Alabama 2022 Regular Session

Alabama House Bill HB38 Compare Versions

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1	1	1 HB38
2	2	2 213294-1
3	3	3 By Representative Easterbrook (Constitutional Amendment)
4	4	4 RFD: Local Legislation
5	5	5 First Read: 11-JAN-22
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7	7	Page 0 1 213294-1:n:04/19/2021:FC/ma LSA2021-1106
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14	14	8 SYNOPSIS: Under current law, for the purposes of the
15	15	9 laws of this state relating to alcoholic beverages,
16	16	10 Washington County is a dry county.
17	17	11 This bill would propose a local amendment to
18	18	12 the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, relating to
19	19	13 Washington County, that would change the
20	20	14 classification of Washington County from dry to
21	21	15 wet. The sale and possession of alcoholic beverages
22	22	16 would be legal pursuant to state law.
23	23	17 The amendment would allow for subsequent
24	24	18 elections to change the classification of the
25	25	19 county from wet to dry or from dry to wet as
26	26	20 provided by general law.
27	27	21 The amendment would also authorize the
28	28	22 county to levy additional taxes on the sale of
29	29	23 alcoholic beverages with the proceeds to be
30	30	24 deposited in the county general fund.
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32	32	26 A BILL
33	33	27 TO BE ENTITLED
34	34	Page 1 1 AN ACT
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36	36	3 To propose an amendment to the Constitution of
37	37	4 Alabama of 1901, relating to Washington County, to provide
38	38	5 that Washington County would be a wet county for the purposes
39	39	6 of the laws of this state relating to alcoholic beverages
40	40	7 subject to subsequent elections to change the classification;
41	41	8 and to authorize the county commission to levy additional
42	42	9 taxes on alcoholic beverages to be deposited in the county
43	43	10 general fund.
44	44	11 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
45	45	12 Section 1. The following amendment to the
46	46	13 Constitution of Alabama of 1901, is proposed and shall become
47	47	14 valid as a part of the Constitution when all requirements of
48	48	15 this act are fulfilled:
49	49	16 PROPOSED AMENDMENT
50	50	17 (a) Effective on the first day of the month after
51	51	18 the ratification of this amendment, based on the favorable
52	52	19 vote to ratify this amendment, Washington County shall be a
53	53	20 wet county as otherwise provided by the laws of this state in
54	54	21 Title 28, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to alcoholic
55	55	22 beverages. Thereafter, Washington County may change its
56	56	23 classification from wet to dry or from dry to wet as provided
57	57	24 in Section 28-2-1, Code of Alabama 1975, provided that any
58	58	25 first election would be required to be not less than two years
59	59	26 after the date Washington County becomes wet as provided by
60	60	27 this amendment.
61	61	Page 2 1 (b) In addition to any taxes authorized by law, the
62	62	2 Washington County Commission may levy additional taxes,
63	63	3 including license taxes, on the sale of alcoholic beverages in
64	64	4 the county. Any proceeds from the taxes shall be deposited in
65	65	5 the county general fund.
66	66	6 Section 2. An election upon the proposed amendment
67	67	7 shall be held on the date of the general election in 2022 in
68	68	8 accordance with Section 284.01 of the Constitution of Alabama
69	69	9 of 1901, now appearing as Section 284.01 of the Official
70	70	10 Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as
71	71	11 amended, and the election laws of this state.
72	72	12 Section 3. The appropriate election official shall
73	73	13 assign a ballot number for the proposed constitutional
74	74	14 amendment on the election ballot and shall set forth the
75	75	15 following description of the substance or subject matter of
76	76	16 the proposed constitutional amendment:
77	77	17 "Relating to Washington County, proposing an
78	78	18 amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to provide
79	79	19 that Washington County would be a wet county for the purposes
80	80	20 of the laws of this state relating to alcoholic beverages
81	81	21 subject to subsequent elections to change the classification;
82	82	22 and to authorize the county commission to levy additional
83	83	23 taxes on alcoholic beverages to be deposited in the county
84	84	24 general fund.
85	85	25 "Proposed by Act _________"
86	86	26 This description shall be followed by the following
87	87	27 language:
88	88	Page 3 1 "Yes ( ) No ( )."
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