SB315 Summary

• Amends Alabama Code Section 28-1-6 to modify the appeals process for alcoholic beverage license denials in Class 2 municipalities.

• Removes the requirement for de novo review (full reconsideration of facts and evidence) by circuit courts when a municipality denies a license application.

• Proceedings to review municipal license denials must be commenced within 14 days and set for hearing within 30 days thereafter, heard by a circuit judge without a jury.

• Municipalities may deny licenses based on specified grounds including nuisance creation, detrimental impacts to neighborhoods or public health, zoning violations, applicant criminal convictions, proximity to schools/child care facilities, traffic congestion, or other public safety risks.

• Takes effect immediately upon passage and gubernatorial approval.