SB255 Alabama 2014 Session
Bill Summary
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
This bill would propose a constitutional amendment to delete the requirement for refunds to cotton producers
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.
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 - Enrolled |
| Bill Text | SB255 Alabama 2014 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | SB255 Alabama 2014 Session - Introduced |