SB77 Alabama 2019 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2019
Title
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, provide for phase out of retail sales of alcohol by board, Secs. 28-3-280 to 28-3-286, inclusive, repealed; Secs. 28-3-43, 28-3-53.1, 28-3-53.2, am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, liquor wholesale
licensees may sell liquor at wholesale to the
Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board or as
authorized by the board, but not other than to a
retail licensee of the board. Under existing law,
state liquor stores operated by the Alabama
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board and certain
licensed private retail stores may sell liquor at
retail. Under existing law, retail licensees of the
board must purchase liquor from the board for
resale</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would require the Alabama
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to adopt, amend,
or repeal rules as necessary to phase out the
retail sale of alcoholic beverages by the board
prior to October 1, 2024, but continue all other
functions prescribed by law</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide for the markup on
all alcohol sold by the board; provide for the
distribution of proceeds; and provide that liquor
sold by the board shall be subject to existing
taxes</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Sections 28-3-43, 28-3-53.1, and 28-3-53.2,
of the Code of Alabama 1975, regarding the sale of alcoholic
beverages and the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board; to
require the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to adopt,
amend, or repeal rules as necessary to phase out operations
concerning the retail sale of alcoholic beverages prior to
October 1, 2024; to grant certain powers to the board to
facilitate the phase-out process; to provide that certain
existing retail licensees of the board may continue to sell
liquor for off-premises consumption and prohibiting the sale
or transfer of these licenses; to provide for the markup on
alcohol sales and the distribution of proceeds; to specify the
remaining functions of the board; and repeal Sections 28-3-280
through 28-3-286 of the Code of Alabama 1975.
</p>
Subjects
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 5, 2019 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | April 10, 2019 | Room 825 - BILL ADDED at 10:00 | Senate FRED Public Hearing |
| Hearing | April 10, 2019 | Room 825 at 10:00 | Senate FRED Public Hearing |
| Hearing | April 3, 2019 | Room 825 REVISED TIME at 13:00 | Senate FRED Public Hearing |
| Hearing | April 3, 2019 | Room 825 REVISED AGENDA at 00:00 | Senate FRED Public Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB77 Alabama 2019 Session - Introduced |