Source: WTOC 11
By Cyreia Sandlin

SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) -When you go out for breakfast, brunch or lunch on Sunday mornings, do you like having a Bloody Mary or mimosa with your meal? If so, you're probably well aware of state law that prohibits alcohol from being sold or served until 12:30 in the afternoon. Now, if some lawmakers get their way, that start time would change.

This would allow establishments in cities or towns where Sunday sales are legal to start serving alcohol at 10:30 in the morning instead of 12:30.

Source: Atlanta Business Chronicle
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By Amy Wenk 
 
Restaurants in Georgia that already serve alcohol on Sundays would have two more hours to do so under legislation the Georgia House of Representatives approved Friday.

The so-called "Sunday brunch" bill, which passed 121-47, would expand the starting time for on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages on Sundays from 12:30 p.m. to 10:30 a.m.

After crunching the numbers, the Georgia Restaurant Association projects those additional two hours would generate $100 million a year for the approximately 4,000 restaurants that would qualify under the bill," said Rep. Brett Harrell, R-Snellville, the measure's chief sponsor.

The bill now moves to the state Senate.

Source: Write the City

Brunch is such a nice word. It means you can eat breakfast or lunch with your closest friends, laughing at last night’s fiasco while drinking a mimosa or Bloody Mary. What a great start to your day, right?

Well, state legislators have been pushing for HB 535, also known as the Georgia Brunch Bill. How cute is that? This bill would allow Georgia restaurants to start serving and selling alcohol at 10:30 am on Sunday’s instead of waiting until 12:30 pm.

Source: ValdostaToday.com

ATLANTA — The state House has passed a bill to allow restaurants to sell alcohol on Sundays by 10:30 am instead of the current 12:30.

The bill, championed by the Georgia Restaurant Association, is intended to level the playing field in serving for Sunday Brunches.  Currently, state-operated facilities and conference sites can sell alcohol before 12:30.  Should this law pass the Senate and be signed into law by the Governor, all restaurants would enjoy the same privilege upon local municipal approval.

Source: Atlanta Daily World
This story also appeared in the Michigan Chronicle

By Terry Shropshire, National Correspondent

ATLANTA — As a member of the traditional “Bible Belt,” Georgia had been slow to relax their prohibition on the sale of alcoholic beverages on Sundays. Now that Georgia has allowed liquor stores to sell on Sundays, legislators and voters are working on enabling restaurants to sell adult beverages during Sunday brunch.

State legislators have penned legislation HB 535, better known as the “Georgia Brunch Bill.” If the bill is passed into law, Georgia restaurants would be able to serve alcohol at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday mornings, instead of waiting until 12:30 p.m.

Source: Atlanta Business Chronicle 
By Dave Williams, Staff Writer

Restaurants in Georgia that already serve alcohol on Sundays would have two more hours to do so under legislation the Georgia House of Representatives approved Friday.

The so-called "Sunday brunch" bill, which passed 121-47, would expand the starting time for on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages on Sundays from 12:30 p.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 
By Aaron Gould Sheinin

Georgia lawmakers on Friday overwhelmingly approved legislation allowing restaurants to sell alcohol earlier on Sundays, if sales are already legal that day.

House Bill 535, by Rep. Brett Harrell, R-Snellville. passed 121-47 and now goes to the Senate. Before booze could flow at 10: 30 a.m. on Sundays, instead of 12:30 as the law now allows, local officials where Sunday sales are already legal would first have to vote to allow the earlier start.

Source: Eater Atlanta
By Chris Fuhrmeister 

Hate waiting until 12:30 p.m. for your Bloody Marys and mimosas? This bill is for you.

Because Sunday morning hair of the dog can't arrive soon enough after a late Saturday night, a few state legislators have penned HB 535, also known as the Georgia Brunch Bill. If passed into law, Georgia restaurants would be able to serve alcohol at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday mornings, instead of waiting until 12:30 p.m.

Source: Atlanta Magazine
By Osayi Endolyn

Sponsors estimate that bill would generate extra $100 million in taxable sales

UPDATE: Some toast-worthy news here. On Friday, March 13,the House passed HB 535, the Georgia Brunch Bill. Next, the bill moves to the Senate where it will undergo a vote. If the Senate approves, and Governor Deal signs the bill into law, we will be well on our way to Sunday morning cocktails and beer, possibly as soon as September.

ORIGINAL POST: As early as this fall, Georgians could get a morning Mimosa with their Sunday brunch. The Georgia Restaurant Association is courting support for HB 535, the Georgia Brunch Bill, which would give municipalities the option of permitting restaurants to serve alcohol as early as 10:30 a.m. on Sundays.