HB101 Summary

• Creates a delivery service license issued by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board allowing licensees to deliver sealed beer and wine from licensed retailers to Alabama residents age 21 and older for personal use.

• Applicants must pay a $100 filing fee and $1,000 license fee, provide a sample retailer contract, pass a background check (no felony or alcohol violation convictions), and submit a training program outline for delivery personnel.

• Requires general liability insurance of $5,000,000 per occurrence for licensees with four or more delivery drivers, or $2,000,000 per occurrence for those with three or fewer drivers.

• Delivery licensees must verify customer age with photo ID and identification scanning software at delivery, deliver only sealed containers, obtain customer age confirmation at order placement, and return alcohol if recipient is underage, intoxicated, or in an unsafe environment.

• Limits deliveries to 48 12-ounce beer containers and six 750-milliliter wine bottles per 24-hour period; prohibits delivery to residence halls at colleges and universities; and prohibits delivery to individuals in dry municipalities.