To impose an occupational tax, cities must get a local law through the Alabama Legislature, under Act No. 2020-14. The act by Rep. Chris Sells, R-Greenville, became effective immediately after it was signed March 3. It does not affect 26 occupational…
Legislation requiring restaurants with food inspection scores below an 85 to post their rating on their drive-through menus is back on a House calendar. HB225 by Rep. Tracy Estes, R-Winfield, and 12 others, is on the House agenda for Thursday, March…
Late last week, Sen. Vivian Davis Figures, D-Mobile, introduced legislation that would eliminate retailers’ sales tax collection allowance starting Sept. 1, 2020. The Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee will conduct a public hearing on SB241 at 10 a.m. Wednesday,…
Separate bills debated this week would either slow down or facilitate local taxes. Legislation that would require cities to go through the Alabama Legislature to enact future occupational taxes is on its way to the governor, while another bill that…
Baldwin County voters would be asked to levy up to a 10% tax on vape, hemp and cannabidiol (CBD) products under unprecedented legislation the county’s House legislative delegation approved Wednesday, Feb. 26. HB43 by Rep. Matt Simpson, R-Daphne, now goes…
The mayors of the state’s largest cities squared off with lawmakers this week over legislation that would require municipalities to adopt a local legislative law before imposing an occupational tax. The Alabama Senate is posed for a final debate on…
Legislation that would place micro markets under the jurisdiction of the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries, rather than the Alabama Department of Public Health, awaits debate in both chambers of the Alabama Legislature. At its Wednesday, Feb. 19, meeting,…
The Alabama House canceled most of its committee meetings Wednesday to attend the funeral of one of the legislator’s spouses, but met Tuesday and Thursday. Meanwhile, the Senate had a regular legislative week. The Alabama Retail Association made endorsements in…
The Alabama Legislature began its 2020 regular session this week in the “best of times” economically, yet the “worst of times” as a federal takeover of Alabama’s prisons looms. Coming up with an “Alabama solution” to overcrowded prisons will consume…
Alabama entered the new decade on a high note. More Alabamians are working than ever before, and revenue coming into the state last year broke records. By all accounts, holiday sales in Alabama exceeded everyone’s expectations. It is under that…