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Proposed Alabama Firearm Legislation HB257

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Alabama Adventure Awaits sales tax holiday created; to exempt certain items from sales tax during the first weekends in March and August

Subject: Taxation & Revenue

Description: Alabama Adventure Awaits sales tax holiday created; to exempt certain items from sales tax during the first weekends in March and August

Session: Regular Session 2024

Last Action: Pending Senate Finance and Taxation Education

Last Action Date: April 18, 2024

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

1 sponsors: Joe Lovvorn (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 105)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Apr 18, 2024 Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation Education
Senate Apr 18, 2024 Pending Senate Finance and Taxation Education
House Apr 16, 2024 Third Reading in House of Origin
House Apr 16, 2024 Ways and Means Education Engrossed Substitute Offered 7JQRVVV-1
House Apr 16, 2024 Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 622 7JQRVVV-1
House Apr 16, 2024 Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 623
House Apr 16, 2024 Engrossed
House Apr 11, 2024 Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
House Apr 10, 2024 Ways and Means Education 1st Amendment TIUK919-1
House Apr 10, 2024 Reported Out of Committee House of Origin from House Ways and Means Education 7JQRVVV-1
House Feb 29, 2024 Re-referred to Committee in House of Origin to House Ways and Means Education
House Feb 28, 2024 Pending House Ways and Means General Fund
House Feb 28, 2024 Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means General Fund
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Engrossed Apr 16, 2024 state link bill text
Introduced Feb 28, 2024 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
House Ways and Means Education Reported Out of Committee House of Origin House Ways and Means Education Reported Out of Committee House of Origin 7JQRVVV-1 Apr 10, 2024 State Link amendment text No
House Ways and Means Education Ways and Means Education 1st Amendment House Ways and Means Education Ways and Means Education 1st Amendment TIUK919-1 Apr 10, 2024 State Link amendment text No
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
04/16/2024 100 0 0 3 Yes
  • Almond, Cynthia (R) Yea
  • Baker, Alan (R) Yea
  • Bedsole, Russell (R) Yea
  • Blackshear, Chris (R) Yea
  • Bolton, Ronald (R) Yea
  • Boyd, Barbara (D) Yea
  • Bracy, Napoleon (D) Yea
  • Brinyark, Bryan (R) Yea
  • Brown, Chip (R) Yea
  • Butler, Mack (R) Yea
  • Carns, Jim (R) Absent
  • Chestnut, Prince (D) Yea
  • Clarke, Adline (D) Yea
  • Clouse, Steve (R) Yea
