HB 136 Summary

• Allows sale of alcoholic beverages on Sunday by licensed retail businesses located within state parks in municipalities where alcohol sales are already permitted, subject to municipal referendum approval.

• Restricts Sunday alcohol sales to hours between 1:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m., and prohibits lounges from serving alcoholic beverages on Sunday.

• Requires municipalities to hold a referendum after receiving a petition signed by 500 residents; referendum costs are paid by the municipality, and no second referendum may be held within 12 months of a failed vote.

• Allocates 25 percent of revenues generated from alcohol sales to a State Parks Protection and Development Trust Fund, managed by a board appointed by the local legislative delegation.

• Becomes effective immediately upon passage and gubernatorial approval.