Relating to sales and use taxes; to amend Sections 40-23-1, 40-23-2, 40-23-60, and 40-23-61, Code of Alabama 1975, to define "food" and begin reducing the state sales and use tax on food on September 1, 2023; to require certain growth targets in the Education Trust Fund for future sales tax reductions on food; to establish the sales and use tax rate on food for purposes of county and municipal sales and use taxes as the existing general or retail sales and use tax rate; and to provide for the levy of sales and use tax on food by counties and municipalities.
Summary
Taxation and revenue, food defined for sales and use tax purposes, tax rate established and reduced, local governments authorized to reduce sales and use tax rate on food
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 16, 2023
Signed Jun 15, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jun 1, 2023 · House May 25, 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
25
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Jun 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read A Third Time And Passed As Amended
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 as Amended
lower
May 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
lower
May 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Favorably (Ways and Means Education)
lower
May 16, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Referred (Ways and Means Education)
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Danny Garrett
RRepublican
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