Delegation hears local bill to create two on‑premises liquor licenses in Pigtown; vote to hear and move passes

Senate Bill 972, a local Baltimore City bill to create two on‑premises liquor licenses — one for Darker Than Blue and one for KJU Creamery in Pigtown — was presented to the delegation and moved forward the same day.

Michelle Weitzberger (speaker 1), introduced by the chair as representing the Liquor Board, summarized the measure: the bill creates two local licenses to allow on‑premises consumption and makes amendments to hours restrictions along the Wilkins Avenue corridor in the southwest portion of the district. Weitzberger described both businesses as small, Black‑owned establishments that would serve on site and noted the amendment adjusting hours in the Wilkins Avenue corridor.

The delegation agreed to hear the bill and vote the same day; the motion to hear and vote passed by voice vote with no recorded opposition in the meeting minutes.

What happens next: the bill will proceed to the receiving committee (Finance) for the next stage of consideration.