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AL HB502

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/8/2012

Primary Sponsor

Roderick Scott

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Origin

House of Representatives

Regular Session 2012

AI Summary

  • County commissions must consent to tax exemptions or abatements affecting county-distributed portions of state taxes through a resolution approved at a regular meeting.

  • County commissions must consent to tax exemptions or abatements of local taxes levied by the county, or such exemptions/abatements will not apply.

  • Industrial development authorities, economic development boards, or other entities must submit written requests to county commissions with project descriptions and anticipated exemption/abatement dates and durations.

  • County commissions have 60 days to approve or deny exemption/abatement requests by majority vote; if no action is taken within 60 days, the exemption or abatement is deemed automatically granted.

  • The bill applies only to general or local laws enacted during the 2012 Regular Session or thereafter, not to laws enacted prior to the 2012 session.

Legislative Description

Counties, tax exemptions or abatement for county portion of tax, granted by state or local law, would not apply to counties unless county commission approves

Counties

Last Action

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Economic Development and Tourism

3/8/2012

Committee Referrals

Economic Development and Tourism3/8/2012

Full Bill Text

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