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  6. HB178 Alabama 2021 Session
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HB178 Alabama 2021 Session

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  • 1 Bill Summary
  • 2 Bill Actions
  • 3 Bill Calendar
  • 4 Bill Text
  • 5 Bill Votes
  • 6 Bill Documents

Bill Summary

Sponsors
  • Mike Ball
  • Tim Wadsworth
Session
Regular Session 2021
Title
Municipalities, certain designated muns., levy of ad valorem tax for bonds to finance projects, use of proceeds for direct payments to finance capital improvements, const. amend.
Description

Under Amendment No. 8 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, now appearing as Section 216.01 of the Recompiled Constitution of Alabama of 1901, certain designated municipalities in the state may levy and collect an ad valorem tax for the purpose of paying debt service on bonds to finance capital improvements

This bill proposes an amendment to authorize the levy and collection of the ad valorem tax authorized by Amendment No. 8 and to authorize as an alternative the use of the proceeds to directly pay the costs of public capital improvements on a pay-as-you-go basis, as well as to use the proceeds to pay debt service on bonds, warrants, and other securities issued to finance the costs of the improvements, and would validate any prior levy and use of the tax for these purposes

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, to authorize each municipality authorized under Amendment No. 8 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing Section 216.01 of the Recompiled Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, to levy and collect the ad valorem tax under Amendment No. 8 for the purpose of paying debt service on bonds, to levy and collect the ad valorem tax at the rate lawfully permitted for such municipality to directly pay the costs of public capital improvements, as well as to pay the principal of and interest on bonds, warrants, or other securities issued to finance or refinance the costs of improvements; and to ratify, validate, and confirm any prior levy and collection of the ad valorem tax for these purposes.

Subjects
Municipalities

Bill Actions

Action Date Chamber Action
February 10, 2021 S Pending third reading on day 6 Favorable from Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
February 10, 2021 S Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
February 4, 2021 S Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
February 4, 2021 H Scott intended to vote Yea
February 4, 2021 H Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 12
February 4, 2021 H Third Reading Passed
February 3, 2021 H Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
February 2, 2021 H Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government

Bill Calendar

Type Date Location Description
Hearing February 10, 2021 Room 825 at 15:00 Senate FRED Hearing
Hearing February 3, 2021 Room 206 at 10:30 House SG Hearing

Bill Text

Download HB178 Alabama 2021 Session PDF

Bill Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass Roll Call 12
2021-02-04
Chamber: House
Result: Passed
HBIR: Ball motion to Adopt Roll Call 11
2021-02-04
Chamber: House
Result: Passed

Bill Documents

Type Link
Bill Text HB178 Alabama 2021 Session - Introduced
Fiscal Note Fiscal Note - HB178 for State Government
Fiscal Note Fiscal Note - HB178 for Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
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