SB227
182538-1:n:02/16/2017:LFO-HP/jmb SB227 By Senator Dial RFD Finance and Taxation Education Rd
1 21-FEB-17 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the state imposes sales or use taxes upon certain
persons, firms, or corporations. Sales of certain items are taxed at a reduced rate. Sales
of other items are exempt from the taxes. This bill would increase the state sales and use
tax general rate to four and thirty-five one-hundredths percent (4.35%) on September 1, 2017
and to four and seventy one-hundredths percent (4.70%) on September 1, 2018. This bill would
phase out the state sales and use taxes on food over a two-year period by reducing the rates
by two percentage points per year beginning September 1, 2017. This bill would exempt sales
of food from the sales and use taxes beginning September 1, 2018. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN
ACT To amend Sections 40-23-2 and 40-23-61, Code of Alabama 1975, to increase the state sales
and use tax general rates to four and thirty-five one-hundredths percent...
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HB303
182551-1:n:02/22/2017:LLR/th LRS2017-805 HB303 By Representative Wadsworth RFD Ways and Means
Education Rd 1 23-FEB-17 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the state imposes sales or use taxes
upon certain persons, firms, or corporations. Sales of certain items are taxed at a reduced
rate. Sales of other items are exempt from the taxes. This bill would reduce by one percent
the sales and use taxes on food beginning October 1, 2017. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating
to sales and use tax on food; to reduce by one-percent the sales and use taxes on food beginning
October 1, 2017. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. For purposes of this
act, the following terms are defined as follows: (1) FOOD. Food as defined in 7 U.S.C §2011,
et seq., for the purposes of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program regardless
of where or by what means food is sold. (2) SALES TAX. The tax levied in Section 40-23-2,
Code of Alabama 1975, on the gross sales or gross receipts from...
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SB150
181375-1:g:01/17/2017:EBO-DHC/jat SB150 By Senator Pittman RFD Finance and Taxation General
Fund Rd 1 09-FEB-17 SYNOPSIS: This bill makes appropriations for the ordinary expenses of
the executive, legislative and judicial agencies of the State, for other functions of government,
for debt service, and for capital outlay for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018. A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To make appropriations for the ordinary expenses of the executive,
legislative and judicial agencies of the State, for other functions of government, for debt
service, and for capital outlay for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018. BE IT ENACTED
BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. The monies in Section 2 are appropriated from the
named funds for the 2018 fiscal year to the state agencies indicated, as the amounts to be
used to pay the expenditures of the named agencies, and are in lieu of all monies appropriated
for these purposes in other sections of the Alabama Statutes. For the...
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HB155
Rep(s). By Representative Clouse HB155 ENROLLED, An Act, To make appropriations for the ordinary
expenses of the executive, legislative, and judicial agencies of the State, for other functions
of government, for debt service, and for capital outlay for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2018. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. The monies in Section 2
are appropriated from the named funds for the 2018 fiscal year to the state agencies indicated,
as the amounts to be used to pay the expenditures of the named agencies, and are in lieu of
all monies appropriated for these purposes in other sections of the Alabama Statutes. For
the purpose of this act, the amounts herein for expenditures are listed by programmatic area
and the totals for all programs are shown by the source of funds. It is intended that only
the herein named funds be appropriated in the amounts specified to the named agencies and
that the following definitions shall be applicable. "Appropriation...
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HB44
181122-1:n:01/05/2017:LFO-KF/jmb HB44 By Representative Knight RFD Ways and Means Education
Rd 1 07-FEB-17 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the state imposes sales or use taxes upon certain
persons, firms, or corporations. Sales of certain items are taxed at a reduced rate. Sales
of other items are exempt from the taxes. This bill would exempt sales of food from the sales
and use taxes beginning September 1, 2017. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To exempt sales of
food from the sales and use taxes beginning September 1, 2017. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE
OF ALABAMA: Section 1. For purposes of Section 2 of this act, the following terms are defined
as follows: (1) FOOD. Food as defined in 7 U.S.C §2011, et seq., for the purposes of the
federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program regardless of where or by what means food
is sold. In the event that the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program definition
no longer exists, the Legislature shall provide a new definition of food...
