HI HB2206

Removes the requirement that establishments holding specific classes of liquor licenses maintain liquor liability insurance coverage.

Applies to restaurants, retail dealers, dispensers, clubs, cabarets, hotels, caterers, brewpubs, condominium hotels, bring-your-own-beverage establishments, and small craft producer pubs licensed under classes 2, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, and 18.

Convenience minimarts holding a class 4 license are already exempt from the insurance requirement.

Cites market conditions making liquor liability insurance difficult to obtain and cost-prohibitive, noting most establishments already maintain general liability insurance.

Effective upon approval.