3 AM Closing Hours Survey

At a glance

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What: the License Commission wants license holders' views on a 3:00 a.m. closing time, because the legislature and governor are reportedly weighing a statewide 3:00 a.m. closing.
Where it stands: on 2026-08-06 Chair Anthony Vigliotti asked staff to survey the roughly 33 license holders who applied to stay open until 3:00 a.m. under the recently ended permission.
Next: staff survey results to be brought back to the Commission; no date given.

Deborah Steele said about 33 establishments applied; they were notified days before the deadline, and as far as she knew all closed on time. She doubted many used the extra hour.
Questions for the survey: did they actually stay open until 3:00 a.m., was it worthwhile, and would they want a 3:00 a.m. license.
Staff proposed a written survey rather than a hearing; the chair agreed. No motion was needed.
Goal: have local input ready before the state acts.

About 2 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).

Meeting	Minutes
2026-08-06 - License Commission	2

2026-08-06 - License Commission - Chair asked for a survey of the 3:00 a.m. license holders; staff to send it.