SDD LOCATION RESTRICTIONS S.B. 1067:
SUMMARY OF INTRODUCED BILL
IN COMMITTEE
Senate Bill 1067 (as introduced 9-16-14)
Sponsor: Senator John Pappageorge
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Michigan Liquor Control Code to prohibit the Liquor Control Commission from requiring that a new or transferred specially designated distributor (SDD) license be a certain distance from the site of an existing SDD.
Specifically, the bill would prohibit the Commission, notwithstanding R 436.1133 of the Michigan Administrative Code, from requiring that a proposed licensed establishment for a new SDD license or for a transfer of an existing SDD license be located a certain distance from an existing SDD's licensed establishment.
(R 436.1133 prohibits the approval of a new SDD license if there is an existing SDD license located within one-half mile of the proposed site. The Commission may waive the rule under certain circumstances.)
The Code defines "specially designated distributor" as a person engaged in an established business licensed by the Commission to distribute spirits and mixed spirit drink in the original package for consumption off the premises.
MCL 436.1533 Legislative Analyst: Patrick Affholter
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
This 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.