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AL HB594
Bill
Status
3/10/2026
Primary Sponsor
Kelvin Lawrence
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AI Summary
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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
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Caps annual tax credit allocations at $10 million, with the program running from January 1, 2027 through the 2036 tax year
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Provides an additional 10% Supply Chain Localization Bonus tax credit for businesses whose projects replace previously imported supply chains
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Establishes the Industrial Site Development Grant Fund for infrastructure improvements including site grading, roads, utilities, broadband, and environmental permitting at rural industrial sites
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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