Sen. Iris Y. Martinez

Filed: 5/5/2009

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 470

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 470 on page 11,
3 immediately below line 3, by inserting the following:
4     "(p) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
5 contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
6 or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
7 liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
8 a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and is within
9 100 feet of a church if:
10         (1) the shortest distance between the backdoor of the
11     premises, which is used as an emergency exit, and the
12     church is at least 80 feet;
13         (2) the church was established at the current location
14     in 1889; and
15         (3) liquor has been sold on the premises since at least
16     1985.".