SB234 Alabama 2017 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Bill Holtzclaw
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2017
Title: Alcoholic beverages, brewpubs and manufacturers not required to maintain certain demographic information for certain sales, Secs. 28-3A-6, 28-4A-3 am'd.
Summary: SB234 clarifies that manufacturers are not required to maintain customer personal demographic information for certain sales, and updates brewpub licensing rules.
What This Bill Does
It amends Sections 28-3A-6 and 28-4A-3 to remove the requirement that manufacturer licensees keep names or other personal demographic data for sales. It preserves other tax and record-keeping duties, such as monthly shipment reporting and three-year records, but without collecting personal demographic information. It also updates brewpub provisions, detailing production limits, on-site and off-site sales, charitable donations, and a license fee, along with related operating requirements.

Who It Affects
Manufacturers and licensees of alcoholic beverages in Alabama, who will no longer have to collect or keep customers' names and addresses for sales (as provided in 28-3A-6(h)).
Brewpub licensees in Alabama, who are subject to updated licensing terms for brewing, selling on-site and off-site, charitable donations, and related requirements under 28-4A-3.

Key Provisions
Exempts manufacturer licensees from maintaining name, address, or other personal demographic information for sales (as provided in 28-3A-6(h)).
Continue tax-related record-keeping and reporting requirements for manufacturers, including monthly shipment reports to the ABC Board and records of materials, production, and recipients, but without requiring purchaser personal demographic data.
Allows donations by manufacturers of up to two kegs of beer to charitable events, with remaining beer returned to the manufacturer for disposal; similar donation provisions exist for table wine.
Brewpub licensing changes: allowed to brew up to 10,000 barrels per year, sell beer on-site for on-premises consumption, and sell packaged beer off-site to licensed wholesalers; donations to charitable events allowed (up to two kegs); must have an on-site restaurant and may not operate without active brewing on the premises; annual brewpub license fee of $1,000.
Brewpubs may purchase beer from licensed wholesalers and sell it on-site for on-premises consumption, with specific packaging, labeling, and tax compliance requirements; off-site tasting room permits for wine-related activities are addressed.

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Subjects: Alcoholic Beverages