S.B. 2548 Summary

• Require liquor commission members to submit to annual criminal history record checks pursuant to section 281-53.5.

• Require attorneys hired by liquor commissions or liquor control adjudication boards to submit to annual criminal history record checks.

• Remove the requirement that liquor commission administrators be appointed and removed subject to civil service laws (chapter 76).

• Make final decisions by liquor commissions reviewable under chapter 91 (Administrative Procedure) instead of being final and non-reviewable.

• Expand criminal history record check authority for county liquor commissions to include checks on commission members and hired attorneys, in addition to liquor license applicants.