HB 445 Alabama House · 2023 Regular Session

Relating to economic development; to amend Section 40-18-417.4, Code of Alabama 1975, as amended by Act 2023-34 of the 2023 Regular Session; to amend Section 5 of Act 2023-34 of the 2023 Regular Session, now appearing as Sections 40-18-472 and 40-18-473, Code of Alabama 1975, to correct a date referenced in the Growing Alabama Act; to clarify the tax rebates under the Sweet Home Alabama Tourism Investment Act for certain businesses for certified tourism destination projects are only available for projects placed into service after the effective date of this act; to amend Section 41-7-3, Code of Alabama 1975 to include the Chairs of the Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee and Ways and Means Education Committee and the ranking minority member of each committee, or their designees, to the Tourism Advisory Board; and to amend Sections 41-10-47.03 and 41-10-47.04, Code of Alabama 1975, from Section 1 of Act 2023-35 of the 2023 Regular Session, to align rural population provisions of the Site Evaluation Economic Development Strategy with the Jobs Act.

Summary
Taxation and revenue, Sweet Home Alabama Tourism Investment Act amended to clarify intent of program
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced May 9, 2023 Signed Jun 14, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jun 1, 2023 · House May 25, 2023

How they voted

310
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 34
Jun 1, 2023
D Democratic8
7 Yea 1
87% Yea
R Republican26
24 Yea 2
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Jun 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read A Third Time And Passed As Amended
upper
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 26, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee (Finance and Taxation Education)
upper
May 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read a Third Time and Pass
lower
May 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
lower
May 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Favorably (Ways and Means Education)
lower
May 9, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Referred (Ways and Means Education)
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Danny Garrett
Danny Garrett
RRepublican
AL
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