Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding permit and license fees.

This legislative proposal increases alcohol licensing and permit fees across the board to balance the effects of SB1120, SB1421, and amendments to Idaho Code 23-903. The amendments to the statute prohibit the ability of any new liquor license issued after July 1, 2023, to be sold or transferred, and any existing license prior to July 1, 2023, to be sold or transferred one time under certain conditions. Therefore, it eliminated ABC’s ability to continue to collect the 10% transfer fee in the future when these licenses are sold. Historically, liquor license transfer fees were a large percentage of ABC’s dedicated funding. ABC has seen a dramatic decrease in liquor license transfer fees being collected post FY 23 by 47%. Research indicates that alcohol licensing fees in Title 23 for beer, wine, and liquor-by-the-drink licenses have not been increased, in most cases for decades, since they were initially set by the legislature.