HB101 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Gil Isbell

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Alcoholic beverages delivery service permit, authorizes delivery of alcoholic beverages from certain licensed retailers to adult residents in state, Sec. 28-1-4 am'd.

Summary

HB101 would create a delivery service license allowing licensed retailers to deliver sealed beer and wine to Alabama adults 21 and older, with rules for licensing, training, and delivery.

What This Bill Does

The bill would establish a delivery service license issued by the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to let licensees deliver sealed beer and wine from licensed retailers to individuals 21+ for personal use. It sets up the licensing process, fees, insurance requirements, and a mandatory training/certification program for delivery personnel, plus requirements for age verification, labeling, and delivery signatures. It also imposes delivery rules, limits the amount that can be delivered in a 24-hour period, and includes reporting, audits, and enforcement provisions, with renewal and exemptions for technology-only providers.

Who It Affects

• Adult Alabama residents aged 21 and older who could receive beer or wine deliveries and must show ID at delivery.
• Delivery service licensees and their delivery employees or independent contractors who would deliver beer or wine under the new system, including partner retailers.

Key Provisions

• Creates a delivery service license from the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to deliver sealed beer and wine from licensed retailers to residents 21+ for personal use.
• Requires a licensing process with a $100 filing fee, $1,000 license fee, and annual renewal of $1,000; imposes general liability insurance requirements (>$5,000,000 per occurrence for four or more drivers; $2,000,000 for three or fewer).
• Mandates a training and certification program for delivery personnel and outlines required content (e.g., detecting underage or intoxicated individuals, fake IDs).
• Allows delivery by licensees using their own employees or independent contractors aged 21+, with orders by phone/Internet and delivery of sealed containers only; requires age verification, labeling on packages, and delivery signatures; delivery must use ID scanning tech or a modern equivalent.
• Imposes restrictions on deliveries: not to residence halls, may operate in dry counties but not to residents of dry municipalities, and must report total beer and wine delivered annually; the board may audit licensees and enforce violations with suspensions, revocations, or fines.
• Exempts technology-only providers that connect consumers and retailers from licensing; the act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Alcoholic Beverages