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AL HB174
Bill
Status
1/18/2022
Primary Sponsor
Mike Holmes
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AI Summary
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Exempts sales of food from Alabama state sales and use taxes beginning September 1, 2022.
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Defines "food" using the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program definition in 7 U.S.C §2011 et seq., regardless of where or how food is sold.
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Local governments continue to collect local sales taxes on food at existing rates.
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Legislature must provide a new statutory definition of food if the federal program definition ceases to exist.
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Act becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Sales and use tax on food, exempt from, beginning September 1, 2022.
Taxation
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means Education
1/18/2022