HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                               Bill No. CS/HB 2281

    Amendment No.     (for drafter's use only)

                            CHAMBER ACTION
              Senate                               House
                                   .
                                   .
 1                                 .
                                   .
 2                                 .
                                   .
 3                                 .
                                   .
 4                                                                

 5                                           ORIGINAL STAMP BELOW

 6

 7

 8

 9

10                                                                

11  The Committee on General Government Appropriations offered the

12  following:

13

14         Amendment 

15         On page 6, line 26, through page 8, line 18

16  remove from the bill:  all of said lines

17

18  and insert in lieu thereof:

19         (1)(a)  When any person has filed a properly completed

20  application which does not on its face disclose any reason for

21  denying an alcoholic beverage license, the division shall

22  issue to such person a temporary initial license of the same

23  type and series for which the application has been submitted,

24  to be valid for all purposes under the Beverage Law, except as

25  provided in paragraph (b).

26         (b)  A license issued under this section entitles a

27  vendor to purchase alcoholic beverages for cash only.  This

28  paragraph does not apply:

29         1.  If the entity holding the temporary initial license

30  is also the holder of a beverage license authorizing the

31  purchase of the same type of alcoholic beverages as is

                                  1

    File original & 9 copies    04/26/00
    hap0019                     09:28 pm         02281-gg  -081941




                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                               Bill No. CS/HB 2281

    Amendment No.     (for drafter's use only)





 1  authorized under the temporary license.

 2         2.  To purchases made as part of a single-transaction

 3  cooperative purchase placed by a pool buying agent.

 4         (2)  The temporary initial license shall be valid until

 5  the application is denied or until 14 days after the

 6  application is approved.

 7         (2)(3)  A temporary initial license shall expire and

 8  shall not be continued or extended beyond the date the

 9  division denies the application for license, beyond 14 days

10  after the date the division approves the application for

11  license, or beyond the date the applicant pays the license fee

12  for and the division issues the license applied for, or beyond

13  the date the temporary initial license otherwise expires by

14  law, whichever date occurs first. If the department issues a

15  notice of intent to deny the license application for failure

16  of the applicant to disclose the information required by s.

17  561.15(2) or (4), the initial temporary license expires and

18  shall not be extended during any proceeding for administrative

19  or judicial review pursuant to chapter 120.

20         (3)(4)  Each applicant seeking a temporary initial

21  license shall pay to the division for such license a fee equal

22  to one-fourth of the annual license fee for the type and

23  series of license being applied for or $100, whichever is

24  greater, which fee shall be deposited into the General Revenue

25  Fund.

26

27

28

29

30

31

                                  2

    File original & 9 copies    04/26/00
    hap0019                     09:28 pm         02281-gg  -081941