SB0958 • 2026

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

Passed Legislature

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Sponsor: Senator Gile
Last action: 2026-02-08
Official status: In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Effective date: 2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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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; providing 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; establishing a license fee of $250; etc.

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; providing 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; establishing a license fee of $250; etc.

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Bill History

2026-02-08 Senate
First Reading Senate Rules
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; providing 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; establishing a license fee of $250; etc.

Current Bill Text

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EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
*sb0958*

SENATE BILL 958
A1 6lr2666

By: Senator Gile
Introduced and read first time: February 8, 2026
Assigned to: Rules

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 LICENS E TO THE HOLDER 18
OF A MANUFACTURER’S LICENSE. 19

2 SENATE BILL 958

(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