Bill Text: HI HB2422 | 2016 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Liquor License; Liquor Commission
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-04-22 - Act 012, 04/22/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1112). [HB2422 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2016-HB2422-Introduced.html
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TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2016 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to liquor.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 281-41, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (i) to read as follows:
"(i) If the licensee is a corporation, a
change in ownership of any outstanding capital stock shall not be deemed a
transfer of a license; provided that in the case of a change in ownership of
twenty-five per cent or more of the stock or in the case of change in ownership
of any number of shares of the stock that results in the transferee thereof
becoming the owner of twenty-five per cent or more of the outstanding voting
capital stock, the corporate licensee shall, prior to the date of the transfer,
apply for and secure the approval of the transfer from the commission in
writing. If the commission finds that the proposed transferee is an unfit or
improper person to hold a license in the proposed transferee's own right
pursuant to section 281-45, it shall not approve the proposed transfer. If any
transfer is made without the prior approval of the commission, the commission
may in its discretion revoke or suspend the license until it determines that the
transferee is a fit and proper person, and if the commission finds that the
transferee is not a fit and proper person, until a retransfer or new transfer
of the capital stock is made to a fit and proper person pursuant to section
281-45. In addition, the corporate licensee shall, within thirty days from the
date of election of any officer or director, notify the commission in writing
of the name, age, and place of residence of the officer or director[.];
provided that if the licensee is a publicly-traded company, or an entity ultimately
solely owned by a publicly-traded company, the licensee shall, within thirty
days from the date of election of any replacement of an officer designated as a
primary decisionmaker regarding the purchase and sale of liquor, notify the
commission in writing of the name, age, and place of residence of the officers.
If the commission finds the transferee, officer, or director an unfit or
improper person to hold a license in the transferee's, officer's, or director's
own right pursuant to section 281-45, it may in its discretion revoke the
license or suspend the license until a retransfer or new transfer of the
capital stock is effected to a fit or proper person pursuant to section 281-45
or until the unfit or improper transferee, officer, or director is removed or
replaced by a fit and proper person pursuant to section 281-45."
SECTION 2. 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, signed and, except for the renewal of a license, verified by the oath of 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 limited liability company by a member thereof, made before any official authorized by law to administer oaths, 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 decisionmakers 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 which is verified by oath, the applicant, and in the case of the application being made by a corporation, limited liability company, association, or club, the persons signing the application, shall be guilty of perjury, and shall be subject to the penalties prescribed by law for such offense. If any false statement is knowingly made in any application which 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 in section 281-102 provided."
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Liquor License; Liquor Commission
Description:
Amends liquor license application and operating procedures to allow publicly-owned companies, and entities they solely own, to provide information for only those officers designated as primary decisionmakers regarding the purchase and sale of liquor and specifies that only a transfer of twenty-five per cent or more of outstanding voting capital stock requires a corporation to secure the approval of the transfer from the commission.
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