Board flags constitutional, discriminatory risks in Senate Bill 623 language
Members warned Senate Bill 623 contains provisions that could force local liquor boards to regulate BYOB and ask demographic questions of applicants, which they said may raise constitutional and discrimination concerns if local boards have to enforce those sections.
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Board members reviewed draft language in Senate Bill 623 and warned it contains provisions that would extend local regulation into areas better handled at the state level and that parts of the draft ask for demographic or residency information of applicants. One member said the bill asks applicants where they went to school and how long they lived in the county, and called that "discriminatory" in effect.
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