As it did in 2017, legislation to reduce business license costs specifically for pharmacists did not make it through the legislative process in 2018. That bill or broader business license reform could return in 2019. Other legislation that died in…
Beginning Jan. 1, 2020, any new or sales-tax delinquent beer, wine and tobacco retailer must purchase a one-time surety bond, under legislation Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law April 4, 2018. Act No. 2018-5o8 by Rep. Ron Johnson, R-Sylacauga, and Sen….
Beginning July 1, breweries can give away or sell their products on Sundays for on-premises consumption only, under Act No. 2018-513 by Rep. Anthony Daniels, D-Huntsville, and Sen. Bill Holtzclaw, R-Madison. Legislation that would have added breweries to the kinds…
The Alabama Legislature ended its 2018 regular session Thursday, four days early. The early departure allows lawmakers seeking re-election or election to another office to campaign in earnest for the June 5 primary. Those leaving public service started their retirement…
As of June 1, the licensing process for nonprofit organizations wishing to sell alcohol at fundraising events will be more streamlined. Gov. Kay Ivey signed HB414 by Rep. Craig Ford, D-Gadsden, on Thursday, March 29. It takes effect June 1. Under…
A new law settles refund and outstanding assessment issues arising from a 2013 Alabama Department of Revenue rule change. The rule related to multistate pass-through entities, such as LLCs, partnerships and S corporations. The Alabama Society of CPAs, the Revenue…
The Alabama Data Breach Notification Act of 2018 by Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, and Rep. Phil Williams, R-Huntsville, makes Alabama the 50th state in the nation to require data breach notification. The Alabama Retail Association worked for years to protect retailers in negotiations…
Cities seeking to require business licenses for retailers and others whose representatives just travel through their city are out of luck under one of Alabama’s newest laws. Act No. 2018-411 by Rep. Paul Lee, R-Dothan, took effect when the governor…
A data breach notification requirement for Alabama awaits Senate concurrence, while a measure aimed at leveling the playing field between brick-and-mortar retailers and online-only retailers awaits Senate action in the final week of the Alabama Legislature’s 2018 regular session. Gov. Kay Ivey…
The Sadie Grace Andrews Act by Sen. Tom Whatley, R-Auburn, and Rep. Joe Lovvorn, R-Auburn, is effective June 1. The law requiring secured grease trap covers is named for a 3-year-old who drowned in October in a grease trap outside an Auburn ice cream…