HB286 Alabama 2014 Session
Signed by Governor
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2014
Title
Shelby Co., alcoholic beverages, business relations between suppliers and wholesalers of wine, Shelby Co. Wine Franchise Jobs Protection Act
Description
<p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to Shelby County, relating to alcoholic
beverages and the sale of wine in Shelby County, to create the
Shelby County Wine Franchise Jobs Protection Act; to provide
for business relations between suppliers and wholesalers of
wine to preserve and expand jobs in Shelby County in the wine
industry; to require written agreements setting forth in full
the supplier's agreement with the wholesaler, and designating
a specific exclusive sales territory; to provide for
prohibited acts by the supplier and by the wholesaler; to
provide for conditions of amendment, modification,
resignation, cancellation, termination, failure to renew, or
refusal to continue the agreement; to provide for the transfer
of wholesaler's business, for the establishment of
nondiscriminatory, material, and reasonable qualifications and
standards by suppliers, and prohibit interference with the
transfer upon compliance with those standards; to provide for
reasonable compensation upon supplier's violation of the act,
including a method of voluntary arbitration; to provide for
civil actions for violations, damages, and venue; to provide
for the burden of proof; to provide that the wholesaler may
not waive rights set forth in this act; to provide that the
act relates to existing and future agreements with wholesalers
and suppliers as well as their successors and transferees; to
provide that this act is cumulative; and to provide for an
effective date.
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Subjects
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 18, 2014 | H | Delivered to Governor at 6:38 p.m. on March 18, 2014. |
| March 18, 2014 | H | Assigned Act No. 2014-209. |
| March 18, 2014 | H | Clerk of the House Certification |
| March 18, 2014 | S | Signature Requested |
| March 18, 2014 | H | Enrolled |
| March 18, 2014 | H | Passed Second House |
| March 18, 2014 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 798 |
| March 18, 2014 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| March 13, 2014 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 13, 2014 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Local Legislation No. 1 |
| February 13, 2014 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 252 |
| February 13, 2014 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| February 12, 2014 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| January 16, 2014 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Shelby County Legislation |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB286 Alabama 2014 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | HB286 Alabama 2014 Session - Enrolled |