HB352 Alabama 2025 Session

Updated Feb 22, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Danny CrawfordRepresentative
Republican
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Title: Agriculture; amount which may be assessed on cotton sales increased
Summary: HB352 raises the maximum per-bale cotton promotion assessment and requires a producer referendum, with minor code updates.
What This Bill Does
HB352 allows an assessment on cotton bale sales up to $1.30 per bale to fund promotion, but only if a majority of eligible producers vote in favor in a referendum. Eligible voters are cotton producers who produced cotton in the crop year immediately before the referendum. After the vote, the certified commission will canvass and publicly announce results within 30 days and will set the assessment amount each year. The act takes effect October 1, 2025 and includes nonsubstantive technical revisions to update the code language.

Who It Affects
Cotton producers who produced cotton in the crop year immediately preceding the referendum; they may participate in the referendum and, if the vote passes, pay the per-bale assessment up to $1.30.
The commission certified to conduct the referendum and manage the assessment (and the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries as the certifying body) responsible for canvassing results and determining/collecting the annual per-bale levy.

Key Provisions
The per-bale cotton assessment cap is increased to $1.30.
The assessment only takes effect if a majority of eligible producers vote in favor in the referendum.
Eligible voters are cotton producers who produced cotton in the crop year immediately prior to the referendum.
The certified commission must canvass, tabulate, and publicly announce referendum results within 30 days and determine the annual assessment amount.
The act becomes effective on October 1, 2025 and includes nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the language.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: Agriculture & Forestry