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Raymore staff brief council on Missouri law allowing extended liquor sales during World Cup; council takes no immediate action
Summary
City staff explained Missouri House Bill 1041, which would permit sale of intoxicating liquors between 6 a.m. and 5 a.m. during the 2026 World Cup window unless a municipality opts out. Council members discussed public-safety and business impacts and directed no immediate ordinance action unless the council later requests an exemption ordinance.
City staff told the Raymore City Council at a Sept. 29, 2025 work session that the Missouri Legislature’s House Bill 1041, signed in August, would allow establishments that sell intoxicating liquors to sell between 6 a.m. and 5 a.m. the following morning during the World Cup period from June 11 to July 19, 2026, unless a city adopts an ordinance to exempt itself or to modify the dates.
Staff attorney Mister Zirk explained the bill’s mechanics: the statute permits sale of alcoholic and intoxicating beverages between 6 a.m. and 5 a.m. the next morning during the listed dates and includes a highlighted clause allowing “an individual city, county, political subdivision, or otherwise” to exempt itself or to modify the temporary period. Zirk said the…
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