Session of 2000
SENATE BILL No. 608 By Joint Committee on State-Tribal Relations 2-9

9 AN ACT concerning the club and drinking establishment act; relating to
10 class clubs; amending K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 41-2641 and repealing the
11 existing section.
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13 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
14 Section 1. K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 41-2641 is hereby amended to read as
15 follows: 41-2641. (a) A license for a class B club shall allow the licensee
16 to offer for sale, sell and serve alcoholic liquor for consumption on the
17 licensed premises by members of such club and guests accompanying
18 them.
19 (b) (1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b)(2), any two or more
20 class A or class B clubs may permit, by an agreement filed with and
21 approved by the director, the members of each such club to have access
22 to all other clubs which are parties to such agreement. The privileges
23 extended to the visiting members of other clubs under such an agreement
24 shall be determined by the agreement and, if the agreement so provides,
25 any club which is a party to such agreement may sell, offer for sale and
26 serve, to any person who is a member of another club which is a party to
27 such agreement, alcoholic liquor for consumption on the licensed prem-
28 ises by such person and such person's family, and guests accompanying
29 them.
30 (2) A class B club may enter into a reciprocal agreement authorized
31 by subsection (b)(1) only if the class B club is a restaurant.
32 (c) Except as provided by subsection (d), an applicant for member-
33 ship in a class B club shall, before becoming a member of such club:
34 (1) Be screened by the club for good moral character;
35 (2) pay an annual membership fee of not less than $10; and
36 (3) wait for a period of 10 days after completion of the application
37 form and payment of the membership fee.
38 (d) Notwithstanding the membership fee and waiting period require-
39 ment of subsection (c):
40 (1) Any class B club located on the premises of a hotel or RV resort
41 may establish rules whereby a guest, who registered at the hotel or RV
42 resort and who is not a resident of the county in which the club is located,
43 may file application for temporary membership in such club. The mem-

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1 bership, if granted, shall be valid only for the period of time that the guest
2 is a bona fide registered guest at the hotel or RV resort and such tem-
3 porary membership shall not be subject to the waiting period or fee re-
4 quirement of this section.
5 (2) Any class B club located on property which is owned or operated
6 by a municipal airport authority and upon which consumption of alcoholic
7 liquor is authorized by law may establish rules whereby an air traveler
8 who is a holder of a current airline ticket may file application for tem-
9 porary membership in such club for the day such air traveler's ticket is
10 valid, and such temporary membership shall not be subject to the waiting
11 period or fee requirement of this section.
12 (3) Any class B club may establish rules whereby military personnel
13 of the armed forces of the United States on temporary duty and housed
14 at or near any military installation located within the exterior boundaries
15 of the state of Kansas may file application for temporary membership in
16 such club. The membership, if granted, shall be valid only for the period
17 of the training, not to exceed 20 weeks. Any person wishing to make
18 application for temporary membership in a class B club under this sub-
19 section (d)(3) shall present the temporary duty orders to the club. Tem-
20 porary membership issued under this subsection (d)(3) shall not be sub-
21 ject to the waiting period or fee requirements of this section.
22 (4) Any class B club may enter into a written agreement with a hotel
23 or RV resort whereby a guest who is registered at the hotel or RV resort
24 and who is not a resident of the county in which the club is located may
25 file application for temporary membership in such club. The temporary
26 membership, if granted, shall be valid only for the period of time that the
27 guest is a bona fide registered guest at the hotel or RV resort and shall
28 not be subject to the waiting period or dues requirement of this section.
29 A club may enter into a written agreement with a hotel or RV resort
30 pursuant to this provision only if (A) the hotel or RV resort is located in
31 the same county as the club, (B) there is no class B club located on the
32 premises of the hotel or RV resort and (C) no other club has entered into
33 a written agreement with the hotel or RV resort pursuant to this section.
34 (5) Any class B club located in a racetrack facility where races with
35 parimutuel wagering are conducted under the Kansas parimutuel racing
36 act may establish rules whereby persons attending such races may file an
37 application for temporary membership in such club for the day such per-
38 son is attending such races, and such temporary membership shall not be
39 subject to the waiting period or fee requirement of this section.
40 (6) Any class B club located on the premises of an Indian gaming
41 facility operated by a Native American Indian tribe which has entered
42 into a gaming compact with the state of Kansas pursuant to K.S.A. 46-
43 2302, and amendments thereto, may establish rules whereby persons us-

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1 ing such facility may file an application for temporary membership in
2 such club for the day such person is using such facility. Such temporary
3 membership shall not be subject to the waiting period or fee requirement
4 of this section.
5 Sec. 2. K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 41-2641 is hereby repealed.
6 Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
7 publication in the statute book.