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  1. Home / Alabama / Alabama House & Senate Bills / 2019 Alabama Legislative Regular Session / 2019 Alabama House Bills / HB 235

HB 235

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Sponsor
Kyle SouthKyle South
Session
Regular Session 2019
Title
Fayette Co., ad valorem tax, add'l 3 mills, paid to Fayette Co. Firefighters Association, distrib to the paid and volunteer fire depts, const. amend.
Description

This bill would propose a local constitutional amendment relating to Fayette County to provide for the levy of an additional fire protection ad valorem tax of three mills to be paid to the Fayette County Firefighters Association to be distributed equally among the paid and volunteer fire departments in the county

To propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, relating to Fayette County; to provide for the levy of an additional fire protection ad valorem tax of three mills to be paid to the Fayette County Firefighters Association to be distributed equally among the paid and volunteer fire departments in the county.

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Constitutional Amendments
Note: Bills that change current law do not show the amended text correctly below. Please view Original PDF to see amended sections: HB 235 - Engrossed - PDF

This bill would propose a local constitutional amendment relating to Fayette County to provide for the levy of an additional fire protection ad valorem tax of three mills to be paid to the Fayette County Firefighters Association to be distributed equally among the paid and volunteer fire departments in the county

To propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, relating to Fayette County; to provide for the levy of an additional fire protection ad valorem tax of three mills to be paid to the Fayette County Firefighters Association to be distributed equally among the paid and volunteer fire departments in the county.

Section 1

The following amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, is proposed and shall become valid as a part of the Constitution when all requirements of this act are fulfilled: PROPOSED AMENDMENT In Fayette County, commencing with the levy for the next tax year for which taxes will become due and payable on October 1, 2021, there is levied a fire protection tax of three mills. The fire protection tax levied herein shall be based upon the value of real and personal property assessed by affected property owners, as shown on the records of the Revenue Commissioner of Fayette County, and shall be assessed and collected as are all ad valorem taxes in the county. The amount collected each year from assessment of the fire protection tax shall be paid to the Fayette County Firefighters Association, to be distributed equally among the paid and volunteer fire departments in the county.

Section 2

An election upon the proposed amendment shall be held in accordance with Section 284 and Section 284.01 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 284 and Section 284.01 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, and the election laws of this state.

Section 3

The appropriate election official shall assign a ballot number for the proposed constitutional amendment on the election ballot and shall set forth the following description of the substance or subject matter of the proposed constitutional amendment:

Relating to Fayette County, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to provide for the levy of an additional fire protection ad valorem tax of three mills to be paid to the Fayette County Firefighters Association to be distributed equally among the paid and volunteer fire departments in the county.

Proposed by Act _________" This description shall be followed by the following language:

Yes ( ) No ( )."

Action Date Chamber Action
April 23, 2019 S Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Local Legislation
April 18, 2019 H Engrossed
April 18, 2019 H Motion to Local Application adopted Roll Call 255
April 18, 2019 H Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 254
April 18, 2019 H Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 253
April 18, 2019 H Local Legislation Amendment Offered
April 18, 2019 H Third Reading Passed
April 9, 2019 H Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
March 20, 2019 H Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Local Legislation
Motion to Local Application
2019-04-18
Chamber: House
Result: Failed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
2019-04-18
Chamber: House
Result: Passed
Motion to Adopt
2019-04-18
Chamber: House
Result: Passed
Document Type Document Location
Bill Text http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019RS/PrintFiles/HB235-eng.pdf
Bill Text http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019RS/PrintFiles/HB235-int.pdf
Bill Amendments http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019RS/PrintFiles/198920-2.pdf

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