Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland SB13: Alcoholic Beverages - License Fee Refund Requirements - Alterations
Status: Signed into law, May 26, 2026
Altering certain alcoholic beverages license fee refund requirements to allow for certain members of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Public Health Service to be eligible for a refund of a portion of the license fee; etc.
What the bill says
An act concerning Alcoholic Beverages - License Fee Refund Requirements - Alterations FOR the purpose of altering certain alcoholic beverages license fee refund requirements to allow for certain members of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Public Health Service to be eligible for a certain refund; and generally relating to alcoholic beverages licenses. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Section 3-108 and 4-113 Annotated Code of Maryland (2024 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement).
From the enrolled text, June 3, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Alcoholic Beverages - License Fee Refund Requirements - Alterations FOR the purpose of altering certain alcoholic beverages license fee refund requirements to allow for certain members of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Public Health Service to be eligible for a certain refund; and generally relating to alcoholic beverages licenses. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Section 3-108 and 4-113 Annotated Code of Maryland (2024 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: Article - Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 3-108. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a license holder is not entitled to a refund of the unearned portion of the license fee. (b) A refund shall be issued to a license holder on surrender of the license if: (1) receivership or bankruptcy of the business entity on whose behalf the license was issued occurs and a license transfer is not requested, with the refund issued for the benefit of the creditors of the license holder; (2) the license holder dies, with the refund issued for the benefit of the estate of the deceased license holder; (3) the license holder volunteers for or has been called into the [armed …