Taxation, incentives for attraction of new and expanding business including rural areas, investment credit for income tax, financial institution excise tax, insurance premium tax, utility tax, further incentives for rural areas as defined, purchase of credits, incentives for high-tech companies, Ala. Incentives Modernization Act, Secs. 40-18-6.1, 40-18-8.1, 40-18-376.3 added; Secs. 40-18-376, 40-18-376.1, 40-18-410, 40-18-411, 40-18-412, 40-18-413, 40-18-414 am'd.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2019
Committee Review
House Passage
May 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced May 2, 2019
Signed May 30, 2019
Floor votes · Senate May 29, 2019 · House May 16, 2019
How they voted
24–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 29
May 29, 2019
D
Democratic8
75% Yea
R
Republican21
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
13
Committee
0
Amendments
9
May 30, 2019
Signed into law
Assigned Act No. 2019-392.
lower
May 30, 2019
Upper · Passed
Concurred in Second House Amendment
upper
May 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Poole motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1200
lower
May 29, 2019
Upper · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1353
upper
May 29, 2019
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
May 29, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reed motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote
upper
May 29, 2019
Upper · Passed
Marsh motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1320
upper
May 29, 2019
Upper · Passed
Marsh motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1319
upper
May 29, 2019
Introduced
Marsh Amendment Offered
upper
May 29, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reed motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1318
upper
May 29, 2019
Introduced
Finance and Taxation Education Amendment Offered
upper
May 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 807
lower
May 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 806
lower
May 16, 2019
Introduced
Poole Amendment Offered
lower
May 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 805
lower
May 16, 2019
Introduced
Ways and Means Education first Substitute Offered
lower
May 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
BP
Bill Poole
RRepublican
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