On May 1, Alabama Retail Association member Jodie Ray Stanfield, owner of Local Joe’s Trading Post in Rainbow City, was awarded the 2017 Alabama Small Business Person of the Year award in Washington, D.C., during National Small Business Week. As part of…
On a voice vote and with bipartisan support, delivery license reform cleared the House State Government Committee on Wednesday. The committee amended SB316 to set a $10,000 annual threshold before a $100 delivery license is required. The legislation could be…
Lawmakers introduced federal legislation this week that would require online sellers to collect sales tax the same as local stores. U.S. Sen. Michael Enzi, R-Wyo., reintroduced the Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 976), legislation that passed the Senate in 2013 but never…
While broader delivery license reform became law this year, legislation to reduce business license costs specifically for pharmacists and those in the durable medical equipment industry did not make it through the process. Both could return in 2018. Other legislation that…
The full House never gave final consideration to legislation that would have increased the annual fee for child labor certificates from $15 to $25. The legislative journey for SB297 by Sen. Steve Livingston, R-Scottsboro, ended with approval by the House Ways…
Legislation that would have given Alabama’s 67 district courts authority in civil matters involving $5,000 more than their current jurisdiction allows died without final consideration by the Senate. The Alabama House OK’d the legislation March 15, while the Senate Judiciary Committee…
The fight for needed delivery license reform has moved to the Alabama House of Representatives. SB316 in its current form creates a $10,000 annual threshold before a $100 delivery license is required. WHAT TO DO Call or email your representative NOW!…
The House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee this week heard testimony but took no vote on legislation aimed at ending the requirement for concealed carry pistol permits in Alabama. HB414 by Rep. Isaac Whorton, R-Valley, is the companion bill…
The Alabama Legislature packed debate agendas with controversial legislation in Week 9 of the 2017 regular session. Along with several pro-life bills, legislation passed in at least one chamber this week related to church day-care licensing, eliminating concealed carry permits,…
Two bills that would have made major changes to how alcohol is sold in Alabama both died in the Alabama Senate during the 2017 regular session. While ending retail alcohol sales at the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board state stores…