HB430 Alabama 2015 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Merika ColemanSenator

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2015

Title

Alcoholic beverages, convenience stores, owners not placing movable containers in which alcoholic beverages are placed in locations easily accessible to minors

Summary

HB430 would require convenience-store owners that sell alcohol to adopt a policy preventing movable containers of alcohol from being placed in locations easily accessible to minors, and would require ABC Board rules to implement the policy.

What This Bill Does

It requires the owner of each covered convenience store to adopt a policy not to place movable alcoholic beverage containers in locations easily accessible to minors. The Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board must issue rules to implement the act within 60 days of enactment. It defines what counts as a convenience store and which businesses are and are not covered. The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval (or when it becomes law by other means).

Who It Affects

• Owners of convenience stores licensed to sell alcoholic beverages, who must adopt and enforce a policy not to place movable alcohol containers in locations easily accessible to minors.
• The Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, which must adopt the necessary rules to implement the act.

Key Provisions

• Owners of covered convenience stores must adopt a policy prohibiting movable alcoholic beverage containers from being placed or stored in locations easily accessible to minors.
• The Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board must adopt rules necessary to implement the act no later than 60 days after enactment.
• Definition of convenience store includes businesses primarily selling convenience goods or both convenience goods and gasoline and employing at least one worker; exclusions apply (e.g., hotels, taverns, restaurants, grocery stores, large stores over 10,000 square feet, etc.).
• The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval, or upon becoming law by other means.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Alcoholic Beverages