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HB394
175343-3:n:03/15/2016:JET*/cj LRS2016-1000R2 HB394 By Representative McCutcheon RFD Transportation,
Utilities and Infrastructure Rd 1 15-MAR-16 SYNOPSIS: This bill would provide for additional
gasoline and diesel fuel excise taxes and would provide for an adjustment to the gasoline
and diesel fuel excise tax rates effective in 2019 and again in 2023 and 2027, unless the
Legislature adopts a resolution that the adjustment not take place, to bring the excise taxes
in line with the average gasoline taxes and fees levied in the four states bordering Alabama.
The revenue from the additional taxes would be paid into the Alabama Transportation Safety
Fund established in SB180, 2016 Regular Session, and would be expended only as authorized
in that act. This bill would also prohibit the passage of a local law levying an excise tax
on gasoline or diesel fuel unless approved by a local referendum and would allow a local governing
body to hold a local referendum on levying a local excise tax on...
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HB436
Rep(s). By Representative Shedd HB436 ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to Blount County; authorizing
the county commission to levy an additional sales and use tax; providing for the collection,
distribution, and use of the proceeds of the tax; and providing for a referendum on the issue.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. This act shall apply only to Blount
County and be known as the Moving Blount County Forward Initiative. Section 2. As used in
this act, sales and use tax means a tax imposed by the state sales and use tax statutes and
such other acts applicable to Blount County, including, but not limited to, Sections 40-23-1,
40-23-2, 40-23-3, 40-23-4, 40-23-60, 40-23-61, 40-23-62, and 40-23-63, Code of Alabama 1975.
Section 3. Subject to the approval of a majority of the electors voting at a referendum as
provided for herein, the County Commission of Blount County may, upon a majority vote of the
members, levy, in addition to all other taxes, including, but not...
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SB222
173289-1:n:02/01/2016:KMS/mfc LRS2016-263 SB222 By Senator Smitherman RFD Fiscal Responsibility
and Economic Development Rd 1 11-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the Alabama Massage
Therapy Licensure Act governs the practice of massage therapy in this state. This bill would
expand the persons exempt from the chapter and would delete any reference to a temporary permit
to practice massage therapy. This bill would delete antiquated language. This bill would provide
compensation to board members and would change the makeup of the board. This bill would change
the name of the executive secretary to executive director. This bill would list reasons for
excused absences from board meetings. This bill would remove the requirements that the oath
of office of board members be filed with the Governor and that the Governor issue certificates
of appointment to board members. This bill would increase the minimum hours of supervised
course instruction for licensure. This bill would require that...
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SB347
174366-2:n:03/09/2016:JMH/cj LRS2016-746R1 SB347 By Senators Bussman and Singleton RFD Agriculture,
Conservation, and Forestry Rd 1 10-MAR-16 SYNOPSIS: This bill would authorize the Department
of Agriculture and Industries to administer an industrial hemp research program.
This bill would allow the department or an institution of higher learning could apply for
a permit or waiver to grow industrial hemp for the manufacture of hemp
products. This bill would revise the definition of marijuana in the controlled substances
law to exclude industrial hemp. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to industrial
hemp; to authorize the Department of Agriculture and Industries to administer an industrial
hemp research program; to authorize the production of industrial hemp
to be used for the manufacture of industrial hemp products; and to amend Section
20-2-2, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide further for the definition of marijuana. BE IT ENACTED
BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. This act...
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HB299
174110-1:n:02/16/2016:KMS/cj LRS2016-658 HB299 By Representative Henry RFD Education Policy
Rd 1 24-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, at the beginning of each school year local boards
of education are required to adopt and make available codes of student conduct that describe
specific grounds for disciplinary action and explain the responsibilities and rights of students
with regard to attendance, conduct, and other matters. Also under existing law, local boards
of education are required to develop and implement local policies and procedures requiring
the one-year expulsion of students who have brought to school or have in their possession
a firearm in a school building, on school grounds, on school buses, or at other school-sponsored
functions. This bill would require local boards of education to impose punishment in an offense
appropriate manner on a case-by-case basis and would prohibit any local board of education
from adopting and enforcing any so-called "zero tolerance"...
