Sponsored (introduced) — Historical
Danny Garrett · 138 bills · page 1 of 6
- HB 10 Trussville, city board of education, tax district in Jefferson County, ad valorem tax rate increase, referendum Died
- HJR 51 COMMENDING MR. STEVE GIDDENS FOR BEING INDUCTED INTO THE ALABAMA HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2023. Enacted
- HJR 47 COMMENDING THREE ON A STRING FOR BEING INDUCTED INTO THE ALABAMA MUSIC HALL OF FAME. Enacted
- HB 479 Relating to sales and use taxes; to amend Sections 40-23-1, 40-23-2, 40-23-60, and 40-23-61, Code of Alabama 1975, to define "food" and begin reducing the state sales and use tax on food on September 1, 2023; to require certain growth targets in the Education Trust Fund for future sales tax reductions on food; to establish the sales and use tax rate on food for purposes of county and municipal sales and use taxes as the existing general or retail sales and use tax rate; and to provide for the levy of sales and use tax on food by counties and municipalities. Enacted
- HB 471 Relating to county personnel boards; to authorize certain municipalities to opt out from the jurisdiction of a county personnel board and to require a municipality that opts out from the jurisdiction of a county personnel board to create a civil service system and continue the rights of employees and officials vested or vesting in the county personnel board. Enacted
- HB 445 Relating to economic development; to amend Section 40-18-417.4, Code of Alabama 1975, as amended by Act 2023-34 of the 2023 Regular Session; to amend Section 5 of Act 2023-34 of the 2023 Regular Session, now appearing as Sections 40-18-472 and 40-18-473, Code of Alabama 1975, to correct a date referenced in the Growing Alabama Act; to clarify the tax rebates under the Sweet Home Alabama Tourism Investment Act for certain businesses for certified tourism destination projects are only available for projects placed into service after the effective date of this act; to amend Section 41-7-3, Code of Alabama 1975 to include the Chairs of the Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee and Ways and Means Education Committee and the ranking minority member of each committee, or their designees, to the Tourism Advisory Board; and to amend Sections 41-10-47.03 and 41-10-47.04, Code of Alabama 1975, from Section 1 of Act 2023-35 of the 2023 Regular Session, to align rural population provisions of the Site Evaluation Economic Development Strategy with the Jobs Act. Enacted
- HB 443 Relating to economic tax incentives; to amend Section 40-1-50, Code of Alabama 1975; to change the reporting date requirements of state agencies which administer economic tax incentives; to align committee schedules to review state agency reports; to establish sunset dates for tax incentive programs; to establish future sunset dates for extended tax incentive programs; and to provide required guidelines for all new incentive legislation. Died
- HB 442 To create the Alabama Fits All Scholarship Program; require the State Board of Education to contract with a program manager to administer the program; to authorize the program manager to establish scholarship accounts on behalf of eligible students; to prohibit a program manager from accepting scholarship funds in certain circumstances; to require fiscal safeguards and accountability measures; to require eligible schools and service providers to meet certain standards to be eligible to receive scholarship funds; to authorize the program manager to distribute scholarship funds; to require the State Board of Education to provide limited oversight of the program manager, including an appeal process for the program manager's administrative decisions; to prohibit certain regulations of eligible schools and eligible service providers; to require criminal history background information checks for employees and officers of a program manager; to provide for program funding; and to require the program manager and the board to submit reports on the program to the Legislature. Died
- HB 430 Relating to the Alabama Literacy Task Force; to amend Section 16-6G-3, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide further for the duties and membership of the task force; to provide for the compensation of members; to provide for the chair and vice chair; and to provide for meetings. Enacted
- HB 349 Relating to the Alabama Board of Optometry; to amend Section 34-22-1, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide further for the scope of practice of an optometrist; to add 34-22-20.1 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to authorize optometrists to administer certain vaccinations in certain circumstances; to add Section 34-22-20.2 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to prohibit an optometrist from using "surgeon" in advertising; to add 34-22-40.1 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to establish the board as a certifying board under the Alabama Controlled Substances Act; to amend Section 20-2-2, Code of Alabama 1975, to include the Alabama Board of Optometry in the definition of certifying boards, with certain exceptions; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update existing code language to current style. Died
- HB 334 To create the Students with Unique Needs (SUN) Education Scholarship Account Act and Program; to allow parents to use funds in an education scholarship account to provide an individualized education program for their children. Died
- HB 333 To establish the Alabama Modified School Calendar Grant Program; to allow local boards of education to adopt a modified school calendar and to offset the associated costs with grants awarded through the program; to require the State Department of Education to administer the program; to create the Alabama Modified School Calendar Grant Fund and the Alabama Modified School Calendar Administration Fund within the State Treasury; to require the State Board of Education to adopt rules for implementing the program; to provide application and eligibility criteria for local boards of education to participate; and to provide for annual reporting on the use of funds by the State Board of Education. Died
