SB144 Alabama 2015 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Paul Sanford

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

SB144 would ratify past municipal option elections that allowed alcohol sales in certain Alabama cities and confirm related taxes and licenses, keeping those areas wet unless a future election changes them.

What This Bill Does

The bill ratifies and confirms municipal option elections held under Section 28-2A-1 as amended by Act 2009-546 for municipalities with 1,000 or more people where voters approved sale, distribution, and consumption of alcohol. It also ratifies taxes, licenses, and regulatory actions tied to those elections. It declares those municipalities wet and allows continued sale and regulation of alcohol there, unless a future municipal option election changes them to dry, regardless of county results. The act becomes effective immediately after passage and governor approval, and its provisions are severable.

Who It Affects

• Municipalities in Alabama with population of 1,000 or more that held elections under 28-2A-1 as amended by Act 2009-546 and voted to allow alcohol sales; these municipalities would be declared wet and permitted to continue sale, distribution, and consumption of alcoholic beverages.
• Taxing authorities, license issuers, and businesses within those municipalities that were impacted by the municipal option elections; their taxes, licenses, and related regulatory actions tied to those elections would be ratified and confirmed.

Key Provisions

• Ratifies and confirms municipal option elections held under Section 28-2A-1 as amended by Act 2009-546 for municipalities with 1,000+ population where voters approved sale, distribution, and consumption of alcohol.
• Declares affected municipalities wet and authorizes continued sale, distribution, and consumption of alcoholic beverages there.
• Municipalities remain wet unless a future municipal option election changes to dry, regardless of county election outcomes.
• Ratifies and confirms taxes, licenses, and administrative or regulatory actions associated with these elections.
• Provides for severability and immediate effectiveness following passage and governor approval.

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Subjects

Alcoholic Beverages