A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO EXTEND THE DELAY ON THE PAYMENT DEADLINE FOR CERTAIN ABC PERMIT RENEWALS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Section 1 of S.L. 2020‑94 reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 1.  Notwithstanding G.S. 18B‑903, payment of the fee for renewal or registration of an ABC permit held by an ABC permittee that is prohibited from operating pursuant to Executive Order No. 141, Easing Restrictions on Travel, Business Operations, and Mass Gatherings, shall not be required until 90 days after the date all executive orders responding to the COVID‑19 pandemic and limiting the full operation of the permittee are rescinded or expire, provided the ABC permittee notifies the ABC Commission in writing, including by e‑mail or other electronic means, of its intent to delay payment."
SECTION 2.  The ABC Commission shall reinstate or reactivate any ABC permits it cancelled or moved to inactive status as a result of its interpretation of Section 1 of S.L. 2020‑94 as it existed prior to being amended by Section 1 of this act. In implementing this section, the Commission shall not require affected ABC permittees to submit an application or pay any fees required under G.S. 18B‑902.
SECTION 3.  Section 1 of this act is retroactively effective June 30, 2020. The remainder of this act is effective when it becomes law.