Alabama legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Alabama SB287: Alcoholic beverage importers; to recognize that an importer licensee may import alcoholic beverages from any jurisdiction outside of the State of Alabama
Status: Signed into law, April 15, 2026
What the bill says
An Act, Relating to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board; to amend Section 28-3A-7, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the importation of alcoholic beverages by recognizing that a person licensed by the board to import alcoholic beverages may import alcoholic beverages manufactured anywhere outside of the state; to alter the administrative licensure year for importers; to amend Section 28-3-1, Code of Alabama 1975, to make conforming changes…
From the enrolled text:
An Act, Relating to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board; to amend Section 28-3A-7, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the importation of alcoholic beverages by recognizing that a person licensed by the board to import alcoholic beverages may import alcoholic beverages manufactured anywhere outside of the state; to alter the administrative licensure year for importers; to amend Section 28-3-1, Code of Alabama 1975, to make conforming changes; to amend Section 28-12-45, Code of Alabama 1975, added by Act 2025-385, 2025 Regular Session, to authorize persons permitted as a specialty retailer of electronic nicotine delivery systems to obtain a consumable hemp product retailer license; and to delete duplicative language and make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. Section 28-3A-7, Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows: "§28-3A-7 (a) Upon an applicant's compliance with the provisions of this chapter and the regulations maderules thereunder, the board shall issue to the applicant an importer license whichthat shall authorizeauthorizes the licensee to import into this state alcoholic beverages that are manufactured outside the United States of America intoof this state or for Page outside the United States of America intoof this state or for SB287 Enrolled sale or distribution within this state of …