SF0003 • 2023

Retail liquor license fees.

AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages; revising fees for retail liquor licenses issued after July 1, 2023; and providing for an effective date.

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor: Corporations
Last action: 2023-01-19
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2023

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on how local licensing authorities determine prorated fees.

Retail liquor license fees

The bill proposes to revise the fees for new retail liquor licenses issued after July 1, 2023.

What This Bill Does

Sets a minimum fee of $300 annually in advance for issuing a new retail liquor license.
Establishes a maximum fee of $1,500 annually in advance for issuing a new retail liquor license.
Allows local licensing authorities to prorate newly issued retail liquor license fees.

Who It Names or Affects

Retail businesses that need liquor licenses after July 1, 2023
Local licensing authorities responsible for issuing and regulating liquor licenses

Terms To Know

Licensing authority: The local government agency in charge of issuing and managing retail liquor licenses.
Prorate: To adjust a fee based on the time period it covers, rather than charging for an entire year upfront.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass in its session and is no longer active.
It only affects licenses issued after July 1, 2023, which has already passed at the time of this summary.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

SF0003SS001

Standing Committee • Senate Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivi

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes how new retail liquor licenses are charged fees after July 1, 2023, allowing local authorities to prorate these fees.

Removes the requirement that fee revisions apply only to licenses issued after July 1, 2023.
Adds language for a local licensing authority to prorate newly issued retail liquor license fees.
Modifies certain sections to refer to 'local' licensing authorities and removes unnecessary commas.

The amendment text does not specify how the proration will be calculated or what specific conditions apply, leaving some details unclear.

Bill History

2023-01-19 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Failed 14-14-0-0-3
2023-01-18 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2023-01-17 Senate
S COW:Passed
2023-01-17 Senate
S Placed on General File
2023-01-17 Senate
S07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-0-0-0-1
2023-01-10 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations
2022-12-28 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2022-11-30 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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23LSO-0129
2023
STATE OF WYOMING
23LSO-0129
Numbered
2.0

SENATE FILE NO. SF0003

Retail liquor license fees.

Sponsored by: Joint Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Interim Committee

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages; revising fees for retail liquor licenses issued after July 1, 2023; 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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201(e) is amended to read:

12
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201.

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

(e)

The license fee to be assessed for
issuing
a
new
retail liquor license
under this section after July 1, 2023
shall be
the amount determined by the licensing authority, provided that the amount shall be
not less than three hundred dollars ($300.00) nor more than one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00) payable annually in advance.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2023
.

(END)

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