SB323 Alabama 2015 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2015
Title
Lodging tax, rental of hotel, motel, or any other place in which lodgings furnished to transients not used for or intended to be used for overnight accommodations not subject to a lodging tax, Sec. 40-26-1 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Currently under an opinion issued by the
Alabama Department of Revenue, the state lodging
tax is applicable to the rental of a banquet room
or dining facility located within the premises
owned by a person, firm, or corporation for the
purpose of providing rooms, lodgings, or
accommodations to transients</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide that the rental of
any portion of a hotel, motel, inn, tourist camp,
tourist cabin, or any other place in which rooms,
lodgings, or accommodations are regularly furnished
to transients which is not used for or intended to
be used for overnight accommodations would not be
subject to a lodging tax</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Section 40-26-1, Code of Alabama 1975,
relating to lodging tax; to provide that the rental of any
portion of a hotel, motel, inn, tourist camp, tourist cabin,
or any other place in which rooms, lodgings, or accommodations
are regularly furnished to transients which is not used for or
intended to be used for overnight accommodations would not be
subject to a lodging tax.
</p>
Subjects
Lodging Tax
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| June 3, 2015 | S | Indefinitely Postponed |
| May 21, 2015 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| April 2, 2015 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | May 20, 2015 | Room 727 *Revision* at 09:30 | Senate F&TG Hearing |
| Hearing | May 20, 2015 | Room 727 at 09:30 | Senate F&TG Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB323 Alabama 2015 Session - Introduced |