This Aug. 8, 2019, photo shows a White Claw in New Orleans. A new state task force will soon begin working on policy for a popular category of alcoholic beverages.
The task force, to be made up of five lawmakers from each house of the Legislature, have about two months to come up with policy. Final recommendations must be presented by the fifth day of the 2024 legislative session. In Alabama, beer- and wine-based RTDs can be sold in more than 4,600 locations, including grocery and convenience stores. Advocates say spirit RTDs can only be sold in 980 locations.
“By signing SJR 95, Gov. Ivey has taken the first step in modernizing Alabama’s marketplace and given legislators an opportunity to learn more about the glaring disparities between how beer, wine and spirits RTDs are treated under the law,” Whited said.