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AL HB52
Bill
Status
2/4/2020
Primary Sponsor
Laura Hall
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AI Summary
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Clarifies that licensed Alabama wine manufacturers do not need a separate retail license to sell table wine directly at retail on their manufacturing premises and at one additional off-site tasting room.
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Permits direct retail sales for both on-premise and off-premise consumption at the two authorized locations only; does not authorize sales at any other locations or direct distribution to retailers.
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Imposes an excise tax of $0.45 per liter on wine sold at retail or dispensed as free samples (limited to six ounces) at the manufacturer's premises or tasting room.
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Requires manufacturers to remit monthly tax returns to the state board at $0.38 per liter and to the applicable municipality or county at $0.07 per liter.
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Becomes effective immediately upon passage and gubernatorial approval.
Legislative Description
Wine manufacturers, clarifying that no separate retail license is needed for sales at a winery or tasting room, Sec. 28-7-18 am'd.
Wine
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Economic Development and Tourism
2/4/2020