Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee
Alabama Senate Committee passes grocery tax cut
A bill that would cut the state’s grocery tax moved closer to passage on Wednesday, but a senator said he expected it to change before a Senate vote. HB 479, sponsored by House Ways and Means Education Chair Danny Garrett, R-Trussville, would cut the grocery tax on food eligible for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance […]
Alabama House version of income tax rebates passes Senate committee
The Alabama Senate education budget committee Wednesday approved the House of Representatives version of the tax rebate bill with changes made to match a Senate version. The bill, HB 175, sponsored by House Ways and Means Education Committee chair Danny Garrett, R-Trussville, was amended by the committee to the amount of $150 per individual and […]
Republican lawmaker’s bill removes sales tax from gun safes, safety devices
A Republican lawmaker has filed a bill that would exempt gun safety purchases from sales tax. The bill, HB 375, sponsored by Rep. Matt Simpson, R-Daphne, would add gun safety devices and safes to the list of items exempt from sales tax. It passed the House Ways and Means Education Committee, which handles sales tax […]