Alabama legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Alabama HB256: Taxation; Goodwill Industries of Southern Rivers, exempt from sales and use tax
Status: Failed, May 6, 2025
What the bill says
An act Relating to sales and use taxes; to exempt the Goodwill Industries of Southern Rivers from payment of state sales and use taxes; to provide for counties and municipalities to exempt this entity from local sales and use taxes.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to sales and use taxes; to exempt the Goodwill Industries of Southern Rivers from payment of state sales and use taxes; to provide for counties and municipalities to exempt this entity from local sales and use taxes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. (a) The Goodwill Industries of Southern Rivers is exempt from paying the state portion of any sales and use taxes. (b) The exemption provided in this section shall not apply to county or municipal sales or use taxes unless approved by resolution or ordinance adopted by the local governing body. Section 2. This act shall become effective on September 1, 2025. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Sponsors
- Gray, Jeremy (D, HD-083) · primary sponsor
- Debbie Wood (R)
Latest actions
- : Faulkner motion to Concur In and Adopt Senate Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1342
- : Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development 1st Amendment Offered
- : Givhan motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1272
- : Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1273
- : Reported Out of Committee Second House
- : Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- : Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
- : Pending Committee Action in Second House
- : Third Reading in House of Origin
- : Judiciary Engrossed Substitute Offered
Votes
- House Roll Call #317 (February 5, 2026): 101 yea, 3 nay, passed
- House Roll Call #316 (February 5, 2026): 102 yea, 3 nay, passed
- House Roll Call #304 (February 5, 2026): 103 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: Taxation & Revenue
Common questions
- What is HB256?
- HB256 is a bill in the Alabama Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Taxation; Goodwill Industries of Southern Rivers, exempt from sales and use tax.
- What does HB256 do?
- In its own words: An act Relating to sales and use taxes; to exempt the Goodwill Industries of Southern Rivers from payment of state sales and use taxes; to provide for counties and municipalities to exempt this entity from local sales and use taxes.
- What is the status of HB256?
- Failed as of May 6, 2025. Latest action: Faulkner motion to Concur In and Adopt Senate Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1342 (April 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB256?
- Gray, Jeremy (D, HD-083), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB256?
- On the Alabama Legislature website: https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/instrument/2025RS/HB256
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