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Rep. DeSimone seeks technical fix to preserve neighbors' remonstrance rights in 200-foot liquor exemptions
Summary
Representative DeSimone told the committee HB7,300 will correct a drafting problem so that 200-foot liquor license exemptions do not inadvertently remove nearby property owners' right to remonstrate (object); the bill would place remonstrance rights in a separate statutory section.
Representative DeSimone told the House Committee on Municipal Government and Housing that House Bill 7,300 corrects an unintended consequence in recent 200-foot liquor-license exemption bills.
"Whenever we pass 1 of these bills, we accidentally remove another protection of neighbor's rights to object, which is called remonstrates rights," DeSimone said. The bill would move remonstrance rights into a separate section of law that is not subject to exemptions, preserving neighbors' ability to object when a property is exempted from the 200-foot restriction.
Sponsor's rationale: DeSimone said the change is a statutory cleanup to reflect legislative intent — the committee's previous 200-foot exemptions were never intended to remove neighbors' remonstrance rights — and noted the bill previously passed the Senate.
Next steps: The hearing closed without recorded questions that altered the sponsor's description; the committee may consider the bill in future committee votes or on the floor.
