ID S1169

Creates a new "city restaurant liquor license" that allows restaurants within any incorporated city to obtain a liquor license, bypassing existing population-based limitations in Idaho Code section 23-903(1)

Requires restaurants to derive at least 60% of gross sales from food services (not liquor) over the preceding 12 months to qualify for license renewal; food halls with multiple restaurants may also qualify if meeting the same 60% threshold

Limits each city to between 3 and the number of licenses already allowed under population-based rules, with mayor and city council approval required and priority given on a first-come, first-served basis

Prohibits sale, lease, or transfer of these licenses to other locations or premises, and bars licensed restaurants from promoting or operating as a bar and lounge

Declares an emergency and takes effect July 1, 2025