HB219 Alabama 2016 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Ken Johnson

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2016

Title

Alcoholic beverages, municipal option elections, minimum of 1,440 day period between such elections, Sec. 28-2A-1 am'd.

Summary

HB219 would require a longer minimum waiting period between municipal option elections on alcohol rules, increasing it from 720 days to 1,440 days for eligible Alabama municipalities.

What This Bill Does

The bill amends the law to set a mandatory gap of 1,440 days between municipal option elections that decide whether a municipality is wet or dry. It applies to municipalities with a population of 1,000 or more. After a prior municipal option election, another such election cannot be held until at least 1,440 days have passed; county-wide wet-dry elections are not bound by this waiting period.

Who It Affects

• Municipalities with a population of 1,000 or more, which must observe a 1,440-day interval between municipal option elections on wet/dry status.
• Voters in those municipalities, whose ability to trigger a change in alcohol status via municipal elections will be constrained by the longer waiting period.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 28-2A-1 to require a minimum of 1,440 days between municipal option elections deciding wet/dry status.
• Applies to municipalities with population of 1,000 or more when changing classification from dry to wet or wet to dry.
• Provides that county wet-dry elections may occur at any time and are not restricted by the 1,440-day interval between municipal elections.
• Effective date: the act becomes law on the first day of the third month after its passage/approval.

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Subjects

Alcoholic Beverages