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AL SB424
Bill
Status
4/19/2016
Primary Sponsor
Bobby Singleton
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AI Summary
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Exempts the Prince Hall Grand Lodge Free and Accepted Masons of Alabama and the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge F.&A.M. of Alabama from all state, county, and municipal sales and use taxes.
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Recognizes the Prince Hall Grand Lodge as a nonprofit fraternal organization organized in 1870, the first and oldest African-American fraternal organization in Alabama.
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Recognizes the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge F.&A.M. of Alabama as a nonprofit fraternal organization organized in 1821, the oldest predominantly Caucasian fraternal organization in Alabama.
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Designates both organizations as the only regularly constituted and legally authorized Grand Lodges of Free and Accepted Masons in the state, entitled to operate and exempted from all state, county, municipal, and local fees and taxes.
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Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Taxation, Prince Hall Grand Lodge Free and Accepted Masons and Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge F. and A.M., exempt from sales, county and municipal taxes
Taxation
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation Education
4/19/2016