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HB20 Alabama 2012 Session

Updated Jul 25, 2021

Summary

Primary Sponsor
James E. Buskey
Democrat
Co-Sponsor
Terri Collins
Session
Regular Session 2012
Title
Entertainment districts, Class 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 municipalities authorized to establish, regulation of sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages, retail liquor license issued by Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Description

Under existing law, there is no retail alcoholic beverage license designated for an entertainment district.

This bill would create a new category for existing alcoholic beverage retail licenses, to be designated as entertainment district licenses for such district, available in any Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4, or Class 5 municipality to be issued by the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to address the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages within the entertainment districts established by such municipalities.

This bill would authorize the governing body of the municipality to establish entertainment districts with restrictions as to number and size.

Subjects
Entertainment Districts

Bill Actions

Delivered to Governor at 2:45 p. m. on May 10, 2012.

Assigned Act No. 2012-438.

Clerk of the House Certification

Signature Requested

Enrolled

Passed Second House

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1309

Third Reading Passed

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Tourism and Marketing

Engrossed

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 314

Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 313

Scott Amendment Offered

Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 312

Economic Development and Tourism Amendment Offered

Third Reading Passed

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Economic Development and Tourism

Bill Text

Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

March 14, 2012 House Passed
Yes 86
No 3
Abstained 8
Absent 8

Motion to Adopt

March 14, 2012 House Passed
Yes 80
Abstained 16
Absent 9

Motion to Adopt

March 14, 2012 House Passed
Yes 88
Abstained 4
Absent 13

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

May 10, 2012 Senate Passed
Yes 14
No 10
Absent 11

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature