HB43 Alabama 2017 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jim HillRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

St. Clair Co., alcoholic beverages, beer tax, distribution of proceeds of the uniform beer tax, Sec. 28-3-190 am'd.

Summary

HB43 would change how St. Clair County receives and distributes a portion of Alabama's uniform beer tax by letting the county commission decide allocations to libraries or bookmobiles.

What This Bill Does

It amends Section 28-3-190 to require that part of the beer tax proceeds paid to St. Clair County for libraries or bookmobiles be distributed to those libraries or bookmobiles as determined by the St. Clair County Commission. This gives the county more control over funding for libraries and bookmobiles in its jurisdiction. The rest of the beer tax distribution framework remains in place, including shares to the Road and Building Fund, Board of Education, and the county general fund.

Who It Affects

• St. Clair County libraries and bookmobiles would receive a portion of the beer tax proceeds, distributed as determined by the St. Clair County Commission.
• St. Clair County government and its municipalities would participate in the revised distribution process, with the county commission gaining explicit authority to allocate funds to libraries or bookmobiles within the county.

Key Provisions

• Provision 1: Amends Section 28-3-190 to provide that a portion of the uniform beer tax proceeds paid to St. Clair County for the benefit of libraries or bookmobiles would be distributed to the libraries or bookmobiles as determined by the St. Clair County Commission.
• Provision 2: Clarifies that this change operates within the existing framework of beer tax distributions to other county funds and municipalities, adding that the libraries/bookmobiles portion is distributed according to the county commission's determinations.

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Subjects

Taxation