HB453 Alabama 2017 Session

Updated Feb 26, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Howard Sanderford
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2017
Title: Madison Co., beer tax proceeds, distribution, Senior Citizens' Prescription Drug Program, funded, funds not expended at end of each fiscal year, provided for, Act 2003-195, 2003 Reg. Sess., am'd.
Summary: The bill changes how Madison County uses beer tax money by directing the first $12,000 of monthly beer tax receipts to the Senior Citizens' Prescription Drug Program and moving any unspent program funds to the county's General Fund after the 2017 fiscal year.
What This Bill Does
It amends Act 2003-195 to specify how beer tax proceeds in Madison County are distributed. Monthly, the first $12,000 of beer tax receipts received by the county will be directed to fund the Senior Citizens' Prescription Drug Program. Beginning with the end of the 2017 fiscal year, any funds in the program's account that are not spent on the program will be transferred to the Madison County General Fund. The act becomes effective immediately upon passage and the governor's approval.

Who It Affects
Madison County Commission and county government, which must distribute the monthly $12,000 to the Senior Citizens' Prescription Drug Program and transfer unspent funds to the General Fund after 2017.
Senior Citizens' Prescription Drug Program participants in Madison County, whose program funding is limited to the monthly allocation and whose unused funds may be moved to the General Fund starting after 2017.

Key Provisions
The first $12,000 of beer tax receipts received by the Madison County Commission shall be distributed monthly to fund the Senior Citizens' Prescription Drug Program in the county.
Starting at the end of the 2017 fiscal year, and at the end of each subsequent fiscal year, any additional funds in the program's account not expended for the program shall be transferred to the General Fund of Madison County.
This act amends Act 2003-195 from the 2003 Regular Session (Acts 2003, p. 515).
The act becomes effective immediately after its passage and approval by the Governor.

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Subjects: Madison County