Retail Theft Crime Prevention Act Act No. 2023-531 The Alabama Legislature gave final approval May 31 to the Retail Theft Crime Prevention Act. Gov. Kay Ivey officially signed it into law June 14 and ceremonially signed it Aug. 3. The…
Under Act No. 2023-554, Alabama will gradually half the state sales tax on food. The Alabama House concurred June 1 with Senate changes to the legislation by Rep. Danny Garrett, R-Trussville, and Sen. Andrew Jones, R-Centre, and the governor signed…
The Insurance Services Office, or ISO, has cut in half the hazard risk for liquor liability insurance in Alabama thanks to reform legislation adopted during the Alabama Legislature’s 2023 regular session. The intent of Alabama’s new standard for liquor liability…
Alabama’s new retail theft and organized retail theft law takes effect Sept. 1. Retailers will be able to sign out warrants for arrests without leaving their stores. The law also gives convicted thieves and their organizers real jail time plus monetary consequences. In…
Thousands of Alabama retailers will have better cash flow in October and fewer accounting headaches in the future, thanks to legislation signed into law this morning by Gov. Kay Ivey. As of Oct. 1, Act No. 2023-422 by Rep. Danny Garrett, R-Trussville,…
In the 2024 tax year, Alabama income taxes won’t apply to overtime pay for full-time workers in our state, under Act No. 2023-421, which gained legislative approval on the final day of the Alabama Legislature’s 2023 regular session. The Legislature…
As of Sept. 1, Alabama law allows food and beverage trucks to sell alcohol in open containers within entertainment districts in all classes of cities. Cities retain the power to prohibit food trucks from selling alcohol. Act No. 2023-523 by…
A joint resolution that creates a 10-member task force of lawmakers to make recommendations on the distribution, sales and taxation of cocktails-in-a-can gained approval on the final day of the 2023 regular session. The governor signed it into law June…
Legislation creating a retail theft and organized retail theft law in Alabama awaits the governor’s signature to become law. The Alabama Legislature gave final approval Wednesday to the Retail Crime Prevention Act, which allows retailers to sign out warrants for arrests…
Two vape-related bills died on the final day of the Alabama Legislature’s 2023 regular session. VAPE OVERSIGHT The Alabama Senate debated but did not vote June 1 on HB319 by Rep. Barbara Drummond, D-Mobile, and 53 other co-sponsors. Sen. Garlan…