HB489 Alabama 2015 Session

Updated Feb 24, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Richard Lindsey
Democrat
Session: Regular Session 2015
Title: Collinsville, alcoholic beverages, sale of draft beer
Summary: HB489 lets Collinsville authorize the sale of draft beer and malt beverages by licensed retailers once the town adopts an ordinance regulating it.
What This Bill Does
The bill applies only to the Town of Collinsville. It permits licensed retail sellers under the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to sell draft or keg beer and malt beverages in Collinsville after the town council passes an ordinance regulating these sales. Existing rules about bottle or can beer apply to draft/keg beer as well, and the town may create additional rules governing sale, consumption, and possession. The act becomes effective immediately after the governor signs it, and it can repeal conflicting laws while remaining supplementary to other laws.

Who It Affects
Licensed retail licensees of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board in Collinsville, who may sell draft/keg beer and malt beverages after the town adopts an regulating ordinance.
Residents and visitors of Collinsville, who will be subject to the same or updated local rules for draft/keg beer as apply to bottled beer once the ordinance is in place.

Key Provisions
Section 2 authorizes the sale of draft or keg beer and malt beverages by ABC Board retail licensees in Collinsville, contingent on the town council adopting an ordinance regulating such sales.
Section 2 states that existing resolutions and ordinances about sale, consumption, and possession of bottled beer apply to draft/keg beer; the town may regulate these beverages by ordinance.
Section 3 repeals conflicting laws but keeps the act cumulative and supplementary to other laws not directly inconsistent.
Section 4 establishes immediate effectiveness after governor approval.

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Subjects: Alcoholic Beverages