This bill changes how Randolph County collects a tobacco tax and distributes its proceeds, and re-creates a District Community Service Grant Authority to allocate those funds.
It updates how the Randolph County tobacco tax is collected (stamps, with a monthly report option if stamps aren’t available) and establishes civil penalties for noncompliance. It outlines how the tax proceeds will be distributed: 32% to the Alabama Forestry Commission for fire protection, 24% to the Randolph County Industrial Development Council for job recruitment, 24% retained by the Randolph County General Fund, 10% to the Randolph County Animal Shelter, and 10% to the District Community Service Grant Authority (with 2% kept by the Department of Revenue). It creates the District Community Service Grant Authority and directs that forestry funds be distributed to volunteer fire departments on an equal basis with no salaries, and notes the act becomes effective on the first day of the second month after passage.
Assigned Act No. 2012-339.
Second House Concurs in Veto Override
Laird motion to Read a Third Time, Veto to the Contrary Not Withstanding adopted Roll Call 1449
House of Origin Overrides Veto
Motion to Read a Third Time, Veto to the Contrary Not Withstanding adopted Roll Call 1121
Executive Veto Offered
Signature Requested
Enrolled
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 973
Third Reading Passed
Passed Second House
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Local Legislation
Engrossed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 576
Dial motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 575
Dial Amendment Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Local Legislation No. 1
Source: Alabama Legislature