HB 17-1120 Summary

• Creates "campus liquor complex" designation allowing institutions of higher education with existing alcohol licenses to serve beverages at multiple facilities within their campus under a single license structure.

• Permits institutions or contracted food service providers to apply for campus liquor complex designation at initial licensure or renewal, with each related facility requiring clear geographic identification and separate manager designation.

• Exempts campus liquor complexes from the 500-foot distance restriction that normally applies to new alcohol licenses near college campuses.

• Establishes annual permit fees of $75 per related facility at the state level and $100 per related facility at the local level for each additional facility served within the complex.

• Appropriates $22,150 to the Department of Revenue's liquor and tobacco enforcement division for the 2017-18 fiscal year to implement the new licensing structure.