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SB269 Alabama 2019 Session

Updated Apr 26, 2021

Summary

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.
Description

Under existing law, a winery or brewery may not sell its own beverages for on-premises or off-premises consumption at a special event, but rather, must go through a distributor in order for its beverages to be sold at the special event.

This bill would authorize an organization, winery or brewery to obtain a license from the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to hold a wine festival or beer festival where wineries or breweries may provide tastings and sell their wine or beer for on-premises or off-premises consumption.

This bill would require the ABC Board to adopt rules and issue licenses for wine festivals and beer festivals.

Subjects
Alcoholic Beverages

Bill Actions

H

Economic Development and Tourism first Amendment Offered

H

Pending third reading on day 16 Favorable from Economic Development and Tourism with 1 amendment

H

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Economic Development and Tourism

S

Engrossed

S

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 381

S

Jones motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 380

S

Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Amendment Offered

S

Third Reading Passed

S

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment

S

Rereferred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs

Bill Text

Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

April 23, 2019 Senate Passed
Yes 32
Absent 3

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature