HB429 Alabama 2010 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2010
Title
Fortified wine, sale by all valid licensees of Alcoholic Beverage Control Board authorized, Secs. 28-1-3.1, 28-3-1, 28-3-53.2, 28-3-187.1, 28-3A-8, 28-7-16 am'd.; Sec. 28-7-2 repealed; Act 2009-509, 2009 Reg. Sess.; Act 2009-771, 2009 Reg. Sess. am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, fortified wine may only
be purchased in state liquor stores, and state
taxes on liquor apply to sales of fortified wine</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would allow fortified wine to be
sold by any licensee of the Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board. This bill would levy a state tax on
fortified wine that would be equivalent to the
state liquor tax that is currently levied on sales
of fortified wine, and this bill would provide for
the distribution of the new tax to the recipients
of the current tax</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Sections 28-1-3.1, 28-3-1, as last amended
by Act 2009-509 and Act 2009-771 of the 2009 Regular Session
(Acts 2009, p. 738 and Acts 2009, p. 2380), 28-3-53.2,
28-3-187.1, 28-3A-8, and 28-7-16, Code of Alabama 1975, and to
repeal Section 28-7-2, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the
sale of fortified wine, to allow fortified wine to be sold by
any licensee of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board; to levy
a tax on fortified wine; and to provide for the distribution
of the tax.
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Subjects
Alcoholic Beverages
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| January 26, 2010 | Government Appropriations first Substitute Offered | |
| January 26, 2010 | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Government Appropriations |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB429 Alabama 2010 Session - Introduced |