HB27 Alabama 2016 1st Special Session Session
Bill Summary
Under existing law, Act 2015-537 of the 2015 Second Special Session created a supplemental privilege tax of 15 cents on each prescription filled by a pharmaceutical service provider. The tax was collected effective September 1, 2015, subject to approval by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The CMS disapproved the act, but there is no provision for refunds
This bill would provide for refunds of the taxes collected and would repeal the tax
To provide for refunds of the supplemental privilege tax on pharmaceutical services created by Act 2015-537 of the 2015 Second Special Session; to repeal Act 2015-537; and to provide that the refunds would be paid from appropriated funds in fiscal year ending September 30, 2017.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| August 24, 2016 | H | Ways and Means General Fund first Amendment Offered |
| August 24, 2016 | H | Delivered to Governor at 10:47 a.m. on August 24, 2016. |
| August 24, 2016 | H | Assigned Act No. 2016-452. |
| August 24, 2016 | H | Clerk of the House Certification |
| August 24, 2016 | S | Signature Requested |
| August 23, 2016 | H | Enrolled |
| August 23, 2016 | H | Passed Second House |
| August 23, 2016 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 44 |
| August 23, 2016 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| August 19, 2016 | S | Beasley motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote |
| August 19, 2016 | S | Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair |
| August 18, 2016 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| August 17, 2016 | H | Engrossed |
| August 17, 2016 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Tourism and Marketing |
| August 17, 2016 | H | Cosponsors Added |
| August 17, 2016 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 21 |
| August 17, 2016 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 20 |
| August 17, 2016 | H | Ways and Means General Fund Amendment Offered |
| August 17, 2016 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 19 |
| August 17, 2016 | H | Ways and Means General Fund first Substitute Offered |
| August 17, 2016 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| August 16, 2016 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and 1 amendment |
| August 15, 2016 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means General Fund |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | August 18, 2016 | Room 727-REVISION 1- TIME CHANGE at 10:00 | Senate T&M Hearing |
| Hearing | August 16, 2016 | Room 617 at 00:00 | House W&MGF Hearing |