---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to alcoholic beverage sales; to amend Section 28-3A-17.2, Code of Alabama 1975; to further provide for alcoholic beverage sales by food and beverage trucks within established entertainment districts by extending the license to municipalities in all classes."
description: "Alcoholic Beverages, provide that Food & Beverage Trucks can sell in all municipalities"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "HB 304"
citation: "Alabama HB 304 (2023rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcoholic Beverages"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Neil Rafferty"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 26
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2023-04-13T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-14T13:30:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/901190eb-7264-4728-af86-6a49cb094a95"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "fa349d30fbb0e271dc60ada3ebe67e5be0eec99e37821545b8f590b6ccfb1026"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-al"]
---

# Alabama HB 304 (2023rs) — Relating to alcoholic beverage sales; to amend Section 28-3A-17.2, Code of Alabama 1975; to further provide for alcoholic beverage sales by food and beverage trucks within established entertainment districts by extending the license to municipalities in all classes.

Alcoholic Beverages, provide that Food & Beverage Trucks can sell in all municipalities

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB304-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-523** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1286199.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment 5GLO3M-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/5GLO3M-1.pdf)
4. **Amendment LCBNAW-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/LCBNAW-1.pdf)
5. **Amendment TSOR95-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/TSOR95-1.pdf)
6. **Conference Committee on HB304 Amendment HOMT66-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HOMT66-1.pdf)
7. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB304-eng.pdf)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB304-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the S for Vote 1268 on HB304 (2023 Regular Session) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 1166 on HB304 (2023 Regular Session) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the H for Vote 1171 on HB304 (2023 Regular Session) — **82–10** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the H for Vote 897 on HB304 (2023 Regular Session) — **80–16** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 1269 on HB304 (2023 Regular Session) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the S for Vote 1290 on HB304 (2023 Regular Session) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 899 on HB304 (2023 Regular Session) — **68–24** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 1288 on HB304 (2023 Regular Session) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 898 on HB304 (2023 Regular Session) — **75–19** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Neil Rafferty — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Concur In and Adopt
- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Concur In and Adopt
- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in House of Origin
- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** AMD/SUB (Conference Committee on HB304)
- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Accede (Conference Committee on HB304)
- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Non Concur and Appoint Conference Committee (Conference Committee on HB304)
- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Read A Third Time And Passed As Amended
- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in Second House
- **2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in Second House
- **2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in Second House
- **2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (County and Municipal Government) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (County and Municipal Government) `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended `passage`
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2023-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in House of Origin
- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (County and Municipal Government) `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (County and Municipal Government) `introduction, referral`
- **2023-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in House of Origin `reading-1`
- **2023-06-14T13:30:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-523 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/901190eb-7264-4728-af86-6a49cb094a95`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).