AlabamaAlabama agriculture authorities appoint directors and use government purchasing programs
Starting October 1, 2026, agriculture authority boards appoint some director replacements, authorities may use competitive government buying programs, and local tax rebates apply.
What it does
For authorities incorporated before January 1, 2022, the board appoints someone to fill a director’s seat if the director leaves before the term ends.
Agriculture authorities may buy goods or services through national or regional government purchasing programs that use competitive procedures.
Local taxing authorities rebate certain sales, use, and alcoholic-beverage taxes collected for agriculture authorities. At formation, a county commission may opt out of rebating sales taxes collected by specified private partners for authorities formed after May 1, 2022.
Argument forUsing competitive government purchasing programs could give agriculture authorities more ways to buy goods and services.
Argument againstBoard members choosing a successor could give county residents less influence over who fills a vacant seat.
More detail
The board appoints a successor when a director leaves before the term ends. This rule applies to agriculture authorities incorporated before January 1, 2022. The successor serves only the rest of the vacant director’s term. The law takes effect October 1, 2026.
An agriculture authority may buy goods or services through certain government purchasing programs. This applies to Alabama agriculture authorities buying goods or services. The program must use competitive purchasing procedures. The law takes effect October 1, 2026.
A local taxing authority rebates certain taxes collected by an agriculture authority or related operator to the agriculture authority. This applies to covered local taxes collected by an agriculture authority or specified businesses operating with or on its property. The rebate covers county or municipal sales and use taxes, and county or municipal taxes on alcoholic beverages, when collected by the authority, its joint venture, or a lessee or sublessee and sent to a local taxing authority. For authorities formed after May 1, 2022, the county commission may opt out of rebating sales taxes collected by a private entity, joint venture partner, or public-private partnership when the authority is formed. The law takes effect October 1, 2026.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Apr 15EnactedBecame Law
- Apr 7Gudger Motion to Concur In and Adopt House Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1128Major
- Vote recorded Gudger Motion to Concur In and Adopt House Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1128. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 7Ready to Enroll
- Apr 7EnrolledTo Governor
- Apr 7Delivered to GovernorMinor
- Apr 7Signature Requested
- Apr 2Third Reading in Second House
- Vote recorded Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1187. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1188. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Third Reading in Second House. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 2County and Municipal Government Engrossed Substitute Offered (County and Municipal Government)Minor
- Apr 2Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1187Major
- Apr 2Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1188Passed House
- Mar 11Reported Out of Committee Second House (County and Municipal Government)
- Mar 11Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (County and Municipal Government)Minor
- Feb 24Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on County and Municipal GovernmentMinor
- Feb 24Pending Committee Action in Second House (County and Municipal Government)
- Feb 19Third Reading in House of Origin
- Vote recorded Melson motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 507. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Third Reading in House of Origin. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Melson motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 490. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 509. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Melson motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 508. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry 1st Substitute Offered (Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry)Minor
- Feb 19Melson motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 490Major
- Feb 19Carried Over to the Call of the Chair
- Feb 19Melson 1st Amendment OfferedMinor
- Feb 19Melson motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 507Major
- Feb 19Melson 2nd Amendment OfferedMinor
- Feb 19Melson motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 508Major
- Feb 19Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 509Passed Senate
- Feb 19Engrossed
- Feb 12Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry)Minor
- Feb 11Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry 1st Substitute (Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry)
- Feb 11Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Feb 10Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation, and ForestryMinor
- Feb 10Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry)Introduced
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