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NJ S3948
Allows certain alcoholic beverage retail licenses to be transferred with annexed municipal land.
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Introduced
12/12/2024
12/12/2024
In Committee
12/12/2024
12/12/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2024-2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill establishes a procedure for the transfer of an alcoholic beverage plenary retail consumption license, generally issued to bars and restaurants, when municipal land is annexed by another municipality. Current law provides for the annexation of land in one municipality into another existing municipality through a petition process. Under this bill, a plenary retail consumption license used in connection with a premises located on land that is annexed would be transferred to the governing body of the municipality that annexes the land. The bill also allows a municipality from which land is annexed that transfers a plenary retail consumption license to issue a new plenary retail consumption license at public sale in order to replace any transferred license. Under current law, a municipality may issue plenary retail consumption licenses until the combined total number in the municipality is fewer than one license for each 3,000 municipal residents. This population limitation would not apply to a license transferred or issued under the bill's provisions.
AI Summary
This bill establishes a new procedure for handling alcoholic beverage retail licenses when municipal land is annexed by another municipality. Specifically, when land is annexed, any existing plenary retail consumption license (a type of license typically issued to bars and restaurants) used on that annexed land will automatically transfer to the governing body of the municipality that annexes the land. The bill also provides that the municipality losing the annexed land can issue a new plenary retail consumption license at a public sale to replace the transferred license. Importantly, the bill waives the standard population-based restriction on liquor licenses, which normally limits the number of licenses a municipality can issue to one license per 3,000 residents. This means that in the case of land annexation, municipalities can issue additional licenses beyond this typical limitation. The bill aims to provide a clear, straightforward mechanism for handling liquor licenses during municipal boundary changes, ensuring that businesses are not adversely impacted by the annexation process.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee (on 12/12/2024)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/S3948 |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/S4000/3948_I1.HTM |
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