Alabama vote.

[aubiecat]

HB354 is scheduled for the Job Creation and Economic Development Senate committee today at 1 PM.

 

[dford]

HB354 is scheduled for the Job Creation and Economic Development Senate committee tomorrow at 1 PM.

It is expected to be reported favorably in the committee tommorrow so we are hoping that we get a vote later this week in the senate.

 

[DocBrown]

Committee vote was 3-1 in favor. Bill will be reported favorably to the senate when they meet later on today.

 

[dford]

That was quick

 

[aubiecat]

Committee vote was 3-1 in favor. Bill will be reported favorably to the senate when they meet later on today.

I love you Doc Brown.

 

[CGVT]

Any word on SB 294 (Gourmet bottle bill)?

 

[aubiecat]

Any word on SB 294 (Gourmet bottle bill)?

They just started and are on bill #1 for the day. SB294 is #5 so I hope they get there.
I will up date this thread when and if they get to it, if I can stand it that long.

 

[FTG-05]

[Major General Colt's voice]:

"GO TEAM, GO!!!!"

[/Major General Colt's voice]

 

[pentachris]

Bill just came up for debate. And the filibuster has begun.

 

[aubiecat]

http://www.legislature.state.al.us/audio/houseaudio.html

 

[aubiecat]

What?

 

[DocBrown]

BIR fails. The bill is dead for the year.

 

[aubiecat]

Unreal. Ignorant ********

 

[CGVT]

What a bunch of stupid jackasses.

 

[pentachris]

Flabbergasted.

 

[CGVT]

44-42 (or 42-40) vote. What did it need to pass?

 

[DocBrown]

BIR fails. The bill is dead for the year.

To clarify, this is for the gourmet bottle bill. In Alabama, before the state budget is passed, all bills require a "Budget Isolation Resolution." Alabama legislature is constitutionally obligated to pass a budget, so to do anything else, they have to pass a BIR first. The BIR requires 60% (I think) to pass.

Vote was 42 ayes to 40 nays. BIR failed.

 

[CGVT]

Thanks

 

[Huff360]

The BIR requires 60% (I think) to pass.

Yes Doc, "3/5 super majority" is how they like to word it. Sounds more congressional than 60%.

 

[aubiecat]

Thank God the homebrew bill got out of the house away from these damn fools.

 

[CGVT]

7 votes short?

 

[homebrewdad]

I am disappointed, but not surprised, at this. Still, I'd way rather the homebrew bill pass - we can fight the gourmet bill again next year.

 

[aubiecat]

I just looked at SB 294 and it only passed out of the senate by one vote. Something doesn't pass the smell test here.

 

[CGVT]

I am disappointed, but not surprised, at this. Still, I'd way rather the homebrew bill pass - we can fight the gourmet bill again next year.

My thoughts exactly.

I guess these guys equate bigger bottles to drinking forties of Colt 45 out of a paper bag on a street corner?

 

[DocBrown]

7 votes short?

Given that there were 40 votes against, we would have needed 60 votes in favor. So, it was 18 votes short.

 

[CGVT]

Ha! My math sucks!

 

[dford]

Back to the homebrewing bill , I received this email today. Looks like we only have 3 legislative days left to get this bill voted on.


"HB354 to legalize Homebrewing in Alabama was reported favorably out of
the Senate Committee on Job Creation and Economic Development this
afternoon! The next step forward is the Senate Floor for a full vote.
Time in the 2012 Legislative Session is running very short, though,
and it is up to all of us to not only convince our senators to vote in
favor of the bill, but to also first get them to put it on the
Senate's agenda ASAP!

The Senate will meet Wednesday and Thursday of this week, and then
only one more day afterward, before the 2012 Legislative Session ends.
If they do not vote on HB354 before then, Homebrewing Legalization
will die again this year. The sense of urgency is very real!

What can you do to help? Call your Senator's office and leave a
message with his or her assistant politely asking the Senator to pass
HB354 to legalize Homebrewing this session. Email may work, but given
the time constraints we are under, a phone call during business hours
is the safest way to ensure your voice is heard in time. Our
opposition has already started their phone calls, and we must
overwhelm their numbers, so ask your friends to help, too!

To find your Senator's contact information, the Free The Hops web
page, http://freethehops.org/legislative/ , is a handy tool to use.

Getting through the Senate is the last step before our bill will go to
the Governor for his signature. Advancing through the second house's
committee is farther than a Homebrewing bill has ever made it in
Alabama. Let's keep the momentum going!

Thank you for your support."

http://www.alahomebrewing.org/

 

[CGVT]

From Free the Hops on Facebook

Free the Hops
We have learned that several "No" votes today were part of some political crossfire oddly unrelated to our bill. Politics sucks. But we have a decent shot at getting another vote on Thursday. We'll post the full roll call on how every Rep voted soon, and YOU need to make sure the No votes understand how important passage of this bill really is.

 

[StoneHands]

Forgive my ignorance on awesome Alabama politics (you'd think I would fit right in) but does this mean the bill isn't dead yet? Based on the Facebook post at least?

 

[homebrewdad]

No, it is not at all dead. It passed the Senate the past two years, but died in the House. This year, it already passed the House, and has now passed the Senate committee. Now, we have to get it read and voted on in front of the whole Senate - before the session runs out.