SB56 Alabama 2014 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Paul Sanford
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2014
Title: Alcoholic beverages, wine, licensees may allow recorked or resealed bottle to be removed from premises, bottle not considered open in motor vehicle, manner of transportation specified, Sec. 28-3A-20.1 am'd.
Summary: SB56 allows certain Alabama wine licensees to let customers take one unsealed bottle of wine off the premises after purchasing and consuming part of it, with tamper-evident reseal or recorking and specific vehicle storage rules.
What This Bill Does
The bill lets licensees authorizing on-premises wine sales permit a customer to remove one unsealed bottle of wine for off-premises consumption if the customer has purchased and consumed a portion on the premises. The bottle must be either recorked with a cork reinserted and only removable by a corkscrew, or securely resealed in a tamper-evident bag with a dated receipt. The bottle remains subject to related wine sale provisions and, when transported in a motor vehicle, must be kept in a locked trunk or other secure storage area. The act becomes effective immediately upon the governor's approval.

Who It Affects
Licensees authorized to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises (they must implement the recork/reseal process, issue a dated receipt, and ensure proper transportation storage).
Customers who purchase wine on-site and may take one unsealed bottle off the premises under the new rules (subject to tamper-evident sealing and storage requirements).

Key Provisions
Authorizes on-premises wine licensees to permit removal of one unsealed bottle of wine for off-premises consumption after the customer has purchased and consumed a portion on the premises.
Requires either recorking with an original or similar cork (reinserted and removable only with a corkscrew) or securely resealing in a tamper-evident bag with a dated receipt for the resealed bottle.
Notes the bottle remaining subject to Section 32-5A-330, and specifies vehicle storage rules: the resealed bottle must be placed in a locked trunk, storage or luggage compartment, locked glove compartment, a locked case in a pickup bed, or behind the last upright seat in vehicles without a trunk.
States the act is effective immediately following governor approval.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 25, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: Alcoholic Beverages