Airport liquor licenses-amendment.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide information about allowing airports to hire other companies to sell food and drinks without transferring the liquor license. This claim was removed as it is not supported by the provided text.

Airport Liquor License Changes

This law changes where alcoholic drinks can be sold at commercial airports with liquor licenses.

What This Bill Does

• Changes the rules for selling alcohol in commercial airports.
• Limits sales of alcohol to terminal buildings and connected concourses within airports.

Who It Names or Affects

• Commercial service airports with retail liquor licenses
• People who buy alcoholic beverages at these airports

Terms To Know

retail liquor license

A permit that allows a business to sell alcohol for drinking on the premises.

commercial service airport

An airport used by airlines for commercial flights with paying passengers.

Limits and Unknowns

• The law only applies to airports with retail liquor licenses.
• It does not change how alcohol is sold in other parts of the airport like parking lots or hotels.
• The new rules start on July 1, 2023.

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 23LSO-0597
Bill No.:

HB0148

Effective:

7/1/2023

LSO No.:

23LSO-0597

Enrolled Act No.:

HEA No. 0047

Chapter No.:

86

Prime Sponsor:

Walters

Catch Title:

Airport liquor licenses-amendment.

Subject:

Specifies where alcoholic beverage may be sold by a commercial airport holding a retail liquor license.

Summary/Major Elements:

This act specifies that a sale of alcoholic beverages can only be made in the terminal building and the connected concourses of a commercial airport under an airport's retail liquor license.

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

23LSO-0597

ORIGINAL House

Bill No
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HB0148

ENROLLED ACT NO. 47,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2023 General Session

AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages; specifying where alcoholic beverages may be sold under a retail liquor license in a commercial airport; 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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201(m) is amended to read:

12
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201.

Retail liquor licenses and malt beverage permits; population formulas; fees.

(m)

A commercial service airport holding a retail liquor license may contract for or otherwise subcontract any food and beverage services provided at the airport to another individual or entity without transferring the retail liquor license held by the airport under this section.
Sales of alcoholic liquor or malt beverages shall only be made in the terminal building and connected concourses of the airport where persons engaged in commercial air travel transfer on and off aircraft.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2023
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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

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