Permits issuance of special license in certain municipalities with shopping malls.

Bill S 2147 would permit businesses not located inside shopping malls (such as downtown bars or restaurants) to obtain special licenses allowing them to serve alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption within shopping mall locations. It requires municipalities to have reached their population-based limit for plenary retail alcohol licenses before qualifying, and would allow one special license per existing mall-based plenary license in that municipality. The special licenses would be issued by the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control upon municipal approval, with fees tied to local license sales data. This aims to help non-mall businesses compete by providing access to serve alcohol in mall areas where they previously could not.