HB578 Summary

• Amends Alabama Code Sections 35-8B-1, 35-8B-2, and 35-8B-3 to create three additional classes of community development districts (subsections (d) and (e)) beyond the existing types.

• New subsection (d) district requires at least 650 contiguous acres in a dry county with wet municipalities, includes 9-hole golf course, fitness center, swimming pool, clubhouse with 7,000+ square feet, restaurant with 50+ patron capacity, 30-acre recreational lake, and 200+ paid memberships at $500+ per membership.

• New subsection (e) district is a commercial district in a wet county without Sunday sales, located outside municipality corporate limits, with restaurant (120+ patrons), grocery-delicatessen, riding stables and trails, community information center, and outdoor programming activities.

• Subsection (d) districts are exempt from alcoholic beverage restrictions in Section 35-8B-3, allowing beer sales including draft or keg by licensed entities regardless of on-premises consumption limitations.

• Subsection (e) districts may authorize Sunday alcoholic beverage sales by any licensed person with board of control approval for on-premises consumption; filing fees of $1,000 payable to municipality or county plus $350 to probate judge, or $500 one-time fee for subsection (e) districts.