SENATE BILL 1120
Law
Transfer of liquor licenses, limit
ALCOHOL – Amends existing law to provide that retail liquor by the drink licenses issued on or after July 1, 2023, may not be sold, leased, or transferred and to provide that retail liquor by the drink licenses issued before July 1, 2023, may be sold or transferred only once.
RS30445 / S1120
Idaho utilizes a population-based method to regulate the density of retail liquor-by-the-drink licenses. This system has come to be known as the “quota system.” Unintentionally, this system has created a speculative market for liquor licenses. This legislation will end that speculative opportunity for licenses issued after July 1, 2023, because they will no longer have that transfer option. Realizing that current quota license holders may have a significant investment in their license, the bill will allow current quota licensees to sell their license one time. Thereafter, those licenses will also be non-transferable. Through attrition we can correct this flaw in the current licensing model. .
Date | Description |
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02/27 | Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing |
02/28 | Reported Printed; referred to State Affairs |
03/06 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading |
03/07 | Read second time; filed for Third Reading |
03/09 | Read third time in full – PASSED - 27-8-0 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Den Hartog, Dunn(Carlson), Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hartgen, Just, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder NAYS – Cook, Hart, Herndon, Lenney, Nichols, Trakel, Wintrow, Zuiderveld Absent and excused – None Floor Sponsor - Guthrie Title apvd - to House |
03/13 | Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading |
Read First Time, Referred to State Affairs | |
03/16 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading |
03/17 | Read second time; Filed for Third Reading |
03/20 | U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day |
03/21 | U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day |
03/22 | U.C. to place at bottom of third reading calendar one legislative day |
U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day | |
03/23 | Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 42-28-0 AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Garner, Green, Handy, Healey, Hill, Horman, Lanting, Manwaring, McCann, Mickelsen, Mitchell, Monks, Nash, Petzke, Pickett, Raybould, Raymond, Roberts, Skaug, Weber, Wheeler, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Chew, Clow, Dixon(1), Ehardt, Gallagher, Gannon, Hawkins, Holtzclaw, Kingsley, Lambert, Mathias, Mendive, Miller, Necochea, Nelsen, Palmer, Price, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Tanner, Vander Woude, Wisniewski Absent – None Floor Sponsor - Manwaring Title apvd - to Senate |
03/24 | Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling |
Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker | |
03/28 | Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate |
Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor | |
03/29 | Reported delivered to Governor at 2:20 p.m. on 03/28/23 |
03/31 | Signed by Governor on 03/30/23 Session Law Chapter 201 Effective: 07/01/2023 |