House Bill 918 Summary

• Creates a "food truck permit" allowing holders of on-premises retailer's permits to sell alcoholic beverages from fully encased, motorized food service establishments, with beverages consumed in open containers only.

• Requires food trucks to maintain the same distance restrictions from schools, churches, kindergartens, and funeral homes as on-premises retailers, operate only within valid leisure and recreation districts, and provide 48 hours advance notice to the Department of Revenue of each location.

• Mandates that food trucks must also sell food prepared and cooked on-site, with food sales representing at least 25% of total revenue from the food truck.

• Establishes a $100 annual privilege tax for food truck permits under Section 27-71-5.

• Removes distance restrictions for sale of alcoholic beverages at certain historic theatre facilities that seat over 750 people in municipalities with populations exceeding 10,000.