HB126 Alabama 2015 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2015
Title
Alcoholic Beverages, municipal option elections allowed in all municipalities with a population over 1,000, Secs. 28-2A-1, 28-2A-3 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Currently, any municipality, excluding
municipalities in Clay, Randolph, and Blount
Counties, having a population of 1,000 or more may
determine by a local option election whether
alcoholic beverages may be legally sold and
distributed within the corporate limits of the
municipalities</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would decrease the population
threshold from 1,000 to 500 for municipalities to
change from dry to wet</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would remove the exception for
municipalities in Clay, Randolph, and Blount
Counties which would allow them to determine by a
local option election whether alcoholic beverages
may be legally sold and distributed within the
corporate limits of the municipalities</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Sections 28-2A-1 and 28-2A-3, Code of
Alabama 1975, relating to municipal option elections as to the
sale of alcoholic beverages within municipalities; to decrease
the population threshold from 1,000 to 500 for municipalities
to change from dry to wet; and to allow municipalities in
Clay, Randolph, and Blount Counties to determine by a local
option election whether alcoholic beverages may be legally
sold and distributed within the corporate limits of the
municipalities.
</p>
Subjects
Alcoholic Beverages
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 3, 2015 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Economic Development and Tourism |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB126 Alabama 2015 Session - Introduced |