HB213 Alabama 2021 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2021
Title
Tax incentives, prohibits censorship of posts or comments on websites receiving state or local tax incentives, provides exceptions, remedies
Description
<p class="bill_description"> This bill would prohibit an individual or
entity operating a website on which comments or
posts can be made which receives any tax abatement,
credit, or incentive from the state or a local
government from censoring speech on the website
that is not an incitement to violence and would
require the refund of any abatement, credit, or
incentive given an individual or entity that
improperly censors speech on its website</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to tax abatements, credits, or incentives;
to prohibit an individual or entity operating a website on
which comments or posts can be made which receives any tax
abatement, credit, or incentive from the state or a local
government from censoring speech on the website except for
speech that is an incitement to violence, and to require the
refund of the abatement, credit, or incentive if it censors
speech on its website that is not an incitement to violence.
</p>
Subjects
Taxation
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| February 2, 2021 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB213 Alabama 2021 Session - Introduced |