Alabama Senate Committee moves to allow home delivery of distilled spirits
MONTGOMERY, Alabama (WALA) The Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday passed SB 126, a bill to allow home delivery of distilled spirits in original containers from package stores, and from restaurants and bars with a meal purchase.
Senator J.T. Waggoner introduced the bill in the Senate, and a companion bill, HB 229, was introduced in the House by Representative Gil Isbell.
“The ease of home delivery – especially during a pandemic – provides added convenience for Alabama consumers and additional revenue for the state,” said David Wojnar, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States Senior Vice President and Head of State Public Policy. “As consumers social distance during the pandemic, home delivery provides a responsible option for adults to order distilled spirits. We applaud Senator Waggoner and Representative Isbell for introducing these bills and look forward to seeing home
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A representative confirmed that Governor DeWine had signed the bill to 3News on Friday morning.
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FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2020 file photo, Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine discusses the most recent data on Ohio s soaring coronavirus cases during a news briefing at John Glenn International Airport on in Columbus, Ohio. State lawmakers across the country will be convening in 2021 with the continuing COVID-19 pandemic rippling through much of their work and even affecting the way they work. After 10 months of emergency orders and restrictions from governors and local executive officials, some state lawmakers are eager to reassert their power over statewide decisions shaping the way people shop, work, worship and attend school.
ACUSHNET Town government is working to keep things as normal as possible right now, while at the same time working to keep residents and employees safe.
Selectmen announced that through Jan. 11, Town Hall is back to its remote action plan for handling services. Each department office will only have one employee present during the day, with other staff working from home.
All in-person services are by appointment only during this period. Residents can still bring bills to the drop-off box located up the ramp of the town hall building.
At the Dec. 9 Selectmen meeting Town Administrator Julie Hebert announced two recent cases of town employees contracting the virus, which led to 6 additional employees needing to be quarantined due to close proximity.