Sunday Liquor Sales Bill Clears GA Senate, Passage “Probable”

Decatur Metro | March 16, 2011 | 1:31 pm

After nearly dying in committee, the AJC reports that after four hours of debate, the Georgia Senate has approved legislation 32-22 that would allow local jurisdictions to decide for themselves whether to allow the Sunday retail sale of alcohol.

The bill will now go to the House of Representatives “where passage is considered probable”, according to the AJC’s Jay Bookman.

As we’ve mentioned before, Gov. Nathan Deal has already stated publicly that he is willing to sign the measure.  So, if passed, Decatur and/or DeKalb residents will most likely soon be given the option to vote on whether to allow Sunday sales.

In terms of Decatur, I don’t think I’m going out on a limb thinking that such a measure would pass rather easily here.

 

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17 Responses to “Sunday Liquor Sales Bill Clears GA Senate, Passage “Probable””

  1. Kathy says:
    March 16, 2011 at 2:04 pm

    Keeping my fingers crossed!

  2. DEC says:
    March 16, 2011 at 2:09 pm

    Ale Yeah!

  3. Keith F says:
    March 16, 2011 at 2:14 pm

    A St. Paddy’s Day gift.

  4. decaturite16 says:
    March 16, 2011 at 3:15 pm

    Got my vote.

  5. Sarene says:
    March 16, 2011 at 3:22 pm

    I’m all for it!

  6. Patrick says:
    March 16, 2011 at 3:51 pm

    Leveling the playing field for stores that sell alcohol to compete with restaurants and giving consumers more options – sounds like a win-win to me!

  7. Joe says:
    March 16, 2011 at 4:00 pm

    Great news!
    I did think that the not so separate church and state was going to stop this in its tracks. Glad reason prevailed!

  8. DEM says:
    March 16, 2011 at 4:54 pm

    Passage of this bill is one of the 7 signs of the apocalypse, no?

  9. cubalibre says:
    March 16, 2011 at 5:05 pm

    Woo-hooooo! Cuba Libres for everyone, the 1st Sunday after the bill passes!

  10. FM Fats says:
    March 16, 2011 at 5:17 pm

    Great. With any luck I’ll soon be able to get liquored up and take my guns to church.

  11. Dave says:
    March 16, 2011 at 5:40 pm

    Soon I’ll be able to drive through Chick-fil-A on a Sunday after church and order a sandwich and a beer to go! That’ll be heaven.

  12. Oakhurst Gossip says:
    March 17, 2011 at 7:57 am

    The only people opposed would be the pub owners.

  13. JohnBoy says:
    March 17, 2011 at 8:55 am

    Finally, a dent in Georgia’s version of Sharia law. Of course, local imams can still impose their will, but hey — baby steps, right?

  14. Flaka says:
    March 19, 2011 at 1:41 pm

    Just after I moved to Atlanta (from England), I wandered the wine section in the grocery store for 30 minutes late one evening to start my cellar (aisle was admittedly a bit quiet). When I got to the checkout, I was told I couldn’t buy alcohol, as it was a Sunday!

    A few days later, a colleague was heading out at lunchtime to one of the big warehouse clubs, and asked if I wanted to tag along as he had a guest pass. While he was shopping, I stocked up on wine and headed to the checkout…. Only to be told that I couldn’t buy alcohol, because it was an election day!

    I did start to wonder where I was moving to…..