Formal position, not binding

Support Senate Bill 3112 to extend liquor hours this summer

Last activity July 9, 2026 (2 months ago)

  1. Introduced

    July 6, 2026

  2. In committee

  3. Council vote

  4. 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

  1. 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).