Senate Bill 489 Summary

• Permits non-permitted persons who assume control of an establishment through ownership change or management agreement to operate as successors for up to 60 days while applying for new permits, provided they notify the Commission and the establishment has no violations within 12 months.

• Allows the 60-day transition period only once per 24 months per establishment unless the Commission grants a waiver based on public health, safety, and welfare considerations.

• Clarifies that prior permittees are not liable for actions or offenses committed by non-permitted successors, and such violations do not prevent the prior permittee from obtaining ABC permits for different establishments.

• Removes "private bar" terminology and replaces it with "bar" throughout ABC permit statutes, defining a bar as an establishment primarily engaged in selling alcoholic beverages that does not serve prepared food.

• Exempts establishments that held permits as private bars as of July 7, 2022 from food service requirements and allows them to renew existing permits indefinitely.