Senate legislation intended to protect franchisees from unjust termination and non-renewal died in the Alabama House. Although the House Commerce and Small Business Committee conducted a public hearing on SB129, the legislation was never put to a committee vote. The…
Legislation that would have prevented cities without an occupational tax from adopting such a tax died in the House. In the final legislative week, not enough House members voted to consider SB305 by Sen. Jimmy Holley, R-Elba, before the state’s budgets….
Alabama’s delivery license law has been updated. Act No. 2019-283 by Rep. Paul Lee, R-Dothan, clarifies that a municipality can only require businesses to purchase one delivery license, not a separate license for each delivery vehicle. Gov. Kay Ivey signed…
The Alabama House and Senate each cleared two calendars Thursday as lawmakers prepare for what could be the final week of the 2019 regular session. The House is expected to vote on the state’s education budget Tuesday, and the general…
All computer software is taxable in Alabama, under an opinion issued Friday, May 17, by the state’s highest court. In a split decision, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that even customized software is taxable in our state. “We hold that…
Starting Feb. 7, 2020, 18-year-olds in Alabama could train for a career as a tractor-trailer driver, under one of the state’s newest laws. Act No. 2019 – 249 by Rep. Dexter Grimsley, D-Newville, and Sen. Donnie Chesteen, R-Geneva, allows those…
By Dec. 1, 2020, a nine-member task force is to report its findings to the Legislature on the impact of allowing wine to be shipped directly to Alabama consumers. Five direct shipment bills died in the 2019 regular session. Direct…
In a 30-0 vote Thursday, the Alabama Senate approved legislation that would allow statewide, year-round sales of consumer fireworks and novelties, such as ground or hand-held sparklers and party poppers. The Senate adopted a substitute version of SB289, Sen. Tim Melson,…
On Aug. 1, the state of Alabama will begin oversight and regulation of retailers who sell vape and other alternate nicotine products. In late May, Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law Act No. 2019 – 233 by Reps. Shane Stringer,…
Starting Jan. 1, 2020, Alabama employers will save an estimated $42.3 million annually under a law that reduces the duration of Alabama’s unemployment payouts while increasing benefits. Under Act No. 2019 – 204 by Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, and Rep….