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--- version:SB 15+++ version:(document, no version)@@ -1,378 +1,39 @@- The Alaska State Legislature+Alaska Cabaret, Hotel, Restaurant, and Retailers Association+1503 W. 31st Avenue, Suite 102+Anchorage, AK 99503+Office (907) 274-8133+www.alaskacharr.com- menu+January 23, 2025- Home+Dear Honorable Members of the 34th Alaska State Legislature:- Senate+I have served as President & CEO of the Alaska Cabaret, Hotel, Restaurant, and Retailers Association+(commonly known as Alaska CHARR) since 2018. Alaska CHARR has over 700 members and represents over+2000 hospitality establishments that employ over 36,000 workers across Alaska communities.+Alaska’s hospitality industry continues to face significant ongoing challenges to business operations, the+greatest of which being ongoing and increasing labor shortages.+Currently, Alaska is one of only three states (along with Utah and Nevada) that requires a person to be 21+years of age or older to serve alcohol. Employers struggle to promote or retain quality employees who are+18-20 years of age because they are prohibited from serving alcohol or supervising other employees who+serve or sell alcohol. Alaska is not competitive in this space, and our industry is experiencing an+outmigration of young workers.+When I was in my late teens and early twenties, I attended college while serving and bartending in the+Pacific Northwest. During summer breaks, I stayed in the Pacific Northwest rather than returning home to+Alaska because I could make significantly more money as a server or manager – positions that I was+prohibited by law from working in in my home state. In multiple years, I earned six figures by serving and+bartending as a young adult outside of Alaska; if I had returned to Alaska, I would have been limited under+current statute to positions that paid 25-30% what I was able to make outside. Many young people are+making the same choice in today’s labor market which is having a significant impact on Alaska hospitality+businesses.+Senate Bill 15 will help hundreds of Alaskan-owned establishments around the state that collectively+represent Alaska’s largest private employer and second largest industry.+As the voice of Alaska’s hospitality industry, I respectfully request that you support thousands of workers and+businesses around the state by voting in support of Senate Bill 15.+Thank you for your consideration.- Current Members+Respectfully,- Past Members-- By Session-- Alphabetical-- House-- Current Members-- Past Members-- By Session-- Alphabetical-- Bills & Laws-- Bills-- All Introduced-- Actions by Date-- Awaiting Actions-- Bills sent to Conf Committee-- Bills in Committee-- Governor's Vetoes-- Passed Legislation-- Prefile Bill Summary-- Requestor Summary-- Statistics-- Sponsor Summary-- Subject Summary-- Laws-- Constitution-- Constitutional Convention Files-- Statutes-- Executive Orders - Current-- Executive Orders - Historical-- Administrative Code-- Journals-- Session Laws & Resolves-- Session Laws & Resolves 2025-- Session Laws & Resolves 2026-- 1981 - Previous Year Session Law-- 1983 - Previous Year Legislative Resolves-- Tools-- Statute Information Retrieval System-- Bill Tracking Management Facility-- Past Legislatures (Archives)-- Committees-- Hearing Schedule-- Standing Committees-- Finance Committees-- Special Committees-- Joint Committees-- Conference Committees-- Other Committees-- Minutes-- Publications-- Get Started-- Information Offices-- Legislative Affairs-- Legislative Agencies-- Links-- Legislative Branch-- Executive Branch-- Judicial Branch-- Alaska Delegation--Home--Bill & Laws--Bills--SB 15 Detail--FullText-- txt--SB 15: "An Act relating to the sale of alcohol; relating to the posting of warning signs for alcoholic beverages; and providing for an effective date."--00 SENATE BILL NO. 15-01 "An Act relating to the sale of alcohol; relating to the posting of warning signs for-02 alcoholic beverages; and providing for an effective date."-03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:-04 * Section 1. AS 04.09.210(c) is amended to read:-05 (c) The board may issue or renew a license under this section only if the-06 (1) board determines that-07 (A) the licensed premises is a bona fide restaurant as defined in-08 AS 04.21.080(b);-09 (B) there is supervision on the premises adequate to reasonably-10 ensure that a person under 21 years of age will not obtain alcoholic beverages,-11 unless the person is employed as permitted in AS 04.16.049(d); and-12 (C) it is unlikely that persons under 21 years of age not-13 employed on the premises will enter and remain on the licensed premises for-14 purposes other than dining; and--01 (2) sale and service of food and alcoholic beverages and any other-02 business conducted on the licensed premises of the restaurant or eating place is under-03 the sole control of the licensee.