CLUB LICENSE: BONA FIDE MEMBERS S.B. 662:
SUMMARY OF INTRODUCED BILL
IN COMMITTEE
Senate Bill 662 (as introduced 11-28-17)
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Michigan Liquor Control Code to define "bona fide members" as that term pertains to the sale of alcohol under a club license.
A club license allows the licensee to sell, for consumption on a licensed premises, beer, wine, mixed spirit drinks, and spirits only to bona fide members of the club who have attained the age of 21 years.
Under the bill, "bona fide members" would mean members of the club and would include members of any affiliated, subsidiary, or parent organization.
("Club" means a nonprofit association, whether incorporated or unicorporated, organized for the promotion of some common purpose, the object of which is owning, hiring, or leasing a building, or space in a building, of an extent and character as in the judgment of the Liquor Control Commission may be suitable and adequate for the reasonable and comfortable use and accommodation of its members and their guests, but does not include an association organized for a commercial or business purpose.)
The bill would take effect 90 days after enactment.
MCL 436.1532 Legislative Analyst: Stephen Jackson
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.