SB351 Alabama 2014 Session
Signed by Governor
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2014
Title
Montgomery Co., alcoholic beverages, sale of wine, business relations between suppliers and wholesalers of wine, Montgomery County Wine Franchise Jobs Protection Act, established
Description
<p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to Montgomery County; relating to alcoholic
beverages and the sale of wine in Montgomery County; to create
the Montgomery County Wine Franchise Jobs Protection Act; to
provide for business relations between suppliers and
wholesalers of wine to preserve and expand jobs in Montgomery
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.
</p>
Subjects
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 18, 2014 | S | Assigned Act No. 2014-223. |
| March 18, 2014 | S | Enrolled |
| March 18, 2014 | H | Signature Requested |
| March 18, 2014 | S | Passed Second House |
| March 18, 2014 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 813 |
| March 18, 2014 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| March 13, 2014 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 27, 2014 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Montgomery County Legislation |
| February 27, 2014 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 567 |
| February 27, 2014 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| February 25, 2014 | S | Dial motion to Carry Over adopted Voice Vote |
| February 25, 2014 | S | Third Reading Carried Over |
| February 20, 2014 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 12, 2014 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Local Legislation No. 1 |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB351 Alabama 2014 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | SB351 Alabama 2014 Session - Enrolled |