  • Collins, Terri (R) Yea
  • Colvin, William (R) Yea
  • Crawford, Danny (R) Yea
  • Daniels, Anthony (D) Yea
  • Drummond, Barbara (D) Yea
  • DuBose, Susan (R) Yea
  • Easterbrook, Brett (R) Yea
  • Ellis, Corley (R) Yea
  • England, Christopher (D) Yea
  • Ensler, Phillip (D) Yea
  • Estes, Tracy (R) Yea
  • Faulkner, David (R) Yea
  • Fidler, Jennifer (R) Yea
  • Fincher, Bob (R) Yea
  • Forte, Berry (D) Yea
  • Garrett, Danny (R) Yea
  • Gidley, Mark (R) Yea
  • Givan, Juandalynn (D) Yea
  • Givens, Donna (R) Absent
  • Gray, Jeremy (D) Yea
  • Hall, Laura (D) Yea
  • Hammett, Matthew (R) Yea
  • Harbison, Corey (R) Yea
  • Harrison, Benjamin (R) Yea
  • Hassell, Kenyatte (D) Yea
  • Hendrix, Travis (D) Yea
  • Hill, Jim (R) Yea
  • Holk-Jones, Frances (R) Yea
  • Hollis, Rolanda (D) Yea
  • Hulsey, Leigh (R) Yea
  • Hurst, Stephen (R) Yea
  • Ingram, Reed (R) Absent
  • Jackson, Thomas (D) Yea
  • Jones, Sam (D) Yea
  • Kiel, Jamie (R) Yea
  • Kirkland, Mike (R) Yea
  • Lamb, Bill (R) Yea
  • Lands, Marilyn (D) Yea
  • Lawrence, Kelvin (D) Yea
  • Ledbetter, Nathaniel (R) Yea
  • Lee, Paul (R) Yea
  • Lipscomb, Craig (R) Yea
  • Lomax, James (R) Yea
  • Lovvorn, Joe (R) Yea
  • Marques, Rhett (R) Yea
  • McCampbell, Artis (D) Yea
  • McClammy, Patrice (D) Yea
  • Mooney, Arnold (R) Yea
  • Moore, Mary (D) Yea
  • Moore, Parker (R) Yea
  • Morris, TaShina (D) Yea
  • Oliver, Ed (R) Yea
  • Paramore, Marcus (R) Yea
  • Paschal, Kenneth (R) Yea
  • Pettus, Phillip (R) Yea
  • Pringle, Chris (R) Yea
  • Rafferty, Neil (D) Yea
  • Rehm, Richard (R) Yea
  • Reynolds, Rex (R) Yea
  • Rigsby, Phillip (R) Yea
  • Robbins, Ben (R) Yea
  • Robertson, Jerimie (R) Yea
  • Sellers, Patrick (D) Yea
  • Sells, Chris (R) Yea
  • Shaver, Ginny (R) Yea
  • Shaw, Mike (R) Yea
  • Shedd, Randall (R) Yea
  • Shirey, Mark (R) Yea
  • Simpson, Matt (R) Yea
  • Smith, Ivan (R) Yea
  • Sorrells, Jeff (R) Yea
  • Stadthagen, Scott (R) Yea
  • Standridge, David (R) Yea
  • Starnes, Jerry (R) Yea
  • Stringer, Shane (R) Yea
  • Stubbs, Troy (R) Yea
  • Tillman, Ontario (D) Yea
  • Travis, Curtis (D) Yea
  • Treadaway, Allen (R) Yea
  • Underwood, Kerry (R) Yea
  • Wadsworth, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Warren, Pebblin (D) Yea
  • Whitt, Andy (R) Yea
  • Whorton, Ritchie (R) Yea
  • Wilcox, Margie (R) Yea
  • Wood, Debbie (R) Yea
  • Wood, Randy (R) Yea
  • Woods, Matthew (R) Yea
  • Yarbrough, Ernie (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
04/16/2024 101 0 0 2 Yes
  • Almond, Cynthia (R) Yea
  • Baker, Alan (R) Yea
  • Bedsole, Russell (R) Yea
  • Blackshear, Chris (R) Yea
  • Bolton, Ronald (R) Yea
  • Boyd, Barbara (D) Yea
  • Bracy, Napoleon (D) Yea
  • Brinyark, Bryan (R) Yea
  • Brown, Chip (R) Yea
  • Butler, Mack (R) Yea
