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SB260
SB260 By Senators Reed, Ross, Whatley, Waggoner, Dial, Holley, Coleman, Figures, Albritton,
Smitherman, Marsh, Allen, Scofield, Bussman, Williams, Glover and Hightower ENROLLED, An Act,
Relating to underserved communities; to create the Healthy Food Financing Act to provide financing
for grocery stores to operate in low and moderate income areas in order to increase the availability
of fresh and nutritious food to underserved communities; and to require the Alabama Department
of Economic and Community Affairs to administer the financing program. BE IT ENACTED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. (a) This act shall be known as the Healthy Food Financing
Act. (b) The purpose of this act is to establish a statewide program to increase the availability
of fresh and nutritious food, including fruits and vegetables, in underserved communities
by providing financing for retailers to open, renovate, or expand grocery stores. Section
2. For the purposes of this act, the following words...
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SB316
166462-1:n:03/26/2015:JMH/cj LRS2015-1198 SB316 By Senator Whatley RFD Agriculture, Conservation,
and Forestry Rd 1 31-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, each waterfowl season a person must
purchase a stamp from the judge of probate or another agent authorized by the Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources in order to hunt waterfowl. The fee for the stamp is five
dollars. This bill would raise the fee for the waterfowl stamp to ten dollars and would authorize
periodic adjustment of the stamp fee by the department based on the Consumer Price Index in
the same manner as other hunting and fishing licenses. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend
Section 9-11-433, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to issuance of stamps for waterfowl hunting;
to raise the stamp fee and to authorize periodic adjustment of the fee. BE IT ENACTED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 9-11-433, Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read
as follows: §9-11-433. "(a) A stamp shall be issued to each...
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SB323
166858-1:n:04/01/2015:LLR/cj LRS2015-1075 SB323 By Senator Sanford RFD Finance and Taxation
General Fund Rd 1 02-APR-15 SYNOPSIS: Currently under an opinion issued by the Alabama Department
of Revenue, the state lodging tax is applicable to the rental of a banquet room or dining
facility located within the premises owned by a person, firm, or corporation for the purpose
of providing rooms, lodgings, or accommodations to transients. This bill would provide that
the rental of any portion of a hotel, motel, inn, tourist camp, tourist cabin, or any other
place in which rooms, lodgings, or accommodations are regularly furnished to transients which
is not used for or intended to be used for overnight accommodations would not be subject to
a lodging tax. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Section 40-26-1, Code of Alabama 1975,
relating to lodging tax; to provide that the rental of any portion of a hotel, motel, inn,
tourist camp, tourist cabin, or any other place in which rooms, lodgings,...
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HB521
167752-1:n:04/15/2015:PMG/tj LRS2015-1604 HB521 By Representative Fridy RFD Ways and Means
Education Rd 1 21-APR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the personal residence of a person
who is 65 years of age or older and has a net annual taxable income of $12,000 or less is
exempt from ad valorem taxation. This bill would provide that a person who will attain the
age of 65 between October 1 and December 31 of a tax year is eligible for the ad valorem tax
exemption for that year. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to ad valorem taxes; to amend
Section 40-9-21, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide that a person who will attain the age of
65 between October 1 and December 31 of a tax year is eligible for an ad valorem tax exemption
for that year if he or she earns less than $12,000 annually. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE
OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 40-9-21, Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows:
§40-9-21. "(a) In addition to the persons and property exempt from ad valorem...
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SB322
SB322 ENGROSSED By Senator Sanford A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Sections 11-3-11.3,
11-51-183, 11-51-208, 11-51-210, 40-12-4, and 40-12-7, Code of Alabama 1975, and add Section
11-51-210.1, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Department of Revenue; to update references
relating to the cost of collection; to decrease the cap for the cost of administration of
county taxes from five percent to two percent; to provide for the administration of local
sales, use, rental, and lodgings taxes by the department; and to extend the county and municipal
tax levy and rate notification requirements to the department; and to provide liability relief
for miscollection of local taxes due to the lack of proper rate change notifications. BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections 11-3-11.3, 11-51-183, 11-51-208,
11-51-210, 40-12-4, and 40-12-7 of the Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as follows:
§11-3-11.3. "(a) Counties may, upon request of the county commission,...
