HB 354 — Community development districts; proceeds from alcoholic beverage tax in certain districts, distribution provide for
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This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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Summary
Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
58 added · 48 removedPlain-language change summary
The amendment to Bill HB 354 changes how tax proceeds from alcoholic beverage sales are distributed within certain community development districts in Alabama. Previously, these proceeds were to be allocated as grants based on the recommendations of local legislators, and now they will instead be deposited into a special fund used directly for educational, community, and tourism activities within the county where the taxes were collected. This change matters because it centralizes control over the funds and ensures that the money is used to benefit the local community directly, rather than being influenced by individual legislative recommendations.
HB354 INTRODUCEDENGROSSED HB354 RP3BMMN-1UPQUXGD-2 By Representative Shedd RFD:
21-Mar-24 Page 0 RP3BMMN-1HB354 03/18/2024Engrossed PMG2 (L)PMG4 2024-1114A 2BILL 4TO SYNOPSIS:BE ENTITLED AN ACT 9 Relating to community development districts;
Communityto developmentamend districts,Section which35-8B-5, areCode established by law, allow the sale of alcoholicAlabama beverages1975; within the boundaries of a district under certain circumstances.
Certain community development districts authorize a sales tax that is deposited into a special fund in the county treasury of the county where the district is located and provides for distributions of those tax proceeds.
This bill would provide that the tax proceeds would be awarded as grants based on the recommendation of each legislator representing a portion of the county in proportion to the population of the county which the legislator represents.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to community development districts;
to amend Section 33-8B-5, Code of Alabama 1975;
Page 1 HB354 INTRODUCED Section 1.
Section 33-8B-5,35-8B-5, Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows:
(b) Grants awarded pursuant to subsection (a) shall be distributed based on the recommendation of each legislator representing a portion of the county in which the funds were collected, based on the proportion of the population he or she Page 1 HB354 Engrossed represents in the county." Section 2.
Page 2 HB354 Engrossed House of Representatives Read for the first time and referred ................21-Mar-24 to the House of Representatives committee on Urban and Rural Development Read for the second time and placed ................04-Apr-24 on the calendar:
amendment Read for the third time and passed ................11-Apr-24 as amended Yeas 97 Nays 0 Abstains 5 John Treadwell Clerk Page 3
Amendments
2 amendmentsClick Show changes on an amendment above to see how it modifies the bill.
Action History
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Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
Sponsors
- Randall Shedd · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 139 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (139)
139 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R | 67 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| D | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 98 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 0% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (103)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R | 68 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| D | 25 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 97 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (103)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R | 65 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| D | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 97 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (103)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 354 do?
- Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco
- Who sponsors HB 354?
- HB 354 is sponsored by Randall Shedd.
- What is the current status of HB 354?
- This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track HB 354?
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