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HB337
174501-1:n:02/23/2016:KMS/cj LRS2016-779 HB337 By Representatives Ball, Daniels, Hall, Sanderford
and Whorton (R) RFD Ways and Means Education Rd 1 25-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: This bill would establish
the Student and Taxpayer Fairness Act of 2016. This bill would require, when no agreement
is reached among the local boards of education serving students who reside within the county,
that countywide taxes collected for educational purposes be equitably distributed to those
local boards of education. This bill would clarify that a city board of education of a municipality
located within more than one county is considered a local board of education in all of those
counties. This bill would also require the State Superintendent of Education to determine
the pro rata distribution of countywide taxes collected for educational purposes within a
county to be based on the determination of total calculated costs of the Foundation Program
for each local board of education. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To...
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HB38
Rep(s). By Representatives Tuggle, Mooney, Wingo, Hill (M), Weaver, Harper, Fridy, Chesteen,
Lee, Ledbetter, Wilcox, Sanderford, Clouse, Boothe, McCutcheon, Baker, McMillan, Millican,
Greer, Martin, Beckman, Fincher, Pettus, Garrett, Carns, Shedd, Poole, Hubbard, Faulkner,
South and Johnson (K) HB38 ENGROSSED A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Section 40-2A-3,
Code of Alabama 1975, to revise the definitions of Taxpayer Advocate and taxpayer assistance
order; to amend Section 40-2A-4, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Taxpayer Advocate;
to provide for the appointment of the advocate by the Governor; to require the advocate to
maintain a public website; to require the advocate to promote the interests of taxpayers involved
in disputes where an ambiguity in tax law exists; to remove the assistant commissioner's authority
to approve taxpayer assistance orders; to require an annual report to certain legislative
committees regarding tax law ambiguities; to provide for additional...
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HB58
173364-1:n:02/02/2016:FC/mfc LRS2016-345 HB58 By Representative Johnson (R) RFD Ways and Means
General Fund Rd 1 02-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, prescription drugs are exempt from
sales tax. This bill would provide that prescription drugs would be exempt from business license
taxes based on gross receipts. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Section 40-23-4.1 of
the Code of Alabama 1975, providing that certain drugs are exempt from gross sales tax, to
include an exemption from business license taxes based on gross receipts. BE IT ENACTED BY
THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 40-23-4.1 of the Code of Alabama 1975, is amended
to read as follows: §40-23-4.1. "(a) The term "drugs" shall include any medicine
prescribed by physicians when the prescription is filled by a licensed pharmacist, or sold
to the patient by the physician, for human consumption or intake. "(b) In addition to
any and all items exempt from gross sales tax, certain drugs, as defined in subsection...
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HB64
172478-2:n:12/07/2015:MCS/tj LRS2015-3194R1 HB64 By Representatives Greer, Fridy and Garrett
RFD Ways and Means Education Rd 1 02-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Currently, income from defined contribution
deferred compensation plans is taxable as state income. This bill would provide that the first
90 percent of such annual income is exempt. The exemption would be phased in over a five-year
period. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To provide for the Alabama Fair Income Tax Act of 2016;
to amend Section 40-18-19, Code of Alabama 1975, as amended by Act 2015-442, relating to exemptions
from state income taxation; to provide for exemptions of certain percentages of annual income
received as a benefit from defined contribution deferred compensation plans; and to provide
for a period of five years to fully implement an exemption of 90 percent of such benefits.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. (a) This act shall be known as and
may be cited as the Alabama Fair Income Tax Act of 2016....
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HB92
173442-1:n:02/03/2016:LFO-KF/bdl HB92 By Representative Greer RFD Ways and Means Education
Rd 1 03-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under current law for Alabama income tax purposes, all individuals
are exempt from the reporting of distributions received from a defined benefit plan to the
extent it is taxable for federal income tax purposes. Distributions received from a defined
contribution plan are not exempt from reporting. This bill would remove the exemption from
the reporting and taxation of such distributions and require such benefits be reported on
an individuals income tax returns effective for the 2016 calendar tax year and provide an
exemption of the first $50,000 of pension and annuity income. A portion of such distributions
may be exempt from taxation for the recapture of any basis, under certain circumstances. A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Sections 16-25-23, 36-27-28, 36-27-170, 40-18-14, and
40-18-19 repeal Section 40-18-20 Code of Alabama 1975, to require individuals,...
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