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SB256 Alabama 2014 Session

Updated Jul 24, 2021

Summary

Session
Regular Session 2014
Title
Cotton producers, assessments to promote cotton, referendum without refund provisions authorized, Sec. 2-8-193 am'd.
Description

Under existing law, assessments are authorized on producers of cotton after referendums of cotton producers to be used by a commission of nonprofit associations to promote cotton. A cotton producer may request a refund of any assessment from the commission.

This bill would authorize additional referendums to approve the collection of assessments without any provision for refunds. The bill would be effective only upon the adoption of a constitutional amendment authorizing assessments without any provision for refunds.

Subjects
Agriculture and Industries Department

Bill Actions

H

Assigned Act No. 2014-278.

H

Signature Requested

S

Enrolled

S

Passed Second House

H

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 929

H

Third Reading Passed

H

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Agriculture and Forestry

S

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 176

S

Third Reading Passed

S

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry

Bill Text

Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

January 28, 2014 Senate Passed
Yes 22
Absent 13

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

March 19, 2014 House Passed
Yes 94
No 1
Abstained 2
Absent 7

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature