HB474 Alabama 2019 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2019
Title
Entertainment districts, allow wineries, distilleries, and breweries to sell alcohol for consumption within districts, revise qualifications for certain municipalities to establish, Sec. 28-3A-17.1 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, the governing bodies of
certain municipalities may establish entertainment
districts, in which alcoholic beverages may be
consumed. Under this law, an establishment licensed
to sell alcoholic beverages for off-premises
consumption located within an entertainment
district may sell alcoholic beverages for
consumption outside the premises and within the
entertainment district</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would authorize licensed
manufacturers of alcoholic beverages that conduct
tastings and samplings to sell alcoholic beverages
for consumption outside the premises and within the
entertainment district</p><p class="bill_description">
Also under existing law, Class 1, Class 2,
Class 3, and Class 4 municipalities and
municipalities within 15 miles of the Gulf of
Mexico may establish up to five entertainment
districts within the municipality in geographical
areas where there are situated four licensees
holding certain types of alcoholic beverages
licenses</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would add a manufacturer license
that conducts tastings or samplings to the types of
alcoholic beverage licenses that must be situated
in an area where a municipality seeks to establish
an entertainment district</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to entertainment districts; to amend
Section 28-3A-17.1 of the Code of Alabama 1975, to authorize
wineries, distilleries, and breweries that conduct tastings
and samplings and that are located within an entertainment
district to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption within
the entertainment district; and to revise the requirements for
certain types of municipalities to establish entertainment
districts.
</p>
Subjects
Entertainment Districts
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2019 | H | Pending third reading on day 16 Favorable from Economic Development and Tourism |
| May 2, 2019 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| April 18, 2019 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Economic Development and Tourism |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | May 1, 2019 | Room 410 at 13:30 | House ED&T Hearing |
| Hearing | April 24, 2019 | Room 410 at 13:30 | House ED&T Public Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB474 Alabama 2019 Session - Introduced |