City of Jemison; draft beer, authorization to sell amended

Plain English Breakdown

The official text does not specify an effective date beyond stating it becomes effective immediately upon enactment, but no calendar date is provided in the excerpt.

City of Jemison Draft Beer Sales

This law allows the City Council in Jemison to authorize licensed stores to sell draft beer for customers to take home.

What This Bill Does

• Allows the Jemison City Council to pass a resolution permitting draft beer sales by retail licensees of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.
• Permits selling draft beer for off-premises consumption in containers like growlers, kegs, or similar items.

Who It Names or Affects

• The City Council of Jemison
• Retail stores licensed by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to sell alcohol for off-premises consumption in Jemison

Terms To Know

Draft beer

Beer sold from a tap or keg.

Growler

A container used to carry draft beer home for later drinking, as mentioned in the law alongside kegs and similar containers.

Limits and Unknowns

• The City Council must pass a resolution before this authorization takes effect.
• Only applies within the city limits of Jemison.
• Sellers must already be licensed by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board for off-premises sales.

Official Summary Text

City of Jemison; draft beer, authorization to sell amended

Current Bill Text

HB622 ENROLLED
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HB622
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By Representatives Smith, Bedsole (N & P)
RFD: Local Legislation
First Read: 17-Mar-26
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First Read: 17-Mar-26
Enrolled, An Act,
Relating to the City of Jemison; to further provide for the
sale of draft beer in the city.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. The Jemison City Council, by resolution, may
authorize the sale or distribution of draft beer by retail
licensees of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board in the City
of Jemison. The authorization shall include the sale of draft
beer for off-premises consumption in a growler, keg, or other
similar container by persons licensed by the board to make
retail sales for off-premises consumption.
Section 2. This act shall become effective immediately.
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Section 2. This act shall become effective immediately.
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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 31-Mar-26.
John Treadwell
Clerk
Senate 08-Apr-26 Passed
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