Bill Text: HI HB159 | 2023 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Liquor Licenses.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2023-03-24 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. [HB159 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2023-HB159-Introduced.html
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THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to liquor licenses.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 281-53, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§281-53 Application; penalty for false statements.
Every application for a license or for the renewal of a license or for
the transfer of a license shall be in writing[,] and signed[,
and notarized] by the applicant, or in the case of a corporation or
unincorporated association by the proper officer or officers thereof, or if a
partnership by a general partner thereof, or if a limited liability partnership
by a partner thereof, or if a member-managed limited liability company by a
member thereof, or if a manager-managed limited liability company by a manager
thereof, and shall be addressed to the liquor commission, and set forth:
(1) The
full name, age, and place of residence of the applicant; if a copartnership,
the names, ages, and respective places of residence of all the partners; if a
limited liability company, its full name and the names of all its members; if a
corporation or joint-stock company, its full name and the names of its officers
and directors, and the names of all stockholders owning twenty-five per cent or
more of the outstanding capital stock; if a publicly-traded company, or an
entity ultimately solely owned by a publicly-traded company, the names of the
officers designated as the primary decision-makers regarding the purchase and
sale of liquor; and if any other association of individuals, the names, ages,
and respective places of residence of its officers and the number of its
members;
(2) A
particular description of the place or premises where the proposed license is
to be exercised, so that the exact location and extent thereof may be clearly
and definitely determined therefrom;
(3) The
class and kind of license applied for; and
(4) Any
other matter or information pertinent to the subject matter, which may be
required by the rules of the commission.
If any false statement is knowingly made in any application that is not verified by oath, the person or persons signing the application shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished as provided in section 281-102."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Liquor Licenses; Application for License, Renewal of License, or Transfer of License; Elimination of Notarization Requirement
Description:
Eliminates the notarization requirement regarding applications for, renewals of, and transfers of liquor licenses.
The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
