SB33 Alabama 2016 1st Special Session Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Linda Coleman-MadisonSenator

Democrat

Session

First Special Session 2016

Title

Medicaid, funding through General Fund, additional 5 mill statewide levy in ad valorem tax distributed for Medicaid purposes, const. amend.

Summary

SB33 would add a four-mill property tax, with three mills going to Medicaid and one mill to funding public transit, through a constitutional amendment that voters would approve.

What This Bill Does

It would increase the state's ad valorem property tax by four mills starting after December 31, 2016. Of the four mills, three mills would be allocated to the State General Fund for Medicaid, and one mill would be allocated to Metropolitan Planning Organizations to be used for public transit. The amendment would take effect only if approved by voters in the next statewide election, and the revenue would be subject to exemptions and limits set by general law.

Who It Affects

• Property owners and other taxpayers in Alabama would pay an additional four mills each year on the assessed value of taxable property (subject to existing exemptions).
• Medicaid program funding and public transit services would receive new money: three mills to Medicaid via the State General Fund, and one mill to Metropolitan Planning Organizations for public transit.

Key Provisions

• Impose an additional four mills per year state ad valorem tax on the assessed value of taxable property, effective after December 31, 2016.
• Three mills of the new four would be distributed to the State General Fund for Medicaid purposes.
• One mill of the new four would be distributed to Metropolitan Planning Organizations within Alabama for public transit.
• An election to approve the amendment would be held at the next statewide primary, general, or special election.
• The revenue is subject to exemptions, valuations, and limitations provided by general law.

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Subjects

Constitutional Amendments