SB395 Alabama 2017 Session
Bill Summary
This bill would revise the transient occupancy tax law to specifically exempt the rental of any room that is not intended or otherwise suitable for an overnight stay for sleeping purposes if the charges are separately stated on the invoice and used as a meeting place for any conference, seminar or other activity. Such rentals are also exempted from the amusement tax
To amend Section 40-26-1, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to transient occupancy tax; to provide that the rental of any portion of a hotel, motel, inn, tourist camp, tourist cabin, or any other place in which rooms, lodgings, or accommodations are regularly furnished to transients which is used as a meeting place for any conference, seminar, or other activity not intended or otherwise suitable for an overnight stay for sleeping purposes is exempt from transient occupancy tax.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2017 | H | Pending third reading on day 28 Favorable from Ways and Means General Fund |
| May 9, 2017 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 992 |
| May 9, 2017 | S | Pittman motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 991 |
| May 16, 2017 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| May 9, 2017 | S | Finance and Taxation General Fund Amendment Offered |
| May 11, 2017 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means General Fund |
| May 9, 2017 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| May 11, 2017 | S | Engrossed |
| May 4, 2017 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment |
| April 27, 2017 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | May 16, 2017 | Room 617 CORRECTED DATE at 11:00 | House W&MGF Hearing |
| Hearing | May 4, 2017 | Room 727 at 09:00 | Senate F&TG Public Hearing |
| Hearing | May 3, 2017 | Room 727 at 10:00 | Senate F&TG Public Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB395 Alabama 2017 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund first Amendment Offered |