HB0123 • 2013

Restaurant liquor licensees-dispensing rooms.

AN ACT relating to restaurant liquor licenses; specifying that licensees may maintain an additional dispensing room; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Representative Petroff
Last action: 2013-03-14
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2013

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2013-03-14 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2013-03-13 Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0072
2013-02-22 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0072
2013-02-21 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0072
2013-02-21 LSO
Assigned Number HEA0072
2013-02-21 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2013-02-20 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2013-02-19 Senate
S Passed CoW
2013-02-14 Senate
S Placed on General File
2013-02-14 Senate
S07 Recommended Do Pass
2013-01-31 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S07
2013-01-31 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2013-01-31 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2013-01-30 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2013-01-29 House
H Passed CoW
2013-01-24 House
H Placed on General File
2013-01-24 House
H07 Recommended Do Pass
2013-01-11 House
H Introduced and Referred to H07
2013-01-10 House
H Received for Introduction
2013-01-08 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit>

Bill No.:
HB0123
Drafter:

LGC

LSO No.:
13LSO-0319
Effective Date:

7/1/2013

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0072

Chapter No.:
CH0174

Prime Sponsor:
Representative Petroff

Catch Title:
Restaurant liquor licensees-dispensing rooms.

Subject:
Additional dispensing rooms.

Summary/Major
Elements:

Under current law, a liquor license holder may apply for
and receive a permit to open an additional dispensing room. However, the
ability of a restaurant liquor license holder to do so is not reflected in the
restaurant liquor license statutes.

This act clarifies that restaurant liquor license
holders may maintain an additional dispensing room if a permit is applied for
and received.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE
BILL

NO.
0123

ENROLLED ACT NO. 72, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2013 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to
restaurant liquor licenses;
specifying
that licensees may maintain an additional dispensing room;
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
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410(b) is amended to read:

12
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4
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410.

Sale of alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption prohibited; location, regulation and restrictions on dispensing of liquor; prohibiting certain activities.

(b)

Alcoholic and malt beverages shall be dispensed and prepared for consumption in one (1) room
, and one (1) additional room if authorized and approved as provided in W.S. 12
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5
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201(a),
upon the licensed premises separated from the dining area in which alcoholic and malt beverages may be served and in the case of a golf course upon which a restaurant liquor license is operational or in the case of a guest ranch upon which a retail or restaurant liquor license is operational, at dispensing areas on the premises of the golf course or guest ranch as permitted by the licensing authority. No consumption of alcoholic or malt beverages shall be permitted within the dispensing room, nor shall any person other than employees over eighteen (18) years of age be permitted to enter the dispensing room. If a restaurant has a dispensing room separate from the dining area which is licensed prior to February 1, 1979 for purposes of alcoholic or malt beverage sales and consumption, the restaurant may dispense alcoholic or malt beverages in the separate dispensing room under a restaurant liquor license, and any person over eighteen (18) years of age is permitted to enter the separate dispensing room.

Section 2.
This act is effective July 1, 2013.

(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