Formal position, not binding
Support Senate Bill 3112 to extend liquor hours this summer
Last activity July 9, 2026 (2 months ago)
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Introduced
July 6, 2026
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In committee
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Council vote
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Adopted
The City Council supported a pilot to extend liquor license hours and to permit public consumption in designated social districts for Summer 2026. The measure would extend an existing opt-in program through August 2026 and promote hospitality activity while addressing tourism and local business needs.
Affects hospitality_workers, residents, and small_business_owners
In Downtown
Filed by Benjamin Jacob Weber, Henry Santana, Enrique Pepén, John FitzGerald, Sharon Durkan, Ruthzee Louijeune, Brian Worrell, and Liz Breadon
Now with the City Council
About Small Business & Licensing and Public Safety
Compare with the government's own wording
Official title
Resolution in support of Senate Bill 3112, "An Act Authorizing Municipalities to Opt-in to a Temporary Pilot to Extend the Hours of Liquor Licenses and to Allow for Public Consumption in Designated Districts in Summer 2026."
Timeline
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July 8, 2026
The rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted.
City Council
Councilor Culpepper in the chair. On motion of Councilor Breadon, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilors Worrell and Louijeune as original co-sponsors. On motion of Councilors Breadon, Worrell, and Louijeune, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted: yeas 8 (Breadon, Durkan, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), nays 2 (Flynn, Murphy), present 1 (Culpepper), not present 1 (Mejia), absent 1 (Coletta Zapata).