HB81 Alabama 2015 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Mike Holmes

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2015

Title

Wetumpka, alcoholic beverages, Sunday sales, exceptions

Summary

Wetumpka can allow Sunday on-premises alcohol sales by licensed venues during specific hours if the City Council approves.

What This Bill Does

If enacted, the bill lets Wetumpka's City Council authorize restaurants, hotels, and night clubs with ABC licenses to sell alcohol for on-premises consumption on Sundays from noon to 9:30 p.m., and on Sundays with New Year’s Eve after noon. Outside these hours, selling or serving alcohol on Sundays remains unlawful unless state law or other authorities permit it. The City may set its own rules to regulate Sunday alcohol sales, and the act applies only to Wetumpka, becoming effective after governor approval; it does not repeal existing powers.

Who It Affects

• Licensed restaurants, hotels, and night clubs in the City of Wetumpka that serve alcohol on premises would be able to sell and dispense alcohol on Sundays during the permitted hours.
• Residents and visitors in Wetumpka who want to drink on Sundays would have access to alcohol at those permitted venues during the specified hours.

Key Provisions

• The Wetumpka City Council may authorize Sunday on-premises alcohol sales by ABC-licensed venues within the city.
• Authorized hours are Sundays from 12:00 p.m. (noon) to 9:30 p.m., and Sundays on New Year’s Eve after 12:00 p.m.
• Outside these hours, selling, dispensing, or allowing consumption on Sundays is unlawful unless otherwise authorized by law; the city may regulate Sunday alcohol sales by ordinance.
• The act applies only to the City of Wetumpka, becomes effective immediately after governor approval, and is cumulative with existing authority (does not repeal current powers).

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Subjects

Elmore County