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AL SB224
Bill
Status
2/21/2017
Primary Sponsor
Gerald Allen
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AI Summary
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Amends Section 6-10-7 of the Alabama Code to allow courts to grant garnishees a tax credit of up to $25 each time they withhold funds from a defendant's wages, salaries, or other compensation.
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Currently, garnishees receive no compensation for the administrative burden of processing wage garnishment orders; this bill addresses that gap.
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The tax credit is discretionary and available to garnishees for each individual withholding action taken pursuant to a garnishment process or writ.
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Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor, or upon otherwise becoming law.
Legislative Description
Compensation, provide compensation to a garnishee in the form of a tax credit, Sec. 6-10-7 am'd.
Garnishments
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary
2/21/2017