SB 233 Alabama Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Ad Valorem Advisory Committee, membership revised

SB 233 revises the membership of the Alabama Ad Valorem Advisory Committee, which advises on property tax assessment and collection. The bill expands the committee to include two resident taxpayers. These new members will be appointed by the Commissioner of the Department of Revenue and must have paid taxes in Alabama for at least five years, with all tax liabilities settled. This change aims to incorporate direct taxpayer perspectives into the committee's discussions.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Mar 18, 2025 Signed May 14, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 5 edits · May 14, 2025

MODERATE

This bill was finalized as an enrolled act, expanding the Alabama Ad Valorem Advisory Committee to include two taxpayer representatives appointed by the commissioner. The changes add new committee members to ensure taxpayer perspective in tax policy discussions and establish meeting requirements and diversity guidelines for the committee.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from a basic advisory committee structure to include specific taxpayer representation and formalized meeting requirements.

ELIGIBILITY

Added two taxpayer members to the committee who must have paid Alabama taxes for at least five years with no outstanding liabilities

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement for committee to meet at least four times per year with specific first meeting deadline of October 1, 2025

Added diversity requirements ensuring recommendations reflect racial, gender, geographic, urban, rural, and economic diversity of Alabama

TIMELINE

Changed effective date from October 1, 2023 to October 1, 2025

TECHNICAL

Changed bill version identifier from V7MTXPP-1 to V7MTXPP-2 indicating final enrolled status

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How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

May 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1167

lower

Apr 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported Out of Committee Second House

lower

Apr 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Pending Committee Action in Second House (State Government)

lower

Apr 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 842

upper

Apr 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

upper

Mar 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development)

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors