Delaware House Bill 69

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on May 25 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-25 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This Act eliminates the requirement of a daily average of no less than 25 full time employees to operate a beer garden. Beer gardens are presently the only liquor establishments that have a statutory staffing requirement. This Act also includes beer gardens along with taprooms and taverns as establishments the Commissioner may deny a license if an existing same establishment is within 1200 feet, by accessible public road in an incorporated city or town, or 9/10 of a mile in an unincorporated or rural area.

An Act To Amend Title 4 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Beer Gardens.

Rep. Sean Lynn [D]	Sen. Kyra Hoffner [D]	Rep. Ruth Briggs King [R]	Rep. Kerri Harris [D]
Rep. Jeff Hilovsky [R]	Rep. Michael Smith [R]	Rep. Lyndon Yearick [R]

2023-05-11 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-16 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-25		Signed by Governor
2023-05-11		Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
2023-04-26		Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
2023-03-16		Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate
2023-03-16		Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT
2023-03-07		Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 4 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits
2023-03-02		Introduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House

Type	Source
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Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=130037&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB69
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#54142
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#54405