SB346 Summary

• Amends Section 28-9-4 of the Alabama Code to revise prohibited actions by beer suppliers against wholesalers, including changes to language regarding coercion and inventory requirements.

• Adds new prohibited practice requiring suppliers to construct, expand, or remodel a wholesaler's warehouse or office space.

• Creates new Section 28-9-5.1 establishing that possession of beer transfers from supplier to wholesaler when the wholesaler receives beer at their place of business during established operating hours, with risk of loss shifting at that same point.

• Effective date is the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.