HB313 Alabama 2017 Session
Bill Summary
Under existing law the state levies a forest products severance tax on various forest products to provide for conservation of the states’ natural resources.
This bill further defines the types of forest products subject to the forest products severance tax, and the manufacturer’s forest product tax liability, and makes additional technical changes.
Relating to forest products severance tax; to amend sections 9-13-80, 9-13-81, 9-13-82, 9-13-84, 9-13-85, 9-13-86, 9-13-87, 9-13-88, 6-13-93, 9-13-103, 9-13-104, and 9-13-108, Code of Alabama 1975; to update definitions, to further define the types of forest products subject to the severance tax, and to streamline language to provide dual options for taxpayers to calculate severance taxes on all forest products; eliminate double taxation of any forest product and the levy of the manufacturers taxation of out of state companies; and clarify that timber or manufacturing byproducts used as fuel are not taxed.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2017 | H | Delivered to Governor at 2:14 p.m. on May 9, 2017. |
| May 8, 2017 | H | Assigned Act No. 2017-301. |
| May 8, 2017 | H | Clerk of the House Certification |
| May 8, 2017 | S | Signature Requested |
| May 8, 2017 | S | Concurred in Second House Amendment |
| May 3, 2017 | H | Enrolled |
| May 3, 2017 | H | Beech motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 853 |
| May 3, 2017 | H | Concurrence Requested |
| May 1, 2017 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 848 |
| May 1, 2017 | S | Pittman motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 847 |
| May 1, 2017 | S | Pittman Amendment Offered |
| May 1, 2017 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| April 26, 2017 | S | Albritton motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote |
| April 26, 2017 | S | Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair |
| April 12, 2017 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| April 10, 2017 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry |
| April 5, 2017 | H | Engrossed |
| April 5, 2017 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 421 |
| April 5, 2017 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 420 |
| April 5, 2017 | H | Beech Amendment Offered |
| April 5, 2017 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 419 |
| April 5, 2017 | H | Agriculture and Forestry first Substitute Offered |
| April 5, 2017 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| March 8, 2017 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and |
| February 22, 2017 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Agriculture and Forestry |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB313 Alabama 2017 Session - Enrolled |
| Bill Text | HB313 Alabama 2017 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | HB313 Alabama 2017 Session - Introduced |
Source: Alabama Legislature