Mountain Brook and Hoover restaurants and conference centers may soon be able to serve alcohol for Sunday morning brunch.

Two bills, both sponsored by Sen. Jabo Waggoner, R-Vestavia Hills, would allow for city councils of Hoover and Mountain Brook to authorize the sale of alcohol in restaurants to begin at 10 a.m. on Sunday.

The Mountain Brook bill, SB146, was approved by the senate and awaits action in the House. The Hoover bill, SB292, remains in the Senate committee.

Last year, the Hoover City Council asked the Alabama Attorney General for his opinion on how to enact a 10 a.m. Sunday alcohol bill.

Hoover City Council President Gene Smith said the council decided to withdraw the request from the attorney general and instead pursue a bill in the Alabama State Legislature.

“We’re doing this for tourism,” Smith said. “We have several hotels that host large events and want to be able to do this for those.”

Currently Sunday alcohol sales begin at noon in Hoover and Mountain Brook.

Last year, the legislature passed a bill that allowed the Birmingham City Council to OK serving alcohol at 10 a.m. The council passed that ordinance last April.

Two more bills, SB96 and HB168, would allow the county commissions of wet counties to permit and regulate the sale of alcohol on Sundays.

HB 168, sponsored by Rep. Reed Ingram, R-Pike Road, was approved by the House and awaits Senate action.

SB96, sponsored by Sen. Tom Whatley, R-Auburn, remains in the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.