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HB144 • 2026

Vestavia Hills; entertainment districts, city council authorized to establish

Vestavia Hills; entertainment districts, city council authorized to establish

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Carns
Last action
2026-02-24
Official status
Enacted
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official bill text does not provide details on specific rules or impacts, leaving those points as unknowns.

Vestavia Hills Entertainment Districts

This law allows the Vestavia Hills City Council to establish up to five entertainment districts where alcohol purchased from licensed places can be consumed anywhere within those areas.

What This Bill Does

  • Gives the Vestavia Hills City Council permission to make rules for entertainment districts.
  • Limits the number of entertainment districts to a maximum of five in total.
  • Allows drinking alcohol from licensed places inside these districts without restrictions on where it can be consumed.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Vestavia Hills City Council
  • Businesses and residents in Vestavia Hills

Terms To Know

entertainment districts
Areas within a city where special rules apply, often related to entertainment activities like drinking alcohol.
on-premises alcoholic beverage licenses
Permits that allow businesses to sell drinks with alcohol for people to consume on the business's property.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The law does not specify what specific rules will be made by the City Council.
  • It is unclear how these districts might affect local businesses and residents once established.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-24 House

    Enacted

  2. 2026-02-17 House

    Delivered to Governor

  3. 2026-02-17 Senate

    Signature Requested

  4. 2026-02-12 House

    Enrolled

  5. 2026-02-12 House

    Ready to Enroll

  6. 2026-02-10 Senate

    Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 306 (Yeas 30, Nays 0)

  7. 2026-02-10 Senate

    Third Reading in Second House (Yeas 30, Nays 0)

  8. 2026-02-05 Senate

    Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

  9. 2026-02-03 Senate

    Reported Out of Committee Second House

  10. 2026-01-22 House

    Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 108 (Yeas 21, Nays 0)

  11. 2026-01-22 House

    Third Reading in House of Origin (Yeas 58, Nays 0)

  12. 2026-01-22 Senate

    Pending Committee Action in Second House

  13. 2026-01-22 Senate

    Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Jefferson County Legislation

  14. 2026-01-21 House

    Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

  15. 2026-01-21 House

    Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

  16. 2026-01-13 House

    Pending Committee Action in House of Origin

  17. 2026-01-13 House

    Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Jefferson County Legislation

Official Summary Text

Vestavia Hills; entertainment districts, city council authorized to establish

Current Bill Text

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HB144 ENROLLED
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HB144
QNXGJ15-2
By Representative Carns (N & P)
RFD: Jefferson County Legislation
First Read: 13-Jan-26
PFD: 09-Jan-26
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PFD: 09-Jan-26
Enrolled, An Act,
Relating to Jefferson County; to authorize the city
council to establish additional entertainment districts in
Vestavia Hills.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the City Council of Vestavia Hills, by ordinance, may
establish up to five total entertainment districts within the
city permitting consumption of alcoholic beverages purchased
from on-premises alcoholic beverage licenses to be consumed by
purchasers anywhere within the entertainment districts. The
term on-premises as applied to consumption of alcoholic
beverages in each entertainment district shall include
anywhere within the district.
Section 2. This act shall become effective immediately.
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Section 2. This act shall become effective immediately.
________________________________________________
Speaker of the House of Representatives
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President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
House of Representatives
I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and
was passed by the House 22-Jan-26.
John Treadwell
Clerk
Senate 10-Feb-26 Passed
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