  • Carns, Jim (R) Yea
  • Chestnut, Prince (D) Yea
  • Clarke, Adline (D) Yea
  • Clouse, Steve (R) Yea
  • Collins, Terri (R) Yea
  • Colvin, William (R) Yea
  • Crawford, Danny (R) Yea
  • Daniels, Anthony (D) Yea
  • Drummond, Barbara (D) Yea
  • DuBose, Susan (R) Yea
  • Easterbrook, Brett (R) Yea
  • Ellis, Corley (R) Yea
  • England, Christopher (D) Yea
  • Ensler, Phillip (D) Yea
  • Estes, Tracy (R) Yea
  • Faulkner, David (R) Yea
  • Fidler, Jennifer (R) Yea
  • Fincher, Bob (R) Yea
  • Forte, Berry (D) Yea
  • Garrett, Danny (R) Yea
  • Gidley, Mark (R) Yea
  • Givan, Juandalynn (D) Yea
  • Givens, Donna (R) Yea
  • Gray, Jeremy (D) Yea
  • Hall, Laura (D) Yea
  • Hammett, Matthew (R) Yea
  • Harbison, Corey (R) Yea
  • Harrison, Benjamin (R) Yea
  • Hassell, Kenyatte (D) Yea
  • Hendrix, Travis (D) Yea
  • Hill, Jim (R) Yea
  • Holk-Jones, Frances (R) Yea
  • Hollis, Rolanda (D) Yea
  • Hulsey, Leigh (R) Yea
  • Hurst, Stephen (R) Yea
  • Ingram, Reed (R) Absent
  • Jackson, Thomas (D) Yea
  • Jones, Sam (D) Yea
  • Kiel, Jamie (R) Absent
  • Kirkland, Mike (R) Yea
  • Lamb, Bill (R) Yea
  • Lands, Marilyn (D) Yea
  • Lawrence, Kelvin (D) Yea
  • Ledbetter, Nathaniel (R) Yea
  • Lee, Paul (R) Yea
  • Lipscomb, Craig (R) Yea
  • Lomax, James (R) Yea
  • Lovvorn, Joe (R) Yea
  • Marques, Rhett (R) Yea
  • McCampbell, Artis (D) Yea
  • McClammy, Patrice (D) Yea
  • Mooney, Arnold (R) Yea
  • Moore, Mary (D) Yea
  • Moore, Parker (R) Yea
  • Morris, TaShina (D) Yea
  • Oliver, Ed (R) Yea
  • Paramore, Marcus (R) Yea
  • Paschal, Kenneth (R) Yea
  • Pettus, Phillip (R) Yea
  • Pringle, Chris (R) Yea
  • Rafferty, Neil (D) Yea
  • Rehm, Richard (R) Yea
  • Reynolds, Rex (R) Yea
  • Rigsby, Phillip (R) Yea
  • Robbins, Ben (R) Yea
  • Robertson, Jerimie (R) Yea
  • Sellers, Patrick (D) Yea
  • Sells, Chris (R) Yea
  • Shaver, Ginny (R) Yea
  • Shaw, Mike (R) Yea
  • Shedd, Randall (R) Yea
  • Shirey, Mark (R) Yea
  • Simpson, Matt (R) Yea
  • Smith, Ivan (R) Yea
  • Sorrells, Jeff (R) Yea
  • Stadthagen, Scott (R) Yea
  • Standridge, David (R) Yea
  • Starnes, Jerry (R) Yea
  • Stringer, Shane (R) Yea
  • Stubbs, Troy (R) Yea
  • Tillman, Ontario (D) Yea
  • Travis, Curtis (D) Yea
  • Treadaway, Allen (R) Yea
  • Underwood, Kerry (R) Yea
  • Wadsworth, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Warren, Pebblin (D) Yea
  • Whitt, Andy (R) Yea
  • Whorton, Ritchie (R) Yea
  • Wilcox, Margie (R) Yea
  • Wood, Debbie (R) Yea
  • Wood, Randy (R) Yea
  • Woods, Matthew (R) Yea
  • Yarbrough, Ernie (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
04/16/2024 102 0 0 1 Yes
  • Almond, Cynthia (R) Yea
  • Baker, Alan (R) Yea
  • Bedsole, Russell (R) Yea
  • Blackshear, Chris (R) Yea
  • Bolton, Ronald (R) Yea
