Alabama legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Alabama HB277: 2A Holiday sales tax holiday created; to exempt certain items from sales tax from the period between Memorial Day and the Fourth
Status: In committee, February 13, 2025
2A Holiday sales tax holiday created; to exempt certain items from sales tax from the period between Memorial Day and the Fourth of July
What the bill says
An act To create the 2A Sales Tax Holiday; to exempt the gross proceeds from the sale of certain items from state sales and use tax during the sales tax holiday; and to provide local opt in provisions for the sales tax holiday.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To create the 2A Sales Tax Holiday; to exempt the gross proceeds from the sale of certain items from state sales and use tax during the sales tax holiday; and to provide local opt in provisions for the sales tax holiday. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. The sales tax holiday created by this act shall be known as the 2A Sales Tax Holiday. Section 2. As used in this act, the term "covered items" includes the following: (1) "Ammunition" means ammunition or cartridge cases, primers, bullets, or propellant powder designed for use in any 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 HB277 INTRODUCED Page 2 primers, bullets, or propellant powder designed for use in any firearm. (2) "Firearms" which for the purposes of this act shall mean a shotgun, rifle, pistol, revolver, or other handgun. (3) "Hunting supplies" shall mean purchases of any tangible personal property for the use of hunting, including, but not limited to, archery, pirogues, accessories, apparel, shoes, bags, binoculars, tools, firearm and archery cases, firearm and archery accessories, range finders, knives, decoys, treestands, blinds, chairs, optics, hearing protection and enhancements, holsters, belts, slings, …
Sponsors
- Yarbrough, Ernie (R, HD-007) · primary sponsor
- Stadthagen, Scott (R, HD-009)
- Underwood, Kerry (Bubba) (R, HD-003)
- Harrison, Ben (R, HD-002)
- Mary Moore (D)
- Colvin, William Brock (R, HD-026)
- Matt Woods (R, SD-005)
- Price, Randy (R, SD-013)
- Lipscomb, Craig (R, HD-030)
- Robertson, Chad (R, HD-040)
- Rehm, Rick (R, HD-085)
- Shedd, Randall (R)
Latest actions
- : Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- : Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- : Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on County and Municipal Government
- : Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
- : Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means Education
- : Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
Votes
- Senate Roll Call #716 (March 5, 2026): 28 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Taxation & Revenue
Common questions
- What is HB277?
- HB277 is a bill in the Alabama Legislature (2025 Regular Session): 2A Holiday sales tax holiday created; to exempt certain items from sales tax from the period between Memorial Day and the Fourth.
- What does HB277 do?
- In its own words: An act To create the 2A Sales Tax Holiday; to exempt the gross proceeds from the sale of certain items from state sales and use tax during the sales tax holiday; and to provide local opt in provisions for the sales tax holiday.
- What is the status of HB277?
- In committee as of February 13, 2025. Latest action: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (January 21, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB277?
- Yarbrough, Ernie (R, HD-007), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB277?
- On the Alabama Legislature website: https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/instrument/2025RS/HB277
Source: official Alabama record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.