Bill > SB147

This bill amends existing New Mexico law regarding governmental liquor licenses, which are permits allowing government entities or their lessees to sell alcoholic beverages at designated facilities. Specifically, it expands the definition of "governmental facility" to explicitly include all facilities operated by a spaceport authority, thereby allowing for the sale of alcohol at spaceport locations. The bill clarifies that a "governmental entity" can be a municipality, county, state fair, state fair commission, state museum, state university, or the spaceport authority, and a "governmental facility" encompasses various public venues like convention centers, airports, and athletic facilities, now including spaceport authority facilities. The legislation also maintains that these entities and their lessees must adhere to all state laws and regulations for alcohol dispensers, with certain exceptions for municipal baseball parks and golf courses.