Proposed constitutional amendment; Alabama Gaming Commission, established to regulate, license, and tax certain limited forms of gaming activity and stop unlawful gaming activity; compact with PCI, authorized; local bingo provisions, repealed
Relating to commissions; to amend Sections 9-14C-2 and 9-14C-8, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide for the Red Mountain Greenway and Recreational Area Commission to be renamed the Jefferson County Greenways Commission.
Relating to amusement rides and water slides; to impose new safety requirements pertaining to the operation and maintenance of amusement rides and water slides.
Relating to amusement rides and water slides; to impose new safety requirements pertaining to the operation and maintenance of amusement rides and water slides.
Relating to wine and mead; to amend Section 28-3A-20.4, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide that a nonprofit organization may be issued a license to host a wine festival; to further provide for the application process and conditions of licensure to host or participate in a wine festival; and to further provide for the collection and remittance of taxes due on the sale of wine at a wine festival; to amend Section 28-6A-2, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for wine manufacturer licensees located in dry counties by allowing such manufacturers to transport and sell wine to retailers under certain limits and to specify that such licensees may host or participate in wine festivals; to amend Section 28-7-10.1, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for small farm wineries by permitting such wineries to produce mead; and to amend Section 28-7-16, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the excise tax rate for mead.
Gambling device, crime of possession of a gambling device, slot machine manufactured before 1960 exempt from under certain limited circumstances, Sec. 13A-12-27 am'd.
Relating to alcoholic beverages; to amend Sections 28-3-1, 28-3A-3, 28-3A-21, and 28-3A-23, Code of Alabama 1975 and add Sections 28-3-208, 28-3A-9.1, and 28-3A-17.2 to the Code of Alabama 1975; to define a new category of low-alcohol content liquor beverages called mixed spirit beverages; to levy taxes upon the distribution of these beverages; to provide for licensure of retailers of mixed spirit beverages and set a fee for licensure; to amend Sections 28-10-4, 28-10-5 and 28-10-6, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide further for the responsible vendors program; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.