SB334 Alabama 2018 Session

Updated Feb 26, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Bill Holtzclaw
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2018
Title: Alcoholic beverages, beer manufacturers sell on Sundays in limited circumstances, Sec. 28-3A-25 am'd.
Summary: The bill changes how Sunday sales are treated for manufacturers by tying the prohibition to a separate tastings-and-samplings law for licensed premises.
What This Bill Does
It preserves the existing prohibition on manufacturers, importers, and wholesalers from selling between 9:00 PM Saturday and 2:00 AM Monday (with the current exception in 28-3A-6(h)(1)). It adds that the prohibition on Sunday sales is governed by a separate law that authorizes tastings and samplings at licensed premises, as allowed by law. The bill does not create new sale allowances and other existing prohibitions, requirements, and penalties within the section remain in effect. It also sets an effective date for when the act would become law.

Who It Affects
Manufacturers, importers, and wholesalers of alcoholic beverages (and their agents/employees) would continue to face the late-night sale prohibition and would have Sunday sales governed by the tastings/sampling law.
Licensed premises that conduct tastings and samplings under the authorized law (and the board/enforcement personnel) would be affected by the interaction between Sunday prohibitions and tasting provisions.

Key Provisions
Amends Section 28-3A-25(a)(1) to maintain the prohibition on selling between 9:00 P.M. Saturday and 2:00 A.M. Monday, with the existing exception in 28-3A-6(h)(1).
Adds that the prohibition on Sunday sales is subject to a separate law that authorizes manufacturers to conduct tastings and samplings at licensed premises, as otherwise provided by law.
Preserves other provisions in 28-3A-25 (such as prohibitions related to sales to minors, inspections, records, and penalties) as part of the amended section.
Effective date: becomes law on the first day of the third month following its passage and governor approval.

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Subjects: Alcoholic Beverages