HB 17-1120

HB 17-1120, also known as the "Alcohol Beverage License Higher Education Campus" bill, allows Colorado higher education institutions with existing alcohol licenses to apply for a special designation that lets them serve alcohol in multiple campus locations. This means colleges and universities can have several places on their grounds where students and staff can legally consume alcoholic drinks, but they must get separate permits for each location and designate managers for these areas. The bill has been signed into law, meaning it is now official and institutions can start applying for this new designation to expand alcohol service across campus facilities.

Official Summary

Sections 1 through 4 of the bill allow a higher education institution that has a license to serve alcohol beverages for on-premises consumption to apply for designation as a campus liquor complex, thereby allowing the institution to designate multiple facilities on the campus as locations for serving alcohol beverages. An institution of higher education seeking to designate a campus liquor complex is subject to the following requirements: The institution must: Designate its principal licensed premises and additional separate, related facilities that are located within the campus liquor complex; clearly identify each related facility by its location within the campus; and clearly identify, by a description and map, each area where alcohol beverages will be consumed. The institution must obtain a permit for each related facility where alcohol beverages will be served. Each related facility must remain at all times under the ownership or control of the licensee. The institution must designate a manager for the campus liquor complex and for each related facility. For the purposes of license discipline, each related facility is deemed separately permitted. Section 5 imposes a state permit fee of $75 and section 6 imposes a local permit fee of $100. $22,150 is appropriated from the liquor enforcement division and state licensing authority cash fund for use by the liquor and tobacco enforcement division. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

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