HB43 Alabama 2020 Session

Updated Feb 12, 2020

House Bill

Expired

Current Status

Regular Session 2020

Session

1

Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Matt Simpson Representative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2020
Title: Baldwin Co., tax on hemp production, alternative nicotine devices, and CBD products, funds to be used to create mental health diversionary program
Description: This bill would propose a local constitutional amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to authorize the Baldwin County Commission to levy certain taxes, the proceeds of which shall be disbursed to the circuit court and the district attorney to be used for the creation and implementation of a mental health diversionary program.
The constitutional amendment would authorize the Baldwin County Commission to levy a tax no greater than 10 percent on the sale of any alternative nicotine products and electronic nicotine delivery systems.
The constitutional amendment would also authorize the Baldwin County Commission to levy a tax no greater than 10 percent on the final retail sale of industrial hemp and products that contain industrial hemp or a derivative of industrial hemp, including, but not limited to, cannabidiol. This tax shall not apply to any product that is a medical cannabis product sold or dispensed pursuant to a state medical cannabis program. This tax shall also not apply to the sale of industrial hemp or a product that contains industrial hemp or a derivative of industrial hemp for agricultural or manufacturing purposes.
Subjects: Baldwin County