republic-os/legislation/us/states/al/2021rs/hb-437.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Wine, manufacturers, authorized to ship wine directly to Alabama residents, permitting of wine fulfillment centers, require importers and manufacturers of wine to enter into exclusive franchise agreements with wholesalers, to provide for reporting requirements and penalties, Secs. 28-3A-6.1, 28-3A-6.2, 28-8A-1 to 28-8A-11, inclusive, added; Sec. 28-1-4, 28-3-1 am'd."
description: "Wine, manufacturers, authorized to ship wine directly to Alabama residents, permitting of wine fulfillment centers, require importers and manufacturers of wine to enter into exclusive franchise agreements with wholesalers, to provide for reporting requirements and penalties, Secs. 28-3A-6.1, 28-3A-6.2, 28-8A-1 to 28-8A-11, inclusive, added; Sec. 28-1-4, 28-3-1 am'd."
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2021rs"
identifier: "HB 437"
citation: "Alabama HB 437 (2021rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcoholic Beverage Control Board"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Collins"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 24
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0839a67b-d647-41a2-8996-345bc127955b"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=HB437"
source_hash: "c60c4211d6900e14da6d11cde7d10ca962e01d0ae03cb078815283e6a54d0e0f"
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 437 (2021rs) — Wine, manufacturers, authorized to ship wine directly to Alabama residents, permitting of wine fulfillment centers, require importers and manufacturers of wine to enter into exclusive franchise agreements with wholesalers, to provide for reporting requirements and penalties, Secs. 28-3A-6.1, 28-3A-6.2, 28-8A-1 to 28-8A-11, inclusive, added; Sec. 28-1-4, 28-3-1 am'd.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/HB437-int.pdf)
2. **Amd/Sub 211073-2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/211073-2.pdf)
3. **Amd/Sub 212923-2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/212923-2.pdf)
4. **Amd/Sub 213280-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/213280-1.pdf)
5. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/HB437-eng.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/HB437-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Collins motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1107 — **88–5** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1245 — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- Smitherman motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1243 — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- Smitherman motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1244 — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 614 — **83–7** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 613 — **85–0** (pass) · lower
- Cosponsors Added — **32–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Collins — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Economic Development and Tourism `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and `reading-2`
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Economic Development and Tourism first Substitute Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 613 `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 614 `passage`
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Cosponsors Added
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2021-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Tourism `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and `reading-2`
- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Tourism first Substitute Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Smitherman motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1243 `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Smitherman Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Smitherman motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1244 `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1245 `passage`
- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Concurrence Requested
- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Collins motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1107 `passage`
- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Concurred in Second House Amendment
- **2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Clerk of the House Certification
- **2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2021-419. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor at 2:25 p.m. on May 4, 2021. `executive-receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0839a67b-d647-41a2-8996-345bc127955b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).