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Committee clears alcohol-license bill after consensus amendment
Summary
The committee approved a consensus amendment to House Bill 882 that clarifies where hotel-based licenses apply and expands guest-ranch allowances; the bill was passed as amended and will move to the House floor.
The House Business and Labor committee approved House Bill 882 with a consensus amendment that narrows and clarifies where certain alcohol-license privileges apply.
Jamieson told the committee that the amendment (882.1.0.2) removes the phrase "other short-term lodging facility" and specifies that if a licensee's premises include a hotel, the provision applies only when the premises are not located within the boundaries of an incorporated city or town quota area. Jamieson also said the amendment restores language intended for guest ranches, allowing alcohol to be served "anytime within the outdoor portions of the licensee premises and in up to three permanent buildings" consistent with the hours allowed under 16-3-03:04.
Chair Buttry said the page-three change had been intended in the original bill and had been missed in drafting; the amendment returns that language. With no further discussion, the committee adopted the amendment by voice vote and moved HB 882, as amended, to the House floor.
The amendment was described by staff as the product of negotiations between the tavern association and the gaming industry association, yielding a consensus text the committee adopted.
