Hearing
House Economic Development and Tourism Hearing
Room 123 at 12:30:00
SB287 Alabama 2026 Session
Updated Apr 9, 2026
Notable
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
Kirk HatcherSenatorDemocrat- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
- Title
- Alcoholic beverage importers; to recognize that an importer licensee may import alcoholic beverages from any jurisdiction outside of the State of Alabama
- Description
Existing law allows a licensed importer to bring alcoholic beverages into the State of Alabama which are manufactured outside of the United States for distribution to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board (ABC) or a wholesaler. There is currently no statutory recognition that a licensed importer may make the same distribution with respect to alcoholic beverages manufactured domestically, but outside the State of Alabama.
This bill would recognize that a licensed importer may import alcoholic beverages into the state which are manufactured in the United States.
This bill would change the beginning of the licensure year for importers from January 1 to October 1 to conform with the licensure year for other ABC license categories.
This bill would also delete duplicative language and make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.
- Subjects
- Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco
Bill Actions
S
Enacted
S
Enacted
H
Signature Requested
S
Delivered to Governor
S
Enrolled
S
Ready to Enroll
S
Gudger Motion to Concur In and Adopt House Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1264
H
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1311
H
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1310 SLUFZ85-1
H
Economic Development and Tourism Engrossed Substitute Offered SLUFZ85-1
H
Third Reading in Second House
H
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
H
Reported Out of Committee Second House from House Economic Development and Tourism SLUFZ85-1
H
Pending House Economic Development and Tourism
H
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Economic Development and Tourism
S
Engrossed
S
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 937
S
Hatcher motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 936 V7E96PL-1
S
Hatcher 1st Amendment Offered V7E96PL-1
S
Third Reading in House of Origin
S
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
S
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
S
Pending Senate Tourism
S
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Tourism
Calendar
Hearing
Senate Tourism Hearing
Finance and Taxation at 13:30:00
Bill Text
Votes
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 937
Yes
27
Absent
8
Hatcher motion to Adopt - Roll Call 936 V7E96PL-1
Yes
27
Absent
8
Third Reading in House of Origin
Yes
27
Absent
8
SBIR: Passed by House of Origin
Yes
27
Absent
8
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 1311
Yes
79
No
17
Abstained
6
Absent
3
Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 1310 SLUFZ85-1
Yes
91
No
9
Abstained
5
Gudger Motion to Concur In and Adopt House Amendment - Roll Call 1264
Yes
33
Absent
2
Documents
Bill Text (Engrossed)
SB287 Alabama 2026 Session - Engrossed
Bill Text (Introduced)
SB287 Alabama 2026 Session - Introduced
Bill Text (Enrolled)
SB287 Alabama 2026 Session - Enrolled
Amendment
Senate Hatcher motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 936
Amendment
House Economic Development and Tourism Reported Out of Committee Second House
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Introduced
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Passed First Chamber
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Reported by Second Chamber Committee
Source: Alabama Legislature