HB0003 • 2011

Liquor license transfers.

AN ACT relating to alcohol; imposing and clarifying restrictions on liquor licensees failing to pay state sales tax; and providing for an effective date.

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Enacted

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

Sponsor: Corporations
Last action: 2011-02-24
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 2/15/2011

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Amendments

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HB0003HS001

Standing Committee • H07

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H07

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Bill History

2011-02-24 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2011-02-15 Governor
Governor Signed HEA0001
2011-02-11 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0001
2011-02-11 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0001
2011-02-10 LSO
Assigned Number HEA0001
2011-02-10 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2011-02-09 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2011-02-08 Senate
S Passed CoW
2011-02-03 Senate
S Placed on General File
2011-02-03 Senate
S07 Recommended Do Pass
2011-01-27 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S07
2011-01-25 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2011-01-21 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2011-01-20 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2011-01-19 House
H Passed CoW
2011-01-19 House
H Amendments Adopted
2011-01-19 House
Amendment Adopted
2011-01-18 House
H Placed on General File
2011-01-18 House
H07 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2011-01-11 House
H Introduced and Referred to H07
2011-01-11 House
H Received for Introduction
2010-11-18 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

HB0003

Bill
No.:
HB0003

Drafter:

LGC

LSO
No.:

11LSO-0218

Effective Date:

2/15/2011

Enrolled
Act No.:

HEA0001

Chapter
No.:

CH0005

Prime Sponsor:

Joint Corporations,
Elections and Political Subdivisions Interim Committee

Catch
Title:

Liquor license transfers.

Subject:

Limiting transfer of liquor licenses.

Summary/Major
Elements:

Current law specifies that a local licensing
authority shall not approve a transfer of a liquor license if a proceeding to
collect delinquent sales tax payments is pending against the transferor.

This act additionally prohibits the transfer of a
liquor license by a local licensing authority if the department of revenue has
certified that the transferor is sixty or more days delinquent in paying sales
taxes.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE
BILL

NO.
0003

ENROLLED ACT NO. 1, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2011 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to
alcohol; imposing and clarifying restrictions on liquor licensees failing to pay state sales tax;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.
W.S. 12
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4
‑
601(b) is amended to read:

12
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4
‑
601.

Transfer of license location; transfer of ownership; fee.

(b)

A licensee, or the executor or administrator of the estate of a deceased licensee, may assign and transfer the license or permit by a sale made in good faith. The assignment and transfer shall first have the approval of the licensing authority, which consideration shall be based in part upon a public hearing and an application filed under oath by the assignee or transferee showing the person or entity to be qualified to hold a license or permit under
Wyoming
law. The approval of the transfer shall not be given by the licensing authority if
proceedings, including an action to collect delinquent sales tax payments

the transferring licensee is certified by the department as sixty (60) or more days delinquent in paying sales taxes
pursuant to W.S. 12
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2
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306,
or if proceedings
are pending to suspend, revoke or otherwise penalize the original license or permit holder. A transfer of a license or permit shall require the payment of an additional license fee to the appropriate licensing authority of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for the transfer, and upon assignment the assignee may exercise the privilege of continuing the business authorized by the license or permit.

Section 2.

This act is effective immediately upon co
m
pletion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constit
u
tion.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk