AL HB395

Creates a Hospitality Management Program license issued by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board for public two-year and four-year institutions offering degrees in Hospitality Management, Hotel Management, Event Management, Restaurant Management, or Culinary Sciences.

Authorizes licensed premises to operate distilleries, wineries, breweries, or brewpubs; conduct classes and labs on licensed premises; maintain central storage for alcoholic beverages; and purchase and sell liquor, wine, and beer for on-premises and off-premises consumption seven days a week including Sundays.

Limits the number of licenses to no more than three two-year institutions of higher education and prohibits licensees from manufacturing 60,000 or more barrels of beer per year, with off-premises beer sales capped at 864 ounces per customer per day.

Requires licensee to maintain Responsible Vendor Program training records, post age restriction warning signs at points of sale, and comply with state and federal alcohol laws and Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau approval.

Sets an annual license fee of $1,000 and applies existing beer, wine, and liquor excise taxes to beverages manufactured and sold under this license; effective immediately following passage and gubernatorial approval.