SB269 Alabama 2019 Session

Updated Feb 26, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Andrew JonesSenator
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2019
Title: Wine and beer festivals authorized, licensed by ABC Board, allow retail sale of wine and beer by manufacturers, Sec. 28-3A-20.3 added.
Summary: SB 269 would let licensed wineries and eligible organizations run wine festivals with licenses from the ABC Board, allowing tastings and retail wine sales at the festival under specific rules.
What This Bill Does
The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board could issue a wine festival license to a responsible organization or licensed winery. The license would let wineries dispense tastings and sell their wine at retail to attendees for on- or off-premises consumption at the festival. Off-premises sales would require sealed, labeled, packaged, and taxed wine, limited to one case per customer per day (12 bottles per case), with no sales on Sundays after 2:00 a.m. Applications must be filed at least 25 days before the event, and the Board would set terms and conditions through rules. The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage/approval.

Who It Affects
Wineries and other eligible organizations that want to host wine festivals would be able to obtain licenses and sell wine at the event.
Festival attendees and consumers would be able to taste wines and purchase wine at the festival under the specified limits and conditions.

Key Provisions
Adds Section 28-3A-20.3 to authorize the ABC Board to license wine festivals for responsible organizations or licensed wineries.
License authorizes tastings and retail sale of the winery's wine at the festival for on-premises or off-premises consumption.
Off-premises wine sales must be sealed, labeled, packaged, and taxed in accordance with laws; may not exceed one case per customer per day (one case = 12 x 750 ml bottles).
No wine sales on Sundays after 2:00 a.m.
Applications must be filed at least 25 days before the event; the Board may prescribe terms and conditions by rule.
Effective date: first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

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Subjects: Alcoholic Beverages