HB72 Alabama 2015 Session

Updated Feb 24, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Jimmy Martin
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2015
Title: Alcoholic beverages, municipal option elections held under Section 28-2A-1, Code of Alabama 1975, as amended by Act 2009-546, taxes, licenses, ratified and confirmed
Summary: This act ratifies past municipal alcohol elections and confirms related taxes and licenses, preserving wet or dry status for Alabama municipalities 1,000 or more in population.
What This Bill Does
It confirms that municipalities with 1,000+ residents that had a municipal option election under Section 28-2A-1 (as amended by Act 2009-546) to allow alcohol may continue selling and serving it. It also confirms that municipalities that voted to prohibit alcohol remain dry unless they hold a future election to change to wet, with at least 720 days between elections. It ratifies taxes, licenses, and regulatory actions tied to those elections. It becomes effective immediately upon the Governor's approval.

Who It Affects
Municipalities in Alabama with population 1,000 or more that held a Section 28-2A-1 election and their residents and alcohol-related businesses (wet or dry status).
Municipal governments administering the taxes, licenses, and regulations related to those elections, and voters in these municipalities who may participate in future elections (subject to the 720-day waiting period).

Key Provisions
Ratifies and confirms taxes and licenses levied under municipal option elections conducted under Section 28-2A-1 (as amended by Act 2009-546) and any related regulatory actions.
Declares 1,000+ population municipalities that voted wet to remain wet and continue sale/distribution/consumption of alcoholic beverages.
Declares 1,000+ population municipalities that voted dry to remain dry unless a future election to change to wet is held, with no such election sooner than 720 days after the previous one.
Future elections must respect the 720-day waiting period between elections; act provides severability and immediate effectiveness upon governor's approval.

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Subjects: Alcoholic Beverages