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SB232
182586-1:n:02/16/2017:MA/tgw LRS2017-614 SB232 By Senator Sanders RFD Finance and Taxation
Education Rd 1 21-FEB-17 SYNOPSIS: This bill would propose an amendment to the Constitution
of Alabama of 1901, to repeal 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 limit the state income tax deduction for federal income taxes for individual taxpayers;
to exempt sales of food and over-the-counter drugs from state sales tax; and to prohibit local
governments from levying separate sales taxes only on the sale of food or over-the-counter
drugs. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama
of 1901, to repeal 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 limit the state income tax deduction for federal income taxes...
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HB547
Rep(s). By Representatives McCampbell and Harbison HB547 ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to Sumter
County; to levy additional sales and use taxes to be used for the construction, maintenance,
and operation of hospital facilities in Sumter County, including the purchase of a certificate
of need; to provide for certain matters relating to the administration, collection, and enforcement
of such taxes; to provide for the effective date and termination of such taxes; to provide
for an advisory referendum regarding the levy of the taxes; to provide that such taxes may
not be abated pursuant to Chapter 9B, Title 40, Code of Alabama 1975, or otherwise; and to
authorize the pledge of such taxes by Sumter County or a public corporation acting as its
agent to secure indebtedness issued for the purposes for which the taxes are authorized. BE
IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. This act shall only apply to Sumter County.
Section 2. (a) The following words, terms and phrases where used...
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SB302
SB302 ENGROSSED By Senators Ward and Albritton A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to the
finance and construction of prisons; to amend the heading of Chapter 101A (commencing with
Section 11-101A-1) of Title 11 and Sections 11-101A-1, 11-101A-2, 11-101A-4, and 11-101A-8
of and to add Section 11-101A-8.1 to the Code of Alabama 1975; to authorize counties and municipalities
to create authorities to construct prisons; to authorize the Department of Corrections to
enter into a lease of up to three prisons from authorities; to amend Sections 14-2-1, 14-2-6,
14-2-12, 14-2-13.1, 14-2-14, 14-2-16, 14-2-19, 14-2-21, 14-2-28, and 14-2-34, Code of Alabama
1975, to allow the Alabama Corrections Institution Finance Authority to issue up to $350 million
in bonds for the purpose of the renovation of existing prison facilities and the construction
of a new prison upon the lease of two prison facilities from a local authority; to revise
the membership of the authority; to require reporting to the...
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SB59
181096-1:n:02/06/2017:EBO-KB/mej SB59 By Senator Ward RFD Judiciary Rd 1 07-FEB-17 SYNOPSIS:
This bill will be known as the Alabama Prison Transformation Initiative Act. This bill would
provide for the construction of four modern, efficient prison facilities to reduce overcrowding,
to improve safety conditions for corrections officers, to allow for additional inmate re-entry
programs and to improve operational practices and procedures. This bill would require increased
reporting to the Joint Legislative Prison Committee. Under existing law, the Alabama Corrections
Institution Finance Authority is authorized to issue bonds for prison construction purposes.
The Authority is required to construct facilities using plans and specifications of architects
or engineers, or both. This bill would also allow the Authority to construct women's and regional
prison facilities using various types of construction agreements. This bill would allow the
Authority to issue additional bonds with no...
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SB67
181310-1:n:01/17/2017:JET*/th LRS2017-178 SB67 By Senators Coleman-Madison, Smitherman, Beasley,
Figures and Pittman RFD Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Rd 1 07-FEB-17 SYNOPSIS:
Under current law, each entity, subject to the Alabama corporate income tax, is required to
file a separate return and calculate the income tax on its separately accounted for taxable
income, regardless whether the entity is part of a larger business that consists of an affiliated
group of entities. This filing method allows large corporate taxpayers to take advantage of
tax planning options to shift income to other entities within the affiliated group located
in tax favorable states. Most large corporate businesses consist of a parent corporation and
a number of corporate subsidiaries. This bill would amend the corporate income tax law to
require the operations of all related entities, involved in a unitary business, file one corporate
income tax return on a combined basis, known as combined...
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