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| SPONSOR: | Smith | DATE TYPED: | 02/26/99 | HB | |||
| SHORT TITLE: | Alcohol Serves Age | SB | 10/aSPAC/aSFl#1 | ||||
| ANALYST: | Valenzuela | ||||||
| Recurring
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Fund
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| FY99 | FY2000 | FY99 | FY2000 | ||
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(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Duplicates/Conflicts with/Companion to/Relates to
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Regulation and Licensing Department, Alcohol and Gaming Division
SUMMARY
Synopsis of SFl#1 Amendment
This Senate Floor amendment would expand the types of locations where persons 19 years or older can sell or serve alcoholic beverages. More specifically, the amendment would allow them to sell packaged alcoholic beverages at grocery or convenience stores.
Synopsis of SPAC Amendment
The Senate Public Affairs Committee amendment would allow persons 19 years or older to sell as well as to serve alcoholic beverages. However, this would only apply in an establishment where food sales are the primary revenue source. The amendment excludes bartending as an activity covered under this legislation.
Synopsis of Bill
Adding a new subsection to the Liquor Control Act (Section 60-7B-11 NMSA 1978), SB10 would allow a liquor license holder (dispenser, restaurant, or club liquor licenses) to employ minors to serve alcoholic beverages to consumers in a restaurant or private club, by lowering the legal server age from 21 to 19 years old. The bill would conflict with existing statute (Section 60-7B-1, subsection c), that states it is a violation for a minor to "possess" alcoholic beverages.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The bill does not provide an appropriation. Certainly, enactment will require administrative changes for the Regulation and Licensing Department.
ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS
According to the Alcohol and Gaming Division of the Regulation and Licensing Department, enactment of this bill would impact special investigations, administrative citations and administrative hearings.
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