HB143 Alabama 2012 Session

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Bill Summary

Sponsors

Terri Collins

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Gun shows, business license tax levied on organizer not participants under certain conditions, Sec. 40-12-143 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, the state imposes a business license on various businesses, including persons who participate in gun shows. This bill would provide that the business license tax would be levied on the organizer of the show and not on each participant of such show

To amend Section 40-12-143 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the levy of business license taxes on persons participating in gun shows; to provide that the business license tax would be levied on the organizer of the show and not on each participant as long as the organizer has obtained all of the required licenses; to require the organizer to purchase the license for each show and no half year license would be issued; to require that the show could not last for more than one week; and to require that the organizer and participants would remain subject to all federal, state, and local regulations.

Subjects

Taxation

Bill Actions

Action Date	Chamber	Action
March 20, 2012		Pending third reading on day 15 Favorable from Commerce, Transportation, and Utilities
March 20, 2012		Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
March 15, 2012		Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Commerce, Transportation, and Utilities
March 8, 2012		Engrossed
March 8, 2012		Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 265
March 8, 2012		Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 264
March 8, 2012		Commerce and Small Business Amendment Offered
March 8, 2012		Third Reading Passed
February 16, 2012		Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
February 7, 2012		Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Commerce and Small Business