HB625 Alabama 2015 Session

Updated Feb 24, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Kyle South
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2015
Title: Fayette, alcoholic beverages, draft beer, sale of authorized by ordinance
Summary: HB625 lets Fayette, Alabama, authorize the sale of draft or keg beer and malt beverages by licensed ABC Board retailers in the city, if the city adopts the necessary ordinance.
What This Bill Does
The bill applies only to Fayette in Fayette County. It authorizes the sale of draft or keg beer by properly licensed ABC Board retailers in Fayette after the Fayette City Council adopts an ordinance. It also states that the city's existing rules about bottled beer apply to draft/keg beer, and the Council may regulate these sales through its own ordinance. The act becomes law after the governor signs it, and it can repeal conflicting laws while remaining compatible with others.

Who It Affects
Licensed retail licensees of the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board in Fayette City — may sell draft, keg beer, or malt beverages once the city adopts the regulating ordinance.
Residents and visitors of Fayette City — subject to the same sale, possession, and consumption rules for draft/keg beer as for bottled beer, under local ordinances.

Key Provisions
Section 1: Applies only to the City of Fayette in Fayette County.
Section 2: Allows sale of draft or keg beer and malt beverages by ABC Board retail licensees in Fayette after the City Council adopts an ordinance; existing rules about bottled beer apply to draft/keg beer; the Council can regulate by ordinance.
Section 3: Repeals laws that conflict with this act, but the act is cumulative and supplementary to other laws.
Section 4: Effective immediately after governor's approval.

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