HB426 Summary

• Applicants for alcoholic beverage licenses must submit a sworn form providing written consent for criminal history background checks, including their name, date of birth, and Social Security number.

• Applicants must provide two complete sets of fingerprints (cards or electronic) to be submitted to the State Bureau of Investigations and forwarded to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for national criminal background checks.

• The definition of "applicant" includes any person with 10 percent or more proprietary or profit interest in the licensed establishment, excluding publicly traded corporations.

• Background check information must be kept confidential by the board, except when necessary to support a license denial or when subpoenaed by a court.

• Applicants must pay all costs associated with the required background checks.

• The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.