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Representative sponsor advances HB 593 to create Alabama Small Craft Alcoholic Beverage Act; committee adopts four amendments
Summary
A committee advanced HB 593, the Alabama Small Craft Alcoholic Beverage Act, to allow new small‑craft distiller, winery and brewpub license categories, tasting rooms and limited deliveries; the committee adopted four friendly amendments (including production caps and age‑restriction language) and passed the bill out of committee.
A representative sponsor presented HB 593, titled the Alabama Small Craft Alcoholic Beverage Act, saying the bill establishes three new license categories (small craft distiller, small craft winery and a hybrid craft alcoholic‑beverage complex), authorizes tasting rooms and educational tours, and permits limited delivery services to help grow tourism and support small businesses across the state.
"This is about growing tourism in the state of Alabama, but it's…
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