SF 4883
Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 03/27/2026 09:17 a.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to liquor; allowing nursing homes and assisted living facilities to allow
consumption and display of alcoholic beverages; proposing coding for new law
in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 340A.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
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[340A.4015] NURSING HOMES AND ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES;
WHEN LICENSE NOT REQUIRED.
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Nothing in this chapter prohibits a nursing home as defined in section 144A.01,
subdivision 5, or an assisted living facility as defined in section 144G.08, subdivision 7,
from allowing the consumption and display of alcoholic beverages, provided all of the
following conditions are met:
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(1) the alcoholic beverages are only consumed or displayed by residents of the nursing
home or assisted living facility;
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(2) residents may only consume or display alcoholic beverages at an activity or event
which is resident-focused;
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(3) no person under 21 years of age is permitted to consume alcoholic beverages;
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(4) any staff serving an alcoholic beverage is at least 18 years of age; and
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(5) alcoholic beverages are not offered for sale or otherwise disposed of as part of a
commercial transaction.
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