SB255 Alabama 2014 Session
Signed by Governor
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2014
Title
Cotton producers, assessments for promotion of cotton, refund provisions deleted, Amendment 388, Sec. 93.06 of Recompiled Constitution of Alabama of 1901, const. amend.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, cotton producers are
authorized, after a referendum, to levy an
assessment on all cotton producers to fund
promotional programs and activities related to the
production, improvement, marketing, use, and sale
of cotton. In the administration of the program and
after collection, the program is required to
provide for refunds to cotton growers who do not
desire to participate</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would propose a constitutional
amendment to delete the requirement for refunds to
cotton producers</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Proposing an amendment to Amendment 388 of the
Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section
93.06 of the official recompilation of the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, as amended; relating specifically to the
assessments authorized for cotton producers to support a
program for the promotion of the production, distribution,
improvement, marketing, use, and sale of cotton; to delete the
requirement that assessments on cotton producers would be
subject to refund.
</p>
Subjects
Agriculture and Industries Department
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 20, 2014 | H | Assigned Act No. 2014-188. |
| March 20, 2014 | H | Signature Requested |
| March 20, 2014 | S | Enrolled |
| March 20, 2014 | S | Passed Second House |
| March 20, 2014 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 926 |
| March 20, 2014 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| March 19, 2014 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| January 30, 2014 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Agriculture and Forestry |
| January 30, 2014 | S | Engrossed |
| January 28, 2014 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 172 |
| January 28, 2014 | S | Beasley motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 171 |
| January 28, 2014 | S | Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Amendment Offered |
| January 28, 2014 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| January 22, 2014 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment |
| January 21, 2014 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB255 Alabama 2014 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | SB255 Alabama 2014 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | SB255 Alabama 2014 Session - Enrolled |