HB433 Alabama 2025 Session

Updated Feb 23, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Randy WoodRepresentative
Republican
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Title: Talladega County, distribution of special county sales and use tax further provided for
Summary: HB433 reorganizes how Talladega County distributes revenue from its special county sales tax, creating a dedicated fund and detailed funding shares for local services and projects with oversight by the local delegation.
What This Bill Does
It establishes the Talladega County Special Tax Fund to hold tax revenues and directs most of the money to a set of specified programs and projects. It assigns fixed percentage shares to fire departments, roads and bridges, health, water, libraries, economic development, and other services, with some funds reserved for discretionary use by the county and subject to delegation approval. It repeals a prior law (Act 2023-393) and sets an effective date of June 1, 2025 for these changes.

Who It Affects
Talladega County residents and taxpayers who fund the special sales tax, as the revenue is allocated to local services like fire protection, roads, water, libraries, and other projects.
Talladega County government entities and partners (County Commission, Talladega County Economic Development Authority, and the Talladega County Legislative Delegation) who administer, approve, and oversee the distribution and use of the funds, including discretionary allocations and project approvals.

Key Provisions
Creates the Talladega County Special Tax Fund to receive revenues from the special county sales tax; up to $50,000 annually plus existing funds for professional services can be used as deemed necessary by the Talladega County Commission, with remaining funds distributed per the act.
Distribution percentages and purposes: 12% to certified volunteer fire departments; 12% (plus existing bridge funds) to the bridge fund for rural roads and Cheaha Road; 10% to fund the Honda project; 4% for maintenance and repairs of the health department building (with a carve-out allocating $1,500,000 from the Health Department Fund to the East Alabama Rural Innovation and Training Hub); 10% to the Talladega County Economic Development Authority; 10% for water line development to serve residents/industry around North Talladega County and near Talladega Municipal Airport; 5% to public libraries in multiple towns; 5% to the county road/bridge matching fund; 5% for county building maintenance/renovation; 4% to improve water supply/quality in North Talladega County with a focus near the airport; 10% to hire public safety radio system personnel or other law enforcement costs; 2% to ARC programs in Sylacauga and Talladega; 2% to Talladega Children's Rehabilitation Office; remaining funds to Talladega County Special Tax Trust Fund.
Discretionary funds (items 6 and 10) require recommendations from the Talladega County Economic Development Authority and approval by the Talladega County legislative delegation; if the delegation does not approve, final disposition rests with the delegation.
Specific allocations of remaining and future funds to rural Talladega County projects, subject to approval by the House members of the Talladega County legislative delegation.
Allocations of $3,500,000 from existing funds in the Talladega County Special Tax Trust Fund to the East Alabama Rural Training and Innovation Hub; thereafter, funds are to be used for rural Talladega County projects.
Creates formal processes for delegation approval and defines approval as the consent of the members of the Talladega County legislative delegation who reside in Talladega County.
Effective June 1, 2025; Section 2 repeals Act 2023-393; Section 3 sets the act into force on the specified date.

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