SB191 Alabama 2024 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Sam GivhanSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2024

Title

Alcoholic Beverages Control Board; ability to own its warehouses authorized

Summary

SB191 lets the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board own and operate its own warehouses and the real property they sit on.

What This Bill Does

Introduces a new section that lets the ABC Board acquire and hold real property in its own name for owning and operating a warehouse or warehouses. It allows purchasing, gifts, or other lawful ways to obtain property, but not through eminent domain. The change clarifies and expands the Board's authority beyond warehousing to distribution infrastructure, with an effective date of June 1, 2024.

Who It Affects

• Alcoholic Beverage Control Board: gains authority to acquire, own, and operate real property and warehouses in its own name.
• Businesses and entities involved in storing and distributing alcoholic beverages in Alabama may interact with the Board more directly as ownership and operation of warehouses shift to the Board.

Key Provisions

• Adds §28-3-43.1 allowing the ABC Board to acquire and hold real property in its own name for owning and operating a warehouse or warehouses.
• Property can be acquired by purchase, gift, or other lawful means, but not through eminent domain.
• Effective date is June 1, 2024.

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 & Tobacco