Alabama taxpayers will get a one-time income tax rebate of $150 for individuals and $300 for those filing jointly, under Act No. 2023-377 / Act No. 2023-511. The rebate is not taxable income. The rebate by Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur,…
Thanks to legislation enacted in the final days of the 2023 regular session, a reduction in the state’s grocery tax eventually will save Alabama shoppers $318 million, more than 3,000 retailers will no longer have to prepay sales taxes and…
Food truck alcohol sales gained final approval on the last day of the 2023 regular session. Several alcohol-related bills, including liquor liability reform, become law in 2023. Liquor liability reform 18- to 20-year-old servers in hotels Amounts of alcohol that…
In the wee hours of this morning, the Alabama Legislature sent the governor both the education and general spending plans for 2024, as well as supplemental appropriations from this year’s education and general funds. Thursday, the Legislature approved a one-time income tax rebate. Three legislative days remain in…
The House Judiciary Committee this week strengthened legislation creating specific retail theft and organized retail theft crimes in Alabama. The bill, which received unanimous approval in the Senate last week, now goes to the full House. SB206 allows retailers to…
Legislation introduced this week specifies that if an injured employee or their dependents recover damages from the employer’s uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage when an employee has been hurt or killed in a work-related vehicle accident, the amount is credited…
Legislation creating specific retail theft and organized retail theft crimes in Alabama won unanimous approval in the Senate this week and awaits consideration by the House Judiciary Committee. The bill allows retailers to sign out warrants for arrests without leaving…
As of Aug. 1, psychoactive cannabinoid products in Alabama must be behind the counter or in an area inaccessible to those younger than 21 and packaged in child-resistant containers. Act No. 2023-169, by Sen. Tim Melson, R-Florence, and Rep. Russell…
Tuesday, the governor signed into law legislation that would allow pharmacists to dispense a one-time emergency refill of up to a 72-hour supply or the smallest dispensable package size of a prescribed medication. Act No. 2023-231 takes effect Aug. 1….
“This is an unprecedented budget in an unprecedented time,” Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, said Thursday after the Alabama Senate approved an almost $9 billion spending plan (SB88) for education in the 2024 fiscal year. The record budget includes reduced income-tax rebates,…