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24 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. [i] (2007-2008)

handle is hein.journals/gslr24 and id is 1 raw text is: GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY LAW REVIEW VOLUME 24 NUMBER 1 FALL 2007 CONTENTS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES Package of bills related to alcoholic beverages which would have affected various titles ............................................................................................................. I Regulation of Alcoholic Beverages Generally Bill Number: SB 26 Summary: This bill would have allowed counties and municipalities that currently permit the sales of alcoholic beverages to authorize the retail sale of malt beverages and wine at any time on Sunday. The bill would also have provided for procedures for its implementation. Wine Bill Number SB 55 Summary: This bill would have authorized restaurant patrons to remove for off-premises consumption a resealed, partially consumed bottle of wine that was purchased with a meal. It also would have provided that a resealed, partially consumed bottle of wine that was purchased with a meal is not an open alcoholic beverage container for purposes of the prohibition against possessing an open container of alcohol in the passenger area of a motor vehicle. Regulation of Alcoholic Beverages Generally Bill Number: SB 137 Summary: This bill would have provided that in each county or municipality where sales of alcoholic beverages by retailers are lawful, the county or municipality could authorize retail sales of alcoholic beverages, including beer, wine, and spirits, on Sundays from any period of time from 12:00 noon to 12:00 midnight, if approved by a referendum. A public election would be held to vote on whether to allow Sunday sales. If the county or municipality approved Sunday sales, upon receipt of a proper resolution or ordinance of the governing authority or upon receipt of a written petition signed by at least thirty-five percent of the registered