HB36 Alabama 2016 Session
Bill Summary
This bill would create the Alabama Small Business Jobs Act to establish a tax credit for Alabama small businesses to enhance the economy by the hiring of new Alabama employees.
This bill would define an Alabama small business employer as any business organization in Alabama having 75 or fewer employees and would provide for a tax credit to any Alabama small business employer that creates new jobs and hires a new employee in an amount of $1,500 per qualified new employee.
This bill would provide that an employer may receive a credit under the Alabama Small Business Jobs Act or the Full Employment Act of 2011.
This bill would also require the Department of Revenue to implement a program promoting various tax credits for small businesses and independently owned business entities.
To establish the Alabama Small Business Jobs Act; to define certain terms; to provide for a tax credit to Alabama small business employers that create new jobs and hire new employees under certain conditions; to amend Section 40-18-321, Code of Alabama 1975, to make conforming changes; to provide rulemaking authority; and to require the Department of Revenue to implement a program promoting various tax credits for small businesses and independently owned business entities.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 19, 2016 | H | Delivered to Governor at 4:49 p.m. on April 20, 2016. |
| April 19, 2016 | H | Assigned Act No. 2016-188. |
| April 19, 2016 | H | Clerk of the House Certification |
| April 18, 2016 | H | Enrolled |
| April 19, 2016 | S | Signature Requested |
| April 19, 2016 | S | Concurred in Second House Amendment |
| April 18, 2016 | H | South motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 637 |
| April 18, 2016 | H | Concurrence Requested |
| April 18, 2016 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 645 |
| April 18, 2016 | S | Hightower motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 644 |
| April 18, 2016 | S | Hightower Amendment Offered |
| April 18, 2016 | S | Reed motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 643 |
| April 18, 2016 | S | Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Amendment Offered |
| April 18, 2016 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| February 29, 2016 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment |
| February 10, 2016 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development |
| February 8, 2016 | H | Engrossed |
| February 8, 2016 | H | Cosponsors Added |
| February 8, 2016 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 7 |
| February 8, 2016 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 6 |
| February 8, 2016 | H | South Amendment Offered |
| February 8, 2016 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| February 2, 2016 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 1, 2016 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Commerce and Small Business |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB36 Alabama 2016 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | HB36 Alabama 2016 Session - Introduced |
Source: Alabama Legislature