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Bill would let licensed retirement communities serve alcohol across campus; supporters say it boosts residents' social life
Summary
House Bill 491 would expand where licensed continuing care retirement communities and assisted‑living facilities can serve alcoholic beverages on campus. Supporters, including residents and operators, said the change would help social engagement; regulators signaled they could work with sponsors on specific language about campus controls.
HELENA — House Bill 491, sponsored by Representative Katie Zolnikov, would permit licensed continuing care retirement communities and assisted‑living facilities to serve alcoholic beverages at multiple specified service locations across a licensed campus rather than only in a single restaurant space.
Representative Zolnikov said the bill would reflect how many large retirement campuses already operate — with dining rooms, patios, pools and small campus bars — and that the current code sometimes prevents residents from…
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