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SB409
163831-7:n:04/21/2015:JET/cj LRS2014-3793R4 SB409 By Senators Hightower, Marsh, Pittman, Melson,
McClendon, Stutts, Reed, Waggoner, Ward, Livingston, Bussman, Shelnutt, Allen, Albritton,
Williams, Dial, Scofield, Chambliss, Brewbaker, and Whatley RFD Finance and Taxation Education
Rd 1 23-APR-15 SYNOPSIS: This bill would propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama
of 1901, entitled the Simplified Flat Tax Act of 2015, to repeal Amendment 25 of the Constitution
of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 211.01 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution
of Alabama of 1901, as amended, Amendment 212, as amended by Amendment 662, of the Constitution
of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 211.03 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution
of Alabama of 1901, as amended, and Amendment 225 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901,
now appearing as Section 211.04 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama
of 1901, as amended; to revise the personal...
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HB148
164966-1:n:03/03/2015:KMS/cj LRS2015-755 HB148 By Representatives Lee, Chesteen, Collins, Gaston,
Clouse and Hall RFD Ways and Means Education Rd 1 05-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: This bill would establish
the Fostering Hope Scholarship Act of 2015. This bill would require the Department of Human
Resources to develop and administer Fostering Hope, a tuition scholarship program for designated
youth who are, or were, in the state foster care program, including those children adopted
from the program at the age of 14 or older. This bill would impose requirements for participation.
This bill would authorize the Fostering Hope program to pay tuition and required fees for
eligible children at public two-year and four-year institutions of higher education in the
state. This bill would authorize the Fostering Hope program to pay for job training courses
or skill certifications, not considered an associate's degree, as offered by public two-year
and four-year institutions of higher education in the state...
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HB130
Rep(s). By Representatives Wadsworth and Whorton (I) HB130 ENROLLED, An Act, To amend Section
9-11-54, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide for the annual issuance of hunting licenses to persons
with disabilities for a reduced license fee; and to require fishing licenses to be issued
annually to persons with disabilities and to charge a reduced annual license fee. BE IT ENACTED
BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 9-11-54, Code of Alabama 1975, is amended
to read as follows: §9-11-54. "(a) Any person who is totally and permanently disabled
and receiving disability retirement from a public or private entity or a disability benefit
from the federal Social Security Administration, the United States Railroad Retirement, the
United States Office of Personnel Management, the Retirement Systems of Alabama, or a unit
of federal, state, or local government designated by rule of the department and who has been
a bona fide resident of this state for not less than six months 90 days next...
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HB206
Rep(s). By Representative Bracy HB206 ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to Mobile County; to authorize
the Mobile County Commission to create a North Mobile County Volunteer Fire Department Board
to review and evaluate the delivery of volunteer fire services to property owners within the
unincorporated area in Mobile County Commission District 1 and any incorporated area in the
district served by a volunteer fire department; to authorize the Mobile County Commission
to assess and implement a fire protection and suppression plan and service fee on certain
owners of dwellings and commercial buildings in Mobile County Commission District 1; to provide
for certain exemptions and collection of the service fee; and to provide for the distribution
of funds derived from the service fee. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section
1. This act shall only apply to Mobile County. Section 2. For the purposes of this act, the
following words shall have the following meanings: (1) COMMERCIAL...
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HB618
be deposited with the State Treasurer to be continuously appropriated to the Department of
Human Resources to assist all children in temporary or permanent custody in foster care. "(9)
Contributions designated for mental health on the Alabama state resident individual income
tax return shall be deposited with the State Treasurer and shall be distributed equally to
the Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Alabama and to the Mental Health Consumers of Alabama.
"(10) Contributions to the Alabama Breast and Cervical Cancer Research Program
shall be deposited with the State Treasurer and distributed to the University of Alabama at
Birmingham, which shall implement and administer the program. "(11) Contributions to
the Neighbors Helping Neighbors Fund shall be deposited with the State Treasurer for distribution
by the Department of Economic and Community Affairs for weatherization assistance as provided
for under Article 6, commencing with Section 41-23-100, Chapter 23, Title 41. "(12)...
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