SB315 Alabama 2018 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Tom Whatley

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2018

Title

Alcoholic beverages, governing bodies of wet counties and wet municipalities authorized to regulate and permit Sunday sales and draft beer, Secs. 28-3A-23, 28-3A-25 am'd.

Summary

The bill lets local governments in wet counties or wet cities regulate and permit Sunday alcohol sales and draft beer.

What This Bill Does

If a county is wet, its county commission can pass a resolution to regulate and permit Sunday sales of alcoholic beverages and draft/keg beer by licensed retailers. If a municipality is wet, its governing body can pass an ordinance to regulate and permit Sunday sales of alcohol and draft/keg beer by licensed retailers. Sales would be allowed on Sundays after 2:00 a.m. (time set by the local authority) for on-site or off-site consumption, as permitted by the local rules and ABC Board licensing. This changes current law by giving local governments explicit power to set Sunday alcohol hours in their areas.

Who It Affects

• Residents in wet counties or municipalities who could buy alcohol or draft beer on Sundays if their local government approves.
• Licensed alcohol retailers in those areas who could sell alcohol or draft/keg beer on Sundays if authorized by local rules.

Key Provisions

• Authorizes the county commission of a wet county, by resolution, to regulate and permit Sunday sales of alcoholic beverages and draft/keg beer by properly licensed retail licensees.
• Authorizes the governing body of a wet municipality, by ordinance, to regulate and permit Sunday sales of alcoholic beverages and draft/keg beer by properly licensed retail licensees.
• Permits Sunday sales after 2:00 a.m., for either on-premises or off-premises consumption, as determined by the local authority, with licenses issued by the ABC Board.
• Effective date: the act becomes law on the first day of the third month after it is passed and approved.

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Subjects

Alcoholic Beverages