-04 * Sec. 2. AS 04.09.210(d) is amended to read:-05 (d) The board may authorize the holder of a restaurant or eating place license-06 (1) to allow a person who is at least 16 years of age but under 21 years-07 of age to enter and remain on the licensed premises for dining only;-08 (2) to allow a person who is under 16 years of age to enter and remain-09 on the licensed premises for dining only if-10 (A) the person is accompanied by a person who is 21 years of-11 age or older; and-12 (B) the parent or guardian of the person consents to the person-13 being on the licensed premises; and-14 (3) subject to AS 04.16.049, to employ or permit the employment of a-15 person who is at least 16 years of age but under 21 years of age on the licensed-16 premises if the employer provides adequate supervision to ensure that an employee-17 who is 16 or 17 years of age [THE PERSON] does not obtain alcoholic beverages.-18 * Sec. 3. AS 04.09.250(c) is amended to read:-19 (c) The holder of a theater license may sell or serve alcoholic beverages only-20 in designated areas on the licensed premises and only for a period beginning two-21 hours [ONE HOUR] before the event until one hour after the event [AND DURING-22 INTERMISSIONS].-23 * Sec. 4. AS 04.09.360(c) is amended to read:-24 (c) The board may issue or renew a license under this section only if-25 (1) the board determines that-26 (A) the licensed premises is a bona fide restaurant as defined in-27 AS 04.21.080(b);-28 (B) there is supervision on the premises adequate to reasonably-29 ensure that a person under 21 years of age will not obtain alcoholic beverages,-30 except as provided under AS 04.16.049(d); and-31 (C) it is unlikely that persons under 21 years of age not--01 employed on the premises will enter and remain on the licensed premises for-02 purposes other than dining; and-03 (2) the sale and service of food and alcoholic beverages and any other-04 business conducted on the licensed premises of the restaurant or eating place is under-05 the sole control of the licensee.-06 * Sec. 5. AS 04.09.360(f) is amended to read:-07 (f) The board may authorize the holder of a seasonal restaurant or eating place-08 tourism license-09 (1) to allow a person who is at least 16 years of age but under 21 years-10 of age to enter and remain on the licensed premises for dining only;-11 (2) to allow a person who is under 16 years of age to enter and remain-12 on the licensed premises for dining only if-13 (A) the person is accompanied by a person who is 21 years of-14 age or older; and-15 (B) the parent or guardian of the person consents to the person-16 being on the licensed premises; and-17 (3) subject to AS 04.16.049, to employ or permit the employment of a-18 person who is at least 16 years of age but under 21 years of age on the licensed-19 premises if the employer provides adequate supervision to ensure that an employee-20 who is 16 or 17 years of age [THE PERSON] does not obtain alcoholic beverages.-21 * Sec. 6. AS 04.09.450(d) is amended to read:-22 (d) The board may issue an endorsement under this section only if the board-23 finds-24 (1) that the establishment or portion of the establishment for which the-25 endorsement is requested is a bona fide restaurant;-26 (2) there is supervision on the premises adequate to reasonably ensure-27 that a person under 21 years of age will not obtain alcoholic beverages, except as-28 provided under AS 04.16.049(d); and-29 (3) that it is unlikely that persons under 21 years of age not employed-30 on the premises will enter and remain on the premises of the bona fide restaurant for-31 purposes other than dining.--01 * Sec. 7. AS 04.09.450(e) is amended to read:-02 (e) The board may authorize the holder of a license with a restaurant-03 endorsement-04 (1) to allow a person who is at least 16 years of age but under 21 years-05 of age to enter and remain on the licensed premises for dining only;-06 (2) to allow a person who is under 16 years of age to enter and remain-07 on the licensed premises for dining only if-08 (A) the person is accompanied by a person who is 21 years of-09 age or older; and-10 (B) the parent or guardian of the person consents to the person-11 being on the licensed premises; and-12 (3) subject to AS 04.16.049, to employ or permit the employment of a-13 person who is at least 16 years of age but under 21 years of age on the premises of the-14 bona fide restaurant if the employer provides adequate supervision to ensure that an-15 employee who is 16 or 17 years of age [THE PERSON] does not obtain alcoholic-16 beverages.