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SF0155 • 2017

Bar and grill liquor license increase.

AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages; increasing the number of bar and grill licenses available for municipalities; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Senator Burns
Last action
2017-03-06
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2017

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendments

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SF0155H2001

2nd reading • Sweeney

Failed

Plain English: Failed 2nd reading by Sweeney

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SF0155H3001

3rd reading • Sweeney

Failed

Plain English: Failed 3rd reading by Sweeney

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SF0155HS001

Standing Committee • HCorporations

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by HCorporations

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SF0155S2001

2nd reading • Landen

Failed

Plain English: Failed 2nd reading by Landen

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SF0155SS001

Standing Committee • SAppropriations

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by SAppropriations

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Bill History

  1. 2017-03-06 Governor

    Governor Signed SEA No. 0062

  2. 2017-03-06 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  3. 2017-03-01 House

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0062

  4. 2017-02-28 Senate

    S President Signed SEA No. 0062

  5. 2017-02-28 LSO

    Assigned Number SEA No. 0062

  6. 2017-02-28 Senate

    S Concur:Passed 27-0-0-0-3

  7. 2017-02-24 Senate

    S Received for Concurrence

  8. 2017-02-24 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 48-10-2-0-0

  9. 2017-02-23 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  10. 2017-02-22 House

    H COW:Passed

  11. 2017-02-15 House

    H Placed on General File

  12. 2017-02-15 House

    H07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-4-0-0-0

  13. 2017-02-07 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations

  14. 2017-02-07 House

    H Received for Introduction

  15. 2017-02-06 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 27-0-0-0-3

  16. 2017-02-03 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  17. 2017-02-02 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  18. 2017-02-02 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  19. 2017-02-02 Senate

    S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-0-0-0-1

  20. 2017-01-30 Senate

    :Rerefer to S02 - Appropriations

  21. 2017-01-25 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations

  22. 2017-01-25 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  23. 2017-01-24 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary
Bill No.:
SF0155
Effective
:
7/1/2017

LSO No.:
17LSO-0621

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA No. 0062

Chapter No.:
[Chapter Number_RO]

Prime Sponsor:
Burns

Catch Title:
Bar and grill liquor license increase.

Subject:
Increasing the number of bar and grill licenses available for municipalities.

Summary/Major Elements:

The bill
increas
es
the number of bar and grill licenses
authorized
for municipalities
as follows:

For
incorporated cities
of populations
between 7,501 and 20,000, the number of
authorized
licenses increases f
rom three to six
. The previous population
range was from 7,501 to 15,000;

For
incorporated cities
of populations between 20,001 and 30,000, the number of
authorized
licenses increases from four to ten. The previous population
range was from 15,001 to 27,500; and

For
incorporated cities
of populations over 30,000, one license is authorized per additional 7,500 people. Previously
,
for
incorporated cities
of populations over 27,500
,
one license was authorized per additional 7,500.

The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill
.

Current Bill Text

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ORIGINAL
Senate
ENGROSSED
File No
.
SF0155

ENROLLED ACT NO. 62,

SENATE

SIXTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2017 General Session

AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages; increasing the number of bar and grill licenses available for municipalities; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

W.S. 12
‑
4
‑
413(
b)
(ii), (iii) and (iv)
is amended to read:

12
‑
4
‑
413.

Bar and grill liquor license; authorized; requirements.

(b)

The number of bar and grill liquor licenses for cities an
d towns shall be based on the following population formula:

(ii)

Not more than
three (3)
six
(
6
)
licenses for population in incorporated cities between
seven thousand five hundred one (7,501)
and
fifteen thousand (15,000)
twenty
thousand (
20
,000)
; and

(iii)

Not more than
four (4)
ten
(
10
)
licenses for population in incorporated cities between
fifteen thousand one (15,001)
tw
enty
thousand one (
20
,001)
and
twenty
‑
seven thousand five hundred (27,500)
thirty
thousand (
30
,000)
; and

(iv)

Not
more than
one (1)
additional
license
for each additional
seven thousand five hundred (7,500)
population in incorporated cities over
twenty
‑
seven thousand five hundred (27,500)
thirty
thousand (
30
,000)
.

Section 2
.

This act is effective July 1, 2017
.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the
Senate
.

Chief Clerk

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