AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages; requiring the issuance of malt beverage permits for special events as specified; providing for permit fees; specifying prohibited assessments for licensing authority costs relating to a permitted event; and providing for an effective date.
Enacted
This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.
Sponsor
Senator Moniz
Last action
2020-03-26
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
3/26/2020
Plain English Breakdown
The bill summary text does not specify the exact consequences for non-compliance by event organizers.
Special Event Liquor Licenses
This law requires local licensing authorities to issue special malt beverage permits for rodeo events with more than 7,500 seats after receiving an application and a sales plan from the event organizers.
What This Bill Does
Requires local licensing authorities to give out special malt beverage permits for rodeos that can seat over 7,500 people.
Sets rules about how these permits are given out without needing public notice or hearings.
Limits the fees for these permits based on regular permit costs and allows different fees depending on expected attendance.
Prohibits licensing authorities from charging extra fees beyond the set limit but lets them negotiate with event organizers to cover other costs.
Who It Names or Affects
Local licensing authorities who issue special malt beverage permits for rodeos.
Event organizers of large rodeo events that need these special permits.
Terms To Know
malt beverage
A type of alcoholic drink like beer or ale.
licensing authority
The government body responsible for issuing and regulating licenses, such as permits to sell alcohol.
Limits and Unknowns
Does not specify what happens if an event organizer does not follow the rules.
Only applies to rodeos with more than 7,500 seats.
The exact fees for these special permits are set by local licensing authorities but have a maximum limit.
Amendments
These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.
Plain English: The amendment removes a section that allowed licensing authorities to charge additional fees for special malt beverage permits and replaces it with new rules about how costs can be handled.
Removed the ability of licensing authorities to charge extra fees for issuing special malt beverage permits.
Added provisions allowing licensing authorities to negotiate voluntary payments or recoup costs related to permitted events, but only if allowed by Wyoming law.
The exact details on how licensing authorities can recoup costs under Wyoming law are not specified in the amendment text.
Standing Committee • House Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivis
Adopted
Plain English: The amendment adds a condition that malt beverage permits for special events can only be issued if the event venue has more than 7,500 seats.
Adds a requirement that the event venue must have a seating capacity of over 7,500 to qualify for a malt beverage permit.
The amendment does not specify what happens if an event with less than 7,500 seats applies for a permit.
It is unclear how this change will affect smaller events that previously qualified for permits.
Plain English: The amendment adds a requirement for applicants seeking malt beverage permits for special events to submit a reasonable sales and control plan that both the applicant and the licensing authority find acceptable.
Adds a new clause requiring applicants to provide a mutually agreeable malt beverage sales and control plan when applying for permits.
The amendment does not specify what constitutes a 'reasonable' plan or how mutual agreement is determined, leaving these details undefined.
Plain English: The amendment removes a specific fee amount for malt beverage permits at special events and instead allows the licensing authority to set the fee through rules.
Removes the fixed $100.00 fee for malt beverage permits at special events.
Allows the licensing authority to establish permit fees by rule.
The exact amount of future fees is unknown as it will be determined by the licensing authority's rules.
Bill History
2020-03-26LSO
Assigned Chapter Number 161
2020-03-26Wyoming Legislature
Became Law without Governor's Signature
2020-03-12House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0061
2020-03-12Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0061
2020-03-12LSO
Assigned Number SEA No. 0061
2020-03-12Senate
S Concur:Passed 18-8-4-0-0
2020-03-12Senate
S Received for Concurrence
2020-03-11House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 34-25-1-0-0
2020-03-10House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2020-03-09House
H COW:Passed
2020-03-03House
H Placed on General File
2020-03-03House
H07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-4-0-0-0
2020-03-02House
H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations
2020-02-26House
H Received for Introduction
2020-02-26Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 21-9-0-0-0
2020-02-25Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2020-02-24Senate
S COW:Passed
2020-02-20Senate
S Placed on General File
2020-02-20Senate
S06 - Travel:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2020-02-14Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S06 - Travel 25-5-0-0-0
2020-02-13Senate
S Received for Introduction
2020-02-12LSO
Bill Number Assigned
Official Summary Text
Bill Summary - 20LSO-0578
Bill No.:
SF0134
Effective:
Immediately
LSO No.:
20LSO-0578
Enrolled Act No.:
SEA No. 0061
Chapter No.:
161
Prime Sponsor:
Moniz
Catch Title:
Special event liquor licenses.
Subject:
Requiring the issuance of special-event liquor licenses for rodeos.
Summary/Major Elements:
The act requires local licensing authorities to issue special malt beverage permits for events conducted on the grounds of a rodeo with a total seating capacity of more than seven thousand five hundred (7,500) after application and upon submission of a reasonable sales and control plan by the applicant.
The act sets requirements for serving malt beverages under the special permit and a maximum fee, which is not more than two times the maximum fee for 24-hour permits.
The act allows local licensing authorities to set graduated fees and prohibits licensing authorities from assessing additional fees for the issuance of the special malt beverage permit. The licensing authority can still negotiate with the applicant for paying costs incurred during the event and for recouping costs that the licensing authority is entitled to under law.
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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20LSO-0578
ORIGINAL Senate
ENGROSSED
File No
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SF0134
ENROLLED ACT NO. 61,
SENATE
SIXTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2020 Budget Session
AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages; requiring the issuance of malt beverage permits for special events as specified; providing for permit fees; specifying prohibited assessments for licensing authority costs relating to a permitted event; and providing for an effective date.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
Section 1
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W.S. 12
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Malt beverage permit for events conducted at rodeo arenas.
(a)
Upon application and upon submission of a reasonable malt beverage sales and control plan mutually agreeable to the applicant and the licensing authority, the appropriate licensing authority shall issue a special malt beverage permit for the sale of malt beverages only at events conducted on the grounds of an indoor or outdoor rodeo with a total seating capacity of over seven thousand five hundred (7,500). The permit may be issued without public notice or hearing. An application for a permit under this section shall be accompanied by a designation of the event for which the application is sought specifying the type of event and the name of the sponsor. The malt beverages shall be served only on grounds contiguous or immediately adjacent to the arena in areas specifically designated by the permittee and approved by the licensing authority. Contiguous or adjacent grounds shall be fenced or otherwise enclosed as approved by the licensing authority. The issuance of a malt beverage permit under this subsection shall not be considered an alcoholic beverage permit issued on the basis of population as provided in W.S. 12
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201. Malt beverages shall only be sold for consumption under a permit issued under this
section during the dates of an event. W.S. 12
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201 shall not apply to this section.
(b)
The fee for a permit issued under subsection (a) of this section shall be established by rule of the licensing authority but shall not exceed two (2) times the maximum fee provided for twenty
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four (24) hour permits under W.S. 12
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502(e) for each day of the event.
(c)
A licensing authority may adopt rules to implement this section provided:
(i)
Permit fees may be graduated based upon expected attendance at the event;
(ii)
No permittee shall be assessed any additional fee by a licensing authority for the issuance of a special malt beverage permit under this section. Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit a licensing authority from:
(A)
Negotiating with a permittee for the voluntary payment of costs incurred by the licensing authority related to the permitted event; or
(B)
Recouping costs incurred by the licensing authority related to the permitted event to which the licensing authority is otherwise entitled under Wyoming law.
Section 2.
This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.
(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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