Liquor; mark up fee charged by Alcoholic Beverage Control Board further provided for

HB 395 clarifies how the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board calculates mark-up fees on wholesale liquor sales. It specifies that the "cost of merchandise" used to determine the fee (capped at 16.99%) includes only the amount the Board pays for liquor cases, excluding other costs. This directly affects liquor wholesalers who pay this fee on case lot purchases. The bill makes minor technical updates to the code language but does not change the existing fee cap or other provisions. The bill is pending in the House Economic Development and Tourism Committee and would take effect October 1, 2026.