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…
Legislation that would have exempted baby bottles, formula and wipes, breast pumps and related products, diapers, maternity clothing and menstrual hygiene products from state sales and use taxes did not receive final approval in the 2024 regular session. On May…
Legislation giving state voters the chance to vote on an education lottery and electronic gaming at a limited number of sites never received a final vote in the Alabama Senate. Under the conference committee recommended legislation, lottery retailers would have…
An annual report requirement that created unnecessary red tape this year for small corporations could be gone for good if the governor signs into law legislation that received final passage Thursday. Many members alerted us to the issue, which the Alabama Retail…
A House committee approved legislation April 24 that would have required the unemployed to contact five, rather than the current three, prospective employers for each week they filed an unemployment claim. HB468 by Rep. Ed Oliver, R-Dadeville, also further defined…
House OKs Tax Holiday, Carries Over ‘Fairness’ Bill The Alabama House was unanimous this week in its support for a new sales tax holiday intended “to inspire Alabamians to get outdoors,” but the body carried over legislation to level taxes charged on remote…
The Alabama House on April 16 unanimously approved a new sales tax holiday for boating, camping, fishing, hunting and sporting goods. The proposed Alabama Adventure Awaits sales tax holiday was to occur the first weekend of May each year from…
About a dozen speakers expressed their views April 17 on whether ready-to-drink cocktails should be sold in grocery and convenience stores. The Senate Tourism Committee listened but took no vote on SB259 by Sen. Bobby Singleton, D-Greensboro. which would have allowed…
The Senate Tourism Committee conducted a public hearing on giving cities and counties throughout Alabama the legislative authority to create tourism improvement districts but took no vote on the bill. Under SB290 by Sen. J.T. “Jabo” Waggoner, R-Vestavia Hills, the governing…
Act No. 2024-79 By Sen. Vivian Davis Figures, D-Mobile As of Oct 1, it will be illegal for anyone younger than 21 to buy, use or possess a battery-powered electronic device that delivers any e-liquid, e-liquid substitute, tobacco, CBD oil,…