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HB257 Alabama 2024 Session

Updated Jan 14, 2026
HB257 Alabama 2024 Session
House Bill
Expired
Current Status
Regular Session 2024
Session
1
Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor
Joe Lovvorn Representative
Republican
Session
Regular Session 2024
Title
Alabama Adventure Awaits sales tax holiday created; to exempt certain items from sales tax during the first weekends in March and August
Description

This bill would create the Alabama Adventure Awaits sales tax holiday to occur annually the first weekend in March and the first weekend in August. This bill would exempt certain items from state sales and use tax and allow municipalities and counties to opt-in to the sales tax holiday. This bill would also amend the current local opt in provisions for the existing School Items and Severe Weather Preparedness sales tax holidays. In addition this bill would provide for the adjustment of the dollar value of items covered in each of the three sales tax holidays by the Consumer Price Index.

Subjects
Taxation & Revenue

Bill Actions

S

Pending Senate Finance and Taxation Education

S

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

H

Engrossed

H

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 623

H

Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 622 7JQRVVV-1

H

Ways and Means Education Engrossed Substitute Offered 7JQRVVV-1

H

Third Reading in House of Origin

H

Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

H

Reported Out of Committee House of Origin from House Ways and Means Education 7JQRVVV-1

H

Ways and Means Education 1st Amendment TIUK919-1

H

Re-referred to Committee in House of Origin to House Ways and Means Education

H

Pending House Ways and Means General Fund

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means General Fund

Calendar

Hearing

House Ways and Means Education (House) Hearing

Room 200 at 09:30:00

Hearing

House Ways and Means Education Hearing

Room 200 at 09:00:00

Bill Text

Download Engrossed PDF

Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 623

April 16, 2024 House Passed
Yes 102
Absent 1

Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 622 7JQRVVV-1

April 16, 2024 House Passed
Yes 101
Absent 2

Documents

Bill Text (Engrossed) HB257 Alabama 2024 Session - Engrossed
Bill Text (Introduced) HB257 Alabama 2024 Session - Introduced
Amendment House Ways and Means Education Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
Amendment House Ways and Means Education Ways and Means Education 1st Amendment
Fiscal Note Fiscal Note - As Introduced
Fiscal Note Fiscal Note - As Introduced
Fiscal Note Fiscal Note - As Passed First Chamber Committee
Fiscal Note Fiscal Note - As Introduced

Source: Alabama Legislature