HB499 Alabama 2011 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Lesley Vance

Republican

Co-Sponsor

Alan Boothe

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

Alcoholic beverages, annual license fee, payment date altered, increased penalty for failure to timely renew, fee for electronic processing, Sec. 28-3A-5 am'd.

Summary

HB499 would change Alabama's alcoholic beverage license renewals by moving the renewal payment window to June–July, raising late-renewal penalties, and letting the ABC Board charge an electronic processing fee.

What This Bill Does

It requires all annual license fees to be paid between June 1 and July 31 each year. It tightens renewal timing and delinquency rules, with delinquency occurring if renewal is not secured by October 20 and licenses expiring at the end of the license year, typically September 30. It authorizes the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to charge a reasonable fee for electronic processing and clarifies that renewal does not require a separate filing fee beyond the prescribed license fees.

Who It Affects

• Alcohol licensees/businesses renewing licenses: must pay renewal fees within June 1–July 31 and face a higher penalty if they fail to renew timely; they may also pay an electronic processing fee.
• Alcoholic Beverage Control Board and its operations: gains authority to impose an electronic processing fee and to enforce the new renewal window and delinquency penalties.

Key Provisions

• Renewal payments must be made between June 1 and July 31 each year (instead of the prior timing).
• Delinquency penalty for late renewal increases to 50%–75% of the state and county license and filing fees, collected at the time of renewal issuance.
• The board may charge a reasonable fee for electronic processing of renewals.
• No separate filing fee is required for renewal beyond the fixed license fees; all licenses must be paid before issuance or renewal.
• Licenses expire at the end of the license year (end of September or last day of the month ending that year), with delinquency rules applying if renewal is not secured by October 20.
• The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after its passage and governor's approval.

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Subjects

Alcoholic Beverage Control Board