Act No. 2024-213 By Rep. Margie Wilcox, R-Mobile As of Oct. 1, corporations no longer are required to file an annual report with the Secretary of State under Act No. 2024-213. Rep. Margie Wilcox, R-Mobile, the chief sponsor of the…
Act No. 2024-437 By Rep. Phillip Pettus, R-Killen As of Oct. 1, Alabama’s state income tax overtime exemption applies to overtime compensation as paid in accordance with the U.S. Fair Labor Standards Act and as defined in collective bargaining agreements…
Act No. 2024 – 352 By Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur and Rep. Susan DuBose, R-Birmingham As of June 1, an eligibility to work form is no longer required for each 14- and 15-year-old employed, under Act. No. 2024-352. Previously, an eligibility…
Act No. 2024-340 By Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, and Rep. Scott Stadthagen, R-Hartselle Effective as of 10 a.m. May 13, 2024 Companies that enter into economic development incentive agreements after Jan. 1, 2025, will be required to repay those incentives…
In the final week of the Alabama Legislature’s 2024 regular session, lawmakers approved two record budgets. This week, the governor also signed into law a package of bills aimed at increasing workforce participation and another doing away with unintended red…
After cutting taxes for food, temporarily exempting overtime pay from income tax and giving Alabamians tax rebates in 2023, the Alabama Legislature limited major tax breaks to Alabamians during its 2024 session. In the 2024 “Working for Alabama” bipartisan workforce…
Act No. 2024-303 By Rep. Anthony Daniels, D-Huntsville, and Sen. Garlan Gudger, R-Cullman Three years of tax credits for employers and childcare centers plus grants for nonprofit childcare providers are now law. The governor and legislative leaders hope to get…
Act No. 2024-285 Sen. Robert L. Stewart, D-Selma As of Oct. 1, penalties will increase for employers who violate certain child labor laws, under Act No. 2024-285. The law increases both civil and criminal penalties. A civil penalty of not…
Act No. 2024-252 Sen. Jack W. Williams, R-Wilmer, and Rep. Danny Crawford, R-Athens As of Oct. 1, the manufacture, sale or distribution of food products produced from cultured animal cells within Alabama is prohibited. Under Act No. 2024-252, violations would…
The state’s budgets as well as a state lottery remain up in the air as the Alabama Legislature heads into the final three days of the 2024 regular session. Both budgets moved this week. The education budget is headed for…