Hearing
Senate Finance and Taxation Education Hearing
Finance and Taxation at 10:00:00
HB386 Alabama 2025 Session
Updated Jan 14, 2026
HB386 Alabama 2025 Session
House Bill
Enacted
Current Status
2025 Regular Session
Session
1
Sponsor
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
-
Danny Garrett RepresentativeRepublican - Session
- 2025 Regular Session
- Title
- Sales and use tax on food, state rate reduced, counties and municipalities authorized to reduce
- Description
Under existing law, the state imposes sales or use taxes upon certain persons, firms, or corporations at a general rate of four percent. Sales of certain items are taxed at a reduced rate, including food, which is taxed at three percent.
This bill would reduce the sales and use tax rate on food to two percent, on September 1, 2025.
- Subjects
- Taxation & Revenue
Bill Actions
H
Enacted
H
Enacted
S
Signature Requested
H
Enrolled
H
Ready to Enroll
H
Garrett Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1193
S
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 976
S
Orr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 975 L5P66WW-1
S
Orr 1st Amendment Offered L5P66WW-1
S
Jones motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 974 ZQ22BKR-1
S
Finance and Taxation Education 1st Substitute Offered ZQ22BKR-1
S
Carried Over to the Call of the Chair
S
Finance and Taxation Education 1st Substitute Offered ZQ22BKR-1
S
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
S
Reported Out of Committee Second House
S
Finance and Taxation Education 1st Substitute ZQ22BKR-1
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 Add Cosponsor - Adopted Roll Call 412
H
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 411
H
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 410 9J9WTBB-1
H
Ways and Means Education Engrossed Substitute Offered 9J9WTBB-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 9J9WTBB-1
H
Ways and Means Education 1st Amendment I332X6W-1
H
Pending House Ways and Means Education
H
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means Education
Calendar
Hearing
House Ways and Means Education Hearing
Room 200 at 15:30:00
Bill Text
Votes
Motion to Add Cosponsor - Roll Call 412
Yes
96
Absent
8
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 411
Yes
103
Absent
1
Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 410 9J9WTBB-1
Yes
103
Absent
1
Third Reading in House of Origin
Yes
100
Abstained
2
Absent
2
HBIR: Passed by House of Origin
Yes
100
Abstained
2
Absent
2
Garrett Concur In and Adopt - Roll Call 1193
Yes
102
Absent
1
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 976
Yes
34
Orr motion to Adopt - Roll Call 975 L5P66WW-1
Yes
34
Jones motion to Adopt - Roll Call 974 ZQ22BKR-1
Yes
34
Documents
Bill Text (Engrossed)
HB386 Alabama 2025 Session - Engrossed
Bill Text (Introduced)
HB386 Alabama 2025 Session - Introduced
Bill Text (Enrolled)
HB386 Alabama 2025 Session - Enrolled
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
Amendment
Senate Finance and Taxation Education Finance and Taxation Education 1st Substitute
Amendment
Senate Orr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 975
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Introduced
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Reported by First Chamber Committee
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Passed First Chamber
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Reported by Second Chamber Committee
Source: Alabama Legislature