-17 * Sec. 8. AS 04.16.049(d) is amended to read:-18 (d) Notwithstanding any other provision in this section and AS 04.16.050(a),-19 a person 18, 19, or 20 years of age may be employed within the licensed premises of a-20 brewery manufacturer, winery manufacturer, distillery manufacturer, hotel or-21 motel, large resort, golf course, general wholesaler, limited brewed beverage and wine-22 wholesaler, common carrier dispensary, outdoor recreation lodge, brewery retailer,-23 winery retailer, distillery retailer, or restaurant, may enter and remain within those-24 premises for the purpose of employment, and, other than for a business that offers-25 adult entertainment, [BUT] may [NOT], in the course of employment, sell, serve,-26 deliver, or dispense alcoholic beverages.-27 * Sec. 9. AS 04.16.049(h) is amended to read:-28 (h) Notwithstanding any other provision in this section, a person under 21-29 years of age may be present-30 (1) on the licensed premises of a-31 (A) common carrier dispensary, destination resort, or outdoor--01 recreation lodge for the purpose of travel, travel lodging, or outdoor recreation-02 activities provided by the licensee if the person is-03 (i) [(1)] at least 16 years of age; or-04 (ii) [(2)] under 16 years of age and a parent or legal-05 guardian of the underaged person consents;-06 (B) theater if the person is-07 (i) at least 16 years of age; or-08 (ii) under 16 years of age, is accompanied by a-09 person who is at least 21 years of age, and a parent or legal-10 guardian of the underaged person consents;-11 (2) in the areas of a licensed premises covered by a large resort-12 endorsement, but excluding the areas of the premises originally covered by the-13 licensee's beverage dispensary or beverage dispensary tourism license where-14 alcohol is being served, for the purpose of travel, travel lodging, or outdoor-15 recreation activities provided by the large resort if the person is-16 (A) at least 16 years of age; or-17 (B) under 16 years of age and a parent or legal guardian of-18 the underaged person consents.-19 * Sec. 10. AS 04.16.049 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:-20 (k) In this section, "business that offers adult entertainment" has the meaning-21 given in AS 23.10.350(f).-22 * Sec. 11. AS 04.16.052(a) is amended to read:-23 (a) A licensee or an agent or employee of the licensee may not with criminal-24 negligence-25 (1) allow another person to sell, barter, or give an alcoholic beverage-26 to a person under the age of 21 years within licensed premises, except as provided in-27 AS 04.16.049(d);-28 (2) allow a person under the age of 21 years to enter and remain within-29 licensed premises except as provided in AS 04.16.049;-30 (3) allow a person under the age of 21 years to consume an alcoholic-31 beverage within licensed premises;--01 (4) allow a person under the age of 21 years to sell or serve alcoholic-02 beverages, except as provided in AS 04.16.049(d);-03 (5) while working on licensed premises, furnish or deliver alcoholic-04 beverages to a person under the age of 21 years, except as provided in-05 AS 04.16.049(d).-06 * Sec. 12. AS 04.21.065(b) is amended to read:-07 (b) The warning signs required by (a) of this section must be at least 11 inches-08 by 14 inches, and the lettering must be at least one-half inch high and in contrasting-09 colors. The first sign must read, "WARNING: Alcohol use [DRINKING-10 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES SUCH AS BEER, WINE, WINE COOLERS, AND-11 DISTILLED SPIRITS OR SMOKING CIGARETTES] during pregnancy can cause-12 birth defects. Alcohol use can cause cancer, including breast and colon cancers."-13 The second sign must read, "WARNING: A person who provides alcoholic beverages-14 to a person under 21 years of age, if convicted under AS 04.16.051, could be-15 imprisoned for up to five years and fined up to $50,000." The third sign must read,-16 "WARNING: An unaccompanied person under 21 years of age who enters these-17 premises in violation of law may, under AS 04.16.049(e), be civilly liable for damages-18 of $1,500." The license or permit holder shall display the first and second signs in a-19 manner that would make them conspicuous to a person who will be purchasing or-20 consuming alcoholic beverages or smoking cigarettes on the licensed or designated-21 premises and shall conspicuously display the third sign at each door through which-22 customers enter the licensed premises.-23 * Sec. 13. AS 04.09.250(d) is repealed.-24 * Sec. 14. This Act takes effect July 1, 2025.--Welcome to-The Alaska State Legislature--This web site is the place to track bills, locate and contact your legislators, and access committee information. Questions? Try our help wizard or call 907-465-4648.--SMS Bill Tracking-- Text a bill number (ex: HB1) to 559-245-2529 to enroll in text alerts. 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