BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR , 6 20
OUNCES OF BEER AND WINE IN TOTAL AND 0.5 OUNCES OF LIQUOR. 21

(D) THE HOURS OF SALE OR TASTING FOR THE PERMIT ARE THE SAME AS 22
THOSE FOR THE UNDERLYING MANUFACTURER’S LICENSE. 23

(E) THE HOLDER MUST COMPLY WITH THE ALCOHOL AWARENESS TRAINING 24
REQUIREMENTS UNDER § 4–505 OF THIS ARTICLE, SUBJECT TO § 20–1903 OF THIS 25
TITLE. 26

(F) THE BOARD SHALL ADOPT REGULATIONS TO CARRY OUT THIS SECTION. 27

(G) THE ANNUAL PERMIT FEE IS $250. 28
SENATE BILL 718 3

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