  • Boyd, Barbara (D) Yea
  • Bracy, Napoleon (D) Yea
  • Brinyark, Bryan (R) Yea
  • Brown, Chip (R) Yea
  • Butler, Mack (R) Yea
  • Carns, Jim (R) Yea
  • Chestnut, Prince (D) Yea
  • Clarke, Adline (D) Yea
  • Clouse, Steve (R) Yea
  • Collins, Terri (R) Yea
  • Colvin, William (R) Yea
  • Crawford, Danny (R) Yea
  • Daniels, Anthony (D) Yea
  • Drummond, Barbara (D) Yea
  • DuBose, Susan (R) Yea
  • Easterbrook, Brett (R) Yea
  • Ellis, Corley (R) Yea
  • England, Christopher (D) Yea
  • Ensler, Phillip (D) Yea
  • Estes, Tracy (R) Yea
  • Faulkner, David (R) Yea
  • Fidler, Jennifer (R) Yea
  • Fincher, Bob (R) Yea
  • Forte, Berry (D) Yea
  • Garrett, Danny (R) Yea
  • Gidley, Mark (R) Yea
  • Givan, Juandalynn (D) Yea
  • Givens, Donna (R) Yea
  • Gray, Jeremy (D) Yea
  • Hall, Laura (D) Yea
  • Hammett, Matthew (R) Yea
  • Harbison, Corey (R) Yea
  • Harrison, Benjamin (R) Yea
  • Hassell, Kenyatte (D) Yea
  • Hendrix, Travis (D) Yea
  • Hill, Jim (R) Yea
  • Holk-Jones, Frances (R) Yea
  • Hollis, Rolanda (D) Yea
  • Hulsey, Leigh (R) Yea
  • Hurst, Stephen (R) Yea
  • Ingram, Reed (R) Absent
  • Jackson, Thomas (D) Yea
  • Jones, Sam (D) Yea
  • Kiel, Jamie (R) Yea
  • Kirkland, Mike (R) Yea
  • Lamb, Bill (R) Yea
  • Lands, Marilyn (D) Yea
  • Lawrence, Kelvin (D) Yea
  • Ledbetter, Nathaniel (R) Yea
  • Lee, Paul (R) Yea
  • Lipscomb, Craig (R) Yea
  • Lomax, James (R) Yea
  • Lovvorn, Joe (R) Yea
  • Marques, Rhett (R) Yea
  • McCampbell, Artis (D) Yea
  • McClammy, Patrice (D) Yea
  • Mooney, Arnold (R) Yea
  • Moore, Mary (D) Yea
  • Moore, Parker (R) Yea
  • Morris, TaShina (D) Yea
  • Oliver, Ed (R) Yea
  • Paramore, Marcus (R) Yea
  • Paschal, Kenneth (R) Yea
  • Pettus, Phillip (R) Yea
  • Pringle, Chris (R) Yea
  • Rafferty, Neil (D) Yea
  • Rehm, Richard (R) Yea
  • Reynolds, Rex (R) Yea
  • Rigsby, Phillip (R) Yea
  • Robbins, Ben (R) Yea
  • Robertson, Jerimie (R) Yea
  • Sellers, Patrick (D) Yea
  • Sells, Chris (R) Yea
  • Shaver, Ginny (R) Yea
  • Shaw, Mike (R) Yea
  • Shedd, Randall (R) Yea
  • Shirey, Mark (R) Yea
  • Simpson, Matt (R) Yea
  • Smith, Ivan (R) Yea
  • Sorrells, Jeff (R) Yea
  • Stadthagen, Scott (R) Yea
  • Standridge, David (R) Yea
  • Starnes, Jerry (R) Yea
  • Stringer, Shane (R) Yea
  • Stubbs, Troy (R) Yea
  • Tillman, Ontario (D) Yea
  • Travis, Curtis (D) Yea
  • Treadaway, Allen (R) Yea
  • Underwood, Kerry (R) Yea
  • Wadsworth, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Warren, Pebblin (D) Yea
  • Whitt, Andy (R) Yea
  • Whorton, Ritchie (R) Yea
  • Wilcox, Margie (R) Yea
  • Wood, Debbie (R) Yea
  • Wood, Randy (R) Yea
  • Woods, Matthew (R) Yea
  • Yarbrough, Ernie (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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