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Senate committee sends catering liquor-license cleanup to print after outlining eligibility and fees
Summary
Senator Shippey presented RS 32536 to allow 'established caterers' to obtain single-event liquor licenses regardless of local caps; draft defines eligibility (5 years in business, 25 events/year) and proposes registration and per-event fees; the measure was sent to print.
Senator Shippey told the Senate State Affairs Committee that RS 32536 is designed to help small catering businesses that lack brick-and-mortar locations obtain liquor licenses for individual events.
"This bill defines established caterers as businesses that have operated at least 5 years and have catered at least 25 events per year," Shippey said, explaining the proposal would preserve local licensing authority while creating an additional license option for qualifying caterers. The draft discussed in committee would require an annual registration fee of $150 and a one-event license fee of $50, with each license limited to a single event and subject to local regulations.
Shippey said the bill intends to be narrowly tailored to legitimate catering businesses and to prevent use of the license as a substitute for operating a bar or lounge. The committee voted to send RS 32536 to print for further drafting and refinement.
Next steps: RS 32536 will be printed for drafting edits and subject to further committee consideration or a floor sponsor before substantive debate.
