Senate Bill 1160 Summary

• Increases wholesale discount on alcoholic liquor from 5% to 10% for quota license holders, but excludes eating establishments and lodging facilities from receiving any discount.

• Freezes the number of quota licenses at December 31, 2019, with no additional licenses issued based on population increases, though revoked licenses may be reissued.

• Creates new eating establishment and lodging facility license categories requiring city council approval within 30 days of director notification, with annual fees of $3,000 plus $400 nonrefundable application fee.

• Prohibits transfer of eating establishment and lodging facility licenses; quota licenses may only transfer within the same city where currently located.

• Establishes mandatory alcohol server training requirements through approved programs (ServSafe Alcohol or TIPS) for on-premises sales, with existing servers having 120 days and new hires having 60 days to comply; encourages voluntary training for off-premises clerks.