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AL HB594

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/10/2026

Primary Sponsor

Kelvin Lawrence

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates a refundable Rural Reshoring Tax Credit equal to 5% of qualifying payroll for up to 10 years for manufacturing or logistics companies that create at least 15 full-time jobs paying at or above the county median wage in designated rural areas

  • Caps annual tax credit allocations at $10 million, with the program running from January 1, 2027 through the 2036 tax year

  • Provides an additional 10% Supply Chain Localization Bonus tax credit for businesses whose projects replace previously imported supply chains

  • Establishes the Industrial Site Development Grant Fund for infrastructure improvements including site grading, roads, utilities, broadband, and environmental permitting at rural industrial sites

  • Awards $3,000 Job Creation Performance Grants per full-time job created in Rural Industry Opportunity Zones, capped at $10 million annually

Legislative Description

Creates the Rural Industry Reshoring and Reinvestment Act; creates the Rural Reshoring Tax Credit Program; creates Rural Industrial Site Development Grant Program

Economic Development; Taxation & Revenue

Last Action

Pending House Ways and Means General Fund

3/10/2026

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means General Fund3/10/2026

Full Bill Text

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