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SB219 Alabama 2024 Session

Updated Jan 14, 2026
SB219 Alabama 2024 Session
Senate Bill
Enacted
Current Status
Regular Session 2024
Session
1
Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor
Shay Shelnutt Senator
Republican
Session
Regular Session 2024
Title
Alabama Farm Center created, vested with powers and privileges, deemed economic development organization
Description

Under existing law, a county may establish an agriculture authority to construct and operate facilities to promote agricultural businesses, operations, commodities, workforce development, and economic development in the county.

Also under existing law, economic development organizations may receive incentives for certain projects undertaken in this state for the betterment of this state's economy.

This bill would provide for the creation of the Agriculture Exhibition Center Corporation to operate the Alabama Farm Center and vest the corporation with certain powers and privileges.

This bill would provide for the composition and operation of a board of directors to govern the corporation.

This bill would permit certain counties and municipalities to sell property and appropriate public funds to the corporation.

This bill would permit the corporation to allow the consumption of alcohol on the center's premises.

This bill would exempt the corporation and its property from municipal ordinances and rules.

This bill would exempt the corporation and its SB219 INTRODUCED property from certain state, county, and municipal taxes.

This bill would provide that the Alabama Farm Center is an economic development organization for the purposes of the Growing Alabama Act.

Subjects
Agriculture & Forestry; Economic Development; Taxation & Revenue

Bill Actions

S

Enacted

S

Enacted

S

Delivered to Governor

H

Signature Requested

S

Enrolled

S

Ready to Enroll

H

Crawford Concur In and Adopt Conference Committee Report - Adopted Roll Call 1169

S

Reed Concur In and Adopt Conference Committee Report - Adopted Roll Call 1060

S

Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar IKYUZZ6-1

H

In Conference Committee

H

Crawford Accede Senate Request for Conference

S

Reed Non Concur and Appoint Conference Committee - Adopted Roll Call 899

H

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 960

H

Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 959 7FBR2VE-1

H

Crawford 2nd Substitute Offered 7FBR2VE-1

H

Crawford motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 958 LB2JAYY-1

H

Economic Development and Tourism 1st Substitute Offered LB2JAYY-1

H

Third Reading in Second House

H

Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

H

Reported Out of Committee Second House

H

Economic Development and Tourism 1st Substitute LB2JAYY-1

H

Pending House Economic Development and Tourism

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Economic Development and Tourism

S

Engrossed

S

Singleton motion to Adopt - Lost Roll Call 582 2CP3SSS-1

S

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 586

S

Coleman motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 585 Y3BC2N2-1

S

Singleton motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 582 2CP3SSS-1

S

Coleman 1st Amendment Offered Y3BC2N2-1

S

Coleman-Madison motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 584 V3KNVVL-1

S

Coleman-Madison 2nd Amendment Offered V3KNVVL-1

S

Coleman-Madison motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 583 R3CKMMM-1

S

Coleman-Madison 1st Amendment Offered R3CKMMM-1

S

Singleton motion to Adopt - Lost Roll Call 582 FXVGD5C-1

S

Singleton 1st Substitute Offered FXVGD5C-1

S

Shelnutt motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 581 E6Z7222-1

S

Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry 1st Amendment Offered E6Z7222-1

S

Third Reading in House of Origin

S

Carried Over

S

Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry 1st Amendment Offered E6Z7222-1

S

Third Reading in House of Origin

S

Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

S

Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

S

Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry 1st Amendment E6Z7222-1

S

Pending Senate Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry

Calendar

Hearing

House Economic Development and Tourism (House) Hearing

Room 123 at 15:00:00

Hearing

Senate Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Hearing

room 316 at 14:30:00

Bill Text

Download Enrolled PDF

Votes

Third Reading in House of Origin

April 2, 2024 Senate Passed
Yes 26
No 6
Absent 3

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 586

April 16, 2024 Senate Passed
Yes 26
Abstained 4
Absent 5

Coleman motion to Adopt - Roll Call 585 Y3BC2N2-1

April 16, 2024 Senate Passed
Yes 13
No 11
Absent 11

Coleman-Madison motion to Adopt - Roll Call 584 V3KNVVL-1

April 16, 2024 Senate Passed
Yes 28
No 1
Absent 6

Coleman-Madison motion to Adopt - Roll Call 583 R3CKMMM-1

April 16, 2024 Senate Passed
Yes 12
No 11
Absent 12

Singleton motion to Adopt - Roll Call 582 FXVGD5C-1

April 16, 2024 Senate Failed
Yes 8
No 18
Absent 9

Singleton motion to Adopt - Roll Call 582 2CP3SSS-1

April 16, 2024 Senate Failed
Yes 8
No 18
Absent 9

Shelnutt motion to Adopt - Roll Call 581 E6Z7222-1

April 16, 2024 Senate Passed
Yes 25
No 3
Abstained 2
Absent 5

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 960

April 30, 2024 House Passed
Yes 102
Abstained 1

Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 959 7FBR2VE-1

April 30, 2024 House Passed
Yes 101
Abstained 2

Crawford motion to Table - Roll Call 958 LB2JAYY-1

April 30, 2024 House Passed
Yes 101
Absent 2

Reed Non Concur and Appoint Conference Committee - Roll Call 899

May 2, 2024 Senate Passed
Yes 28
Absent 7

Crawford Concur In and Adopt Conference Committee Report - Roll Call 1169

May 8, 2024 House Passed
Yes 92
No 7
Abstained 3
Absent 1

Reed Concur In and Adopt Conference Committee Report - Roll Call 1060

May 8, 2024 Senate Passed
Yes 25
No 2
Absent 8

Documents

Bill Text (Enrolled) SB219 Alabama 2024 Session - Enrolled
Bill Text (Engrossed) SB219 Alabama 2024 Session - Engrossed
Bill Text (Introduced) SB219 Alabama 2024 Session - Introduced
Bill Text (Introduced) SB219 Alabama 2024 Session - Introduced
Amendment Senate Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry COMMITTEE_INSTRUMENT_CHANGE_ADOPTED
Amendment Senate Coleman motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 585
Amendment Senate Singleton motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 582
Amendment Senate Coleman-Madison motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 584
Amendment Senate Coleman-Madison motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 583
Amendment Senate Singleton motion to Adopt - Lost Roll Call 582
Amendment House Economic Development and Tourism Economic Development and Tourism 1st Substitute
Amendment House Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 959
Amendment Senate Conference Committee on SB219 Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
Fiscal Note Fiscal Note - As Passed First Chamber Committee
Fiscal Note Fiscal Note - As Introduced
Fiscal Note Fiscal Note - As Passed First Chamber
Fiscal Note Fiscal Note - As Passed Second Chamber Committee

Source: Alabama Legislature