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HB12 Alabama 2022 Session

Updated Feb 22, 2026

Summary

Session
Regular Session 2022
Title
Taxation, Black Belt Regional Child Advocacy Center, exempt from state, county, municipal sales and use taxes, Sec. 40-23-5 am'd.
Summary

HB12 would grant a temporary state, county, and municipal sales and use tax exemption for the Black Belt Regional Child Advocacy Center in Marengo County through September 30, 2026.

What This Bill Does

It creates a new tax exemption for the Black Belt Regional Child Advocacy Center, meaning the center would not owe state, county, or municipal sales and use taxes on eligible purchases. Vendors would not charge those taxes to the center during the exemption period. The exemption is limited to the specified date and is codified in Section 40-23-5 of the Alabama Code.

Who It Affects
  • Black Belt Regional Child Advocacy Center in Marengo County – exempt from paying state, county, and municipal sales and use taxes on eligible purchases through September 30, 2026.
  • State and local tax authorities and potentially local governments – could see reduced tax revenue from transactions involving the center during the exemption period.
Key Provisions
  • Adds a new exemption for the Black Belt Regional Child Advocacy Center in Marengo County from state, county, and municipal sales and use taxes.
  • Exemption lasts until September 30, 2026.
  • Exemption applies to the center’s eligible purchases of goods and services taxed at the state, county, and municipal levels.
  • Act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after its passage and governor’s approval.
AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects
Taxation

Bill Actions

S

Pending third reading on day 29 Favorable from Finance and Taxation Education

S

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation Education

H

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 345

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 Education

Bill Text

Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass Roll Call 345

February 24, 2022 House Passed
Yes 102
Absent 1

HBIR: McCampbell motion to Adopt Roll Call 344

February 24, 2022 House Passed
Yes 98
Absent 5

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature