WAYNE STATE: RESTAURANT LIQUOR LIC. S.B. 432 (S-1): COMMITTEE SUMMARY
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Senate Bill 432 (Substitute S-1 as reported)
Sponsor: Senator Hansen Clarke
Committee: Economic Development and Regulatory Reform

CONTENT
The bill would amend the Michigan Liquor Control Code to allow the Liquor Control Commission to issue a license to a private entity for the sale of alcoholic liquor for consumption on the licensed premises of a restaurant located on land owned by Wayne State University, if both of the following circumstances existed:

-- The land was leased or subleased at fair market value to a private entity that owned, leased, or subleased the restaurant.
-- The restaurant was located within an area designated for industrial, research, or commercial development by the Wayne State University governing board.


Issuance of a license under the bill would be subject to Section 531 of the Code (which prohibits the granting of a public license in excess of one license for each 1,500 of population and provides for the transfer of on-premises escrowed licenses).


MCL 436.1513 Legislative Analyst: Patrick Affholter

FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have a minimal impact on the Liquor Control Commission's administrative costs and license fee revenue.


Date Completed: 4-29-09 Fiscal Analyst: Elizabeth Pratt Maria Tyszkiewicz

Analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. sb432/0910