2023 Regular SessionAlabama Legislature

SB285

Legislative Summary

Relating to wine and mead; to amend Section 28-3A-20.4, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide that a nonprofit organization may be issued a license to host a wine festival; to further provide for the application process and conditions of licensure to host or participate in a wine festival; and to further provide for the collection and remittance of taxes due on the sale of wine at a wine festival; to amend Section 28-6A-2, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for wine manufacturer licensees located in dry counties by allowing such manufacturers to transport and sell wine to retailers under certain limits and to specify that such licensees may host or participate in wine festivals; to amend Section 28-7-10.1, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for small farm wineries by permitting such wineries to produce mead; and to amend Section 28-7-16, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the excise tax rate for mead.

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Bill History

5/3/2023
Read First Time in House of Origin
Senate
5/3/2023
Introduced and Referred to Senate Tourism
Senate
5/4/2023
Reported Favorably from Senate Tourism
Senate
5/4/2023
Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
Senate
5/4/2023
Read Second Time in House of Origin
Senate
5/11/2023
On Third Reading in House of Origin
Senate
5/11/2023
Adopt MIQOHW-1
Senate
5/11/2023
Read A Third Time And Passed As Amended
Senate
5/16/2023
Read First Time in Second House
Senate
5/16/2023
Referred to Committee to House Economic Development and Tourism
House of Representatives
5/17/2023
Reported Favorably from House Economic Development and Tourism
House of Representatives
5/17/2023
Reported Out of Committee in Second House
House of Representatives
5/17/2023
Read Second Time in Second House
House of Representatives
5/31/2023
On Third Reading in Second House
House of Representatives
5/31/2023
Read a Third Time and Pass
House of Representatives
5/31/2023
Ready to Enroll
House of Representatives
5/31/2023
Enrolled
Senate
5/31/2023
Enacted
Senate

Amendments

Senate Adopt

Senate Adopt MIQOHW-1

5/11/2023Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Read a Third Time and Pass
5/31/2023
86
Yea
5
Nay
9
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Adopt MIQOHW-1
5/11/2023
34
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read A Third Time And Passed As Amended
5/11/2023
34
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/31/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Andrew Jones
Andrew Jones
Republican

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text1/1/1970133.1 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text5/31/2023132.0 KB
Introduced
Bill Text5/3/2023537.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/1/1970701.4 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/1/1970700.5 KB