HB597 Alabama 2015 Session

Updated Jul 24, 2021

House Bill

Expired

Current Status

Regular Session 2015

Session

Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Mac McCutcheon
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2015
Title: Madison Co., levy an add'l sales tax, referendum
Description: Relating to Madison County; authorizing the Madison County Commission to levy, assess, and collect a one-half of one percent sales and use tax in the unincorporated area of Madison County in order to raise funds for law enforcement activities within the unincorporated area of Madison County, including the employment, training, and equipping of additional deputy sheriffs and school resource officers; creating a three-member board to determine the use of the funds; prohibiting the use of the funds for the care of inmates at the Madison County Detention Facility; providing that when certain criteria are met, excess monies collected from the tax shall be paid into the county general fund to be appropriated by the Madison County Commission; and providing for a referendum on the tax.
Subjects: Madison County