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HB87 Alabama 2017 Session

Updated Jul 24, 2021

Summary

Primary Sponsor
Steve McMillan
Republican
Session
Regular Session 2017
Title
Revenue Dept., tax returns, tax refund fraud, provisions to combat identity theft, standardizing tax returns and license applications, authorized, penalties for checks or electronic funds not paid, Secs. 40-29-130, 40-30-7 added; Sec. 40-18-79, 40-29-70 am'd.
Description

This bill provides the Department of Revenue with the ability to pursue options in order to reduce identity theft related refund fraud. In addition, this bill requires the Department to standardize the method of filing returns, license applications, and method of payments, whenever feasible in order to minimize errors and promote compliance. This bill allows the Department to credit a taxpayer’s account when a refund was erroneously reversed by the Department. This bill, with certain exceptions, would provide for the imposition of penalties against a taxpayer who presents as payment for his or her tax liability a money order or electronic funds which are not honored for payment.

Subjects
Revenue Department

Bill Actions

H

Forwarded to Governor on April 27, 2017 at 2:10 p.m. on April 27, 2017.

H

Assigned Act No. 2017-227.

H

Clerk of the House Certification

H

Enrolled

S

Signature Requested

H

Passed Second House

S

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 740

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 Judiciary

H

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 117

H

Third Reading Passed

H

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

H

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

Bill Text

Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

April 27, 2017 Senate Passed
Yes 20
Absent 15

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature