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SB348 Alabama 2016 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026
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Summary

Session
Regular Session 2016
Title
Taxation, sales and use taxes, Southern Research Institute exempt from state, county, and municipal taxes
Summary

SB348 would exempt the Southern Research Institute from paying and collecting any state, county, or municipal sales and use taxes.

What This Bill Does

If passed, the Southern Research Institute would not have to pay state, county, or municipal sales and use taxes, nor would it collect these taxes from customers. The exemption covers all state, county, and municipal levels of sales and use taxes. The law would take effect on the first day of the third month after the bill is passed and approved by the Governor.

Who It Affects
  • Southern Research Institute: would be exempt from paying and collecting state, county, and municipal sales and use taxes.
  • State and local tax authorities (state, county, and municipal): would no longer receive sales and use tax revenue from transactions involving the Southern Research Institute.
Key Provisions
  • Exempts the Southern Research Institute from paying or collecting any state, county, and municipal sales and use taxes.
  • Effective date: becomes law on the first day of the third month following passage and Governor approval.
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Subjects
Taxation

Bill Actions

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means Education

S

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 798

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 Finance and Taxation Education

Bill Text

Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

April 26, 2016 Senate Passed
Yes 24
No 2
Absent 9

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature