SB 285 Alabama Senate · 2023 Regular Session

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.

Summary
Wine festivals, permit nonprofit organization to host or sponsor
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced May 3, 2023 Signed Jun 14, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 11, 2023 · House May 31, 2023

How they voted

33–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 34
May 11, 2023
D Democratic8
8 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican26
25 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
6
Committee
5
May 31, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read a Third Time and Pass
lower
May 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in Second House
lower
May 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Favorably (Economic Development and Tourism)
lower
May 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee (Economic Development and Tourism)
lower
May 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read A Third Time And Passed As Amended
upper
May 4, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
upper
May 4, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Favorably (Tourism)
upper
May 3, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Referred (Tourism)
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Andrew Jones
Andrew Jones
RRepublican
AL
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