Relating to port credits; to amend Sections 40-18-401 and 40-18-403, Code of Alabama 1975, to expand the cap of the port credit and to expand tax incentives for businesses and enterprises who increase their cargo volume through Alabama public ports.
Summary
Port Incentives, expanded
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Apr 11, 2023
Signed Jun 8, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jun 1, 2023 · House May 17, 2023
How they voted
30–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 34
Jun 1, 2023
D
Democratic8
75% Yea
R
Republican26
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Jun 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read a Third Time and Pass
upper
May 31, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in Second House
upper
May 31, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Favorably (Finance and Taxation Education)
upper
May 18, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee (Finance and Taxation Education)
upper
May 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Favorably (Ways and Means Education)
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Referred (Ways and Means Education)
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chip Brown
RRepublican
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