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SB212
173292-1:n:02/01/2016:MCS/th LRS2016-225 SB212 By Senators Scofield, Livingston, Ward, Stutts,
Melson, Reed, Dial and Whatley RFD Finance and Taxation Education Rd 1 11-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS:
This bill would encourage accelerated investment in broadband infrastructure by private business
by providing a 10-year property tax exemption for qualifying high-speed broadband telecommunications
network facilities constructed after January 1, 2016. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend
Sections 40-21-6, 40-21-9, 40-21-17, 40-21-18, 40-21-20, and 40-21-21 of the Code of Alabama
1975; to provide a 10-year property tax exemption for qualifying high-speed broadband telecommunications
network facilities constructed after January 1, 2016. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF
ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections 40-21-6, 40-21-9, 40-21-17, 40-21-18, 40-21-20, and 40-21-21 of
the Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as follows: §40-21-6. "Insofar as the
other evidence and information adduced before said...
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SB287
SB287 ENGROSSED By Senators Pittman, Ward, Allen, Williams and Reed A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN
ACT To amend Sections 14-2-1, 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, relating to the Alabama Corrections Institution Finance Authority, to allow the
Authority to issue up to $800 million in bonds with no specified maturity date later than
30 years for the purpose of financing the construction of women's and regional prison facilities,
renovating existing prison facilities, and demolishing obsolete prison facilities; and to
allow the Authority to construct the women's and regional prison facilities using various
types of construction agreements; to authorize the Authority to dispose of property not required
for Department of Corrections purposes; to require reporting to the Joint Legislative Prison
Committee; to further provide for actions to be taken upon payment of all bonds issued by
the Authority; to amend Section 40-8-3, relating to allocation of the...
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HB241
173341-1:n:02/03/2016:PMG/mfc LRS2016-274 HB241 By Representatives Pringle, South, Sessions,
Morrow, Beech, McCampbell, Williams (JD) and Greer RFD Commerce and Small Business Rd 1 16-FEB-16
SYNOPSIS: This bill would authorize public universities operating schools of medicine to form
a new type of public corporation to be called an authority. This bill would provide procedures
for the incorporation, reincorporation, and dissolution of an authority. This bill would prescribe
powers of an authority, including the power to form university affiliates, the power of eminent
domain, and the power to incur indebtedness. This bill would authorize an authority to exercise
its powers even if doing so would be deemed anticompetitive or monopolistic under federal
or state antitrust laws. This bill would authorize liens on the revenues and assets of an
authority or university affiliate. This bill would exempt an authority and university affiliate
from state taxation and exempt indebtedness issued by...
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SB243
SB243 By Senator Reed ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to universities; to enact the University Authority
Act of 2016, to authorize constitutionally created public universities and public universities
operating schools of medicine to form a new type of public corporation to be called an authority;
to express legislative intent; to establish procedures for incorporation of authorities by
universities; to prescribe requirements for and powers of a board of directors and officers
of an authority; to prescribe powers of an authority, which includes the power to form university
affiliates; to authorize authorities to exercise their powers even if the exercise of such
powers would be deemed anticompetitive or monopolistic under federal or state antitrust laws;
to grant authorities the power of eminent domain; to authorize authorities to issue obligations
such as bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness; to authorize liens on the revenues
and assets of an authority or a university...
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HB289
173439-3:n:02/22/2016:LLR/mfc LRS2016-410R2 HB289 By Representative Daniels RFD Commerce and
Small Business Rd 1 24-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the Department of Revenue is authorized
to enter into agreements with counties and municipalities to collect and administer local
sales, use, rental, and lodging taxes. To recover its costs, the department is authorized
to charge a municipality a maximum of two percent of the revenue collected and a county a
maximum of five percent of the revenue collected. This bill would prohibit the Department
of Revenue from charging a local governmental entity for which it provides collection and
administration for a tax levy of the entity for the cost of filing, payment processing, and
remittance services for any tax authorized to be filed under the ONE SPOT system of the department
and would define collection and administrative services for those purposes. The bill would
also reduce the maximum percentage the department could charge a county to...
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SB278
SB278 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, and add Section 11-51-210.1, to the
Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Department of Revenue; to further provide for the administration
of local sales, use, rental, and lodgings tax; to prohibit the department from charging for
certain services related to taxes authorized to be filed under the ONE SPOT system; to decrease
the cap on costs the department can charge a county from five percent to two percent; 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,...
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HB459
attorneys, engineers, consultants, and other professionals as the board shall deem necessary
for the conduct of the business of the institute. "(13) To provide grants to educational,
governmental, nonprofit, community-based, workforce development, economic development, and
other organizations and associations engaged in the education, recruitment, training, placement,
and professional development of persons engaged in activities leading to the furtherance of
careers in commercial and industrial construction in accordance with the purposes of
the institute. "(14) To cooperate or partner, or both, with regional and national organizations
promoting construction workforce development, including the sharing of non-monetary marketing
and educational resources and databases, in furtherance of the purposes of the institute.
"(15) To do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers and purposes conferred
by this section. "(16) To exercise any and all powers permissible under...
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SB272
174272-1:n:02/17/2016:LFO-HP/bdl SB272 By Senator Dial RFD Finance and Taxation Education Rd
1 18-FEB-16 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 one-half percent on September 1, 2016 and to five percent on
September 1, 2017. 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, 2016. 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 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 one-half percent on
September 1, 2016 and five percent on September 1, 2017; to phase out the state...
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SB24
164130-3:n:01/14/2016:FC/tj LRS2015-163R2 SB24 By Senator Whatley RFD Finance and Taxation
Education Rd 1 02-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a sales and use tax of 1.5 percent
is levied by the state on the sale or the use of agricultural machinery and equipment. This
bill would provide that the sale or the use of agricultural machinery and equipment would
be exempt from state sales or use tax. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to agriculture;
to amend Sections 40-23-37 and 40-23-63 of the Code of Alabama 1975, to provide that the sale
or the use, storage, and consumption of agricultural machinery and equipment for use on a
farm would be exempt from state sales and use tax; and to repeal Sections 40-23-38 and 40-23-64
of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the administration of sales and use tax on agricultural
machinery and equipment. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections 40-23-37
and 40-23-63 of the Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as...
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HB429
and use of the proceeds of the taxes; prescribing penalties and fixing punishment for violation
of this act; and providing for a referendum. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. This act applies to Washington County. Section 2. As used in this act, the following
words have the following meanings: (1) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Revenue. (2) EQUIPMENT.
Machinery or tools employed for agriculture, horticulture, livestock, grazing, lawn and garden,
construction, industrial, maritime, mining, or forestry usage, including tractors.
(3) LEASING TAX. A tax paralleling the tax imposed by the state leasing or renting of tangible
personal property statutes, including, but not limited to, Title 40, Chapter 12, Article 4,
Code of Alabama 1975. (4) SALES AND USE TAX. A tax paralleling the tax imposed by the state
sales and use tax statutes, including, but not limited to, Title 40, Chapter 23, Code of Alabama
1975. Section 3. (a) The County Commission of Washington...
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