SB538 Alabama 2012 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2012
Title
Beer, mead, cider, and table wine, home brewing in limited amounts by person 21 years of age or older for personal use authorized, Class B felony for violations, penalties, convicted felon prohibited from home brewing, Sec. 28-3-1 am'd
Description
<p class="bill_description"> This bill would allow persons 21 years of
age or older to produce home brewed beer, mead,
cider, and table wine in limited amounts for
personal use; would prohibit a person convicted of
a felony from home brewing; and would provide for a
Class B misdemeanor punishment for violations of
this act; and would add definitions of mead and
cider</p><p class="bill_description">
Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama
of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the
Official Recompilation of the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general
law whose purpose or effect would be to require a
new or increased expenditure of local funds from
becoming effective with regard to a local
governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote
unless: it comes within one of a number of
specified exceptions; it is approved by the
affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates
funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to
the entity for the purpose</p><p class="bill_description">
The purpose or effect of this bill would be
to require a new or increased expenditure of local
funds within the meaning of the amendment. However,
the bill does not require approval of a local
governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to
become effective because it comes within one of the
specified exceptions contained in the amendment</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To permit persons 21 years of age or older to
produce a limited amount of home brewed beer, mead, cider, and
table wine for personal use; to prohibit a convicted felon
from home brewing such beverages; to provide penalties for
violations; and to amend Section 28-3-1, Code of Alabama 1975,
relating to definitions of alcoholic beverages, to include
definitions of mead and cider; and in connection therewith
would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new
or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of
Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now
appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of
the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended.
</p>
Subjects
Alcoholic Beverages
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 19, 2012 | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB538 Alabama 2012 Session - Introduced |