- HB 257 Relating to economic development; to add Article 2D, commencing with Section 41-10-47.01, to Chapter 10 of Title 41, Code of Alabama 1975; to authorize the State Industrial Development Authority to make site assessment grants and site development grants to certain companies; to provide for the criteria that must be met for grant approval; to provide for changes to criteria based on economic conditions; to limit the funding that may be received by any site under the grant program; to create the Alabama Site Development Fund and provide for its management; to amend Section 41-10-27.2, Code of Alabama 1975, providing for an annual appropriation to the State Industrial Development Authority, to authorize the appropriation to be expended on the grant program created herein; and to exempt the State Industrial Development Authority and certain economic development organizations from certain state laws. Died
- HB 250 Relating to sales taxes; to amend Section 40-23-1, as last amended by Acts 2022-199 and 2022-291, 2022 Regular Session, Code of Alabama 1975, Section 40-23-2, as last amended by Act 2022-346, 2022 Regular Session, Code of Alabama 1975, Section 40-23-60, as last amended by Act 2022-199, 2022 Regular Session, Code of Alabama 1975, and Section 40-23-61, Code of Alabama 1975; to define "food" and begin phasing-out the state sales and use tax on food on September 1, 2023; to require certain growth targets in the Education Trust Fund for future sales tax reductions on food; to establish the sales and use tax rate on food for purposes of county and municipal sales and use taxes as the existing general or retail sales and use tax rate; and to authorize a county and municipality to reduce the sales and use tax rate or exempt food from local sales and use taxes. Died
- HB 241 Relating to the Alabama Jobs Act and the Growing Alabama Act; to amend Sections 40-18-370, 40-18-372, 40-18-374, 40-18-375, 40-18-376, 40-18-376.1, 40-18-376.2, 40-18-376.3, 40-18-376.4, 40-18-377, 40-18-378, 40-18-382, 40-18-383, 40-18-417.1, 40-18-417.2, 40-18-417.3, 40-18-417.4, 40-18-417.7, and 40-9B-4.1, Code of Alabama 1975, to extend the Alabama Jobs Act sunset date to July 31, 2028; to increase the annualized cap on outstanding Alabama Jobs Act incentives by twenty-five million dollars each year for five years up to four hundred seventy-five million dollars; to increase the investment tax credit transfer time to provide that the first five years of the investment credit may be transferred by the incentivized company and applied by another person or company under the Alabama Jobs Act; to extend the Growing Alabama Act sunset date to July 31, 2028, to increase the annual cap on funding approved pursuant to the Growing Alabama Act to thirty-five million dollars; to remove certain programs from the Growing Alabama Act for the transfer to Innovate Alabama. Enacted
- HB 175 Relating to income taxes; to provide a one-time refundable income tax credit to qualified taxpayers to partially offset the amount of sales taxes paid on groceries throughout the tax year; to create the Refundable Tax Credit Fund in the State Treasury; to provide that refundable credits would not be taxable for Alabama income tax purposes; and to provide an effective date. Enacted
- HB 174 To make supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, from the Education Trust Fund to various agencies and entities a total amount of $2,787,667,309. Died
- HB 169 To make appropriations for the support, maintenance and development of public education in Alabama, for debt service, and for capital outlay for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024. Died
- HB 118 Relating to home inspectors; to add Section 34-14B-11 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to provide a limitation period on actions against licensed home inspectors; and to amend Section 34-14B-3, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide legislative intent. Died
- HB 117 Relating to income taxes; to amend Section 40-18-19, Code of Alabama 1975, as last amended by Act 2022-292, Act 2022-294, and Act 2022-297 of the 2022 Regular Session of the Legislature; to increase the exemption for taxable retirement income for individuals who are 65 years of age or older. Died
- HB 116 Relating to individual income taxes; to amend Section 40-18-5, Code of Alabama 1975, to eliminate the two percent tax rate on the first five hundred dollars ($500) of taxable income for single persons, heads of families, and married persons filing separate returns and would also eliminate the two percent tax rate on the first one thousand dollars ($1,000) of taxable income for married persons filing a joint return. Died
- HB 115 Relating to individual income taxes; to amend Section 40-18-5, Code of Alabama 1975, to phase-in a reduction in the top tax rate from five percent to four and ninety-five hundredths percent. Died
- HB 77 Relating to sales tax; to amend Section 40-23-7, as last amended by Section 5 of Act 2022-53 of the 2022 Regular Session, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide for an increase in the amount of the average monthly sales tax liability for required estimated payments. Enacted
- HB 73 Relating to public K-12 education; to require each local board of education and public charter school to create and adopt an intradistrict enrollment policy and an interdistrict enrollment policy addressing open enrollment; and to require the policies, and any amendments, to be posted on the website of the local education agency or public charter school and reported to the State Department of Education. Died
- HR377 Georgia, Erin, commended Died