Delaware General Assembly

Signed 7/15/14

The General Assembly has ended, the current status is the final status.

4/10/14

Q. Johnson

Sen. Ennis

Reps. Baumbach, Bennett, Mulrooney, Paradee, Ramone, B. Short, Walker
Sen. Poore, Sokola

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 4 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS AND MOVIE THEATERS.

This legislation would allow for the sale and consumption of beer, wine and liquor at movie theaters, including consumption within the theater during a movie showing, something that is allowed in at least 30 states including Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Virginia. The bill defines a movie theater as one with at least 500 seats in a single theater or combination of theaters, open at least 5 days a week with at least 250 movie showings in a year. It sets the biennial fee for a movie theater license at $1,500, the same as the concert hall category created by the General Assembly in 2012, and requires movie theaters to contribute to a Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Enforcement investigation fund, the same as other venues. The Alcoholic Beverage and Control Commissioner is required to promulgate regulations to prevent the consumption of alcohol in theaters by those not of legal age, and no licenses can be applied for until such regulations are finalized.

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