Bill Info and Details
Bill Details
| Subject | Taxation & Revenue |
|---|---|
| Title | Taxation; Energy use in commercial greenhouses, pivot irrigation systems, and poultry houses, exempt from utility gross receipts and utility service use tax |
| Status | Enacted |
| Last Action | 4/17/2026 - Senate Enacted - 2026-595 |
| Committees | |
| First Read | 1/14/2026 |
| Companion | HB244 - Crawford |
| Cosponsors | Sessions, Kitchens, Shelnutt, Roberts, Woods, Bell, Price (R), Butler (T), Barfoot, Allen (G), Carnley, Melson, Jones (A), Hovey, Kelley |
| Date | Body | Matter | Amd/Sub | Committee | Vote | Legislative Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4/17/2026 | Senate | Enacted | ||||
4/9/2026 | House | Signature Requested | 30 | |||
4/9/2026 | Senate | Delivered to Governor | 30 | |||
4/9/2026 | Senate | Enrolled | 30 | |||
4/9/2026 | Senate | Ready to Enroll | 30 | |||
4/9/2026 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1329 | R 1329 | 30 | ||
4/7/2026 | House | Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar | Agriculture and Forestry | 28 | ||
4/7/2026 | House | Reported Out of Committee Second House | 28 | |||
4/7/2026 | House | Re-referred to Committee in Second House | Agriculture and Forestry | 28 | ||
4/7/2026 | House | Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar | Ways and Means Education | 28 | ||
4/7/2026 | House | Reported Out of Committee Second House | 28 | |||
3/19/2026 | House | Pending Committee Action in Second House | Ways and Means Education | 24 | ||
3/19/2026 | House | Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means Education | 24 | |||
3/17/2026 | Senate | Engrossed | 23 | |||
3/17/2026 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 903 | R 903 | 23 | ||
3/17/2026 | Senate | Williams motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 902 | R 902 | 23 | ||
3/17/2026 | Senate | Williams 1st Amendment Offered | 23 | |||
3/17/2026 | Senate | Williams motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 900 | R 900 | 23 | ||
3/17/2026 | Senate | Williams motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 901 | R 900 | 23 | ||
3/17/2026 | Senate | Finance and Taxation Education 1st Amendment Offered | Finance and Taxation Education | 23 | ||
3/17/2026 | Senate | Finance and Taxation Education 2nd Amendment Offered | Finance and Taxation Education | 23 | ||
3/17/2026 | Senate | Third Reading in House of Origin | R 899 | 23 | ||
3/5/2026 | Senate | Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar | Finance and Taxation Education | 19 | ||
3/4/2026 | Senate | Reported Out of Committee House of Origin | ||||
3/4/2026 | Senate | Finance and Taxation Education 2nd Amendment | Finance and Taxation Education | |||
3/4/2026 | Senate | Finance and Taxation Education 1st Amendment | Finance and Taxation Education | |||
2/17/2026 | Senate | Re-referred to Committee in House of Origin | Finance and Taxation Education | 13 | ||
2/17/2026 | Senate | Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar | Finance and Taxation General Fund | 13 | ||
1/14/2026 | Senate | Pending Committee Action in House of Origin | Finance and Taxation General Fund | 2 | ||
1/14/2026 | Senate | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund | 2 |
Date
4/17/2026
Body
Senate
Matter
Enacted
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Legislative Day
Date
4/9/2026
Body
House
Matter
Signature Requested
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Legislative Day
30
Date
4/9/2026
Body
Senate
Matter
Delivered to Governor
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Legislative Day
30
Date
4/9/2026
Body
Senate
Matter
Enrolled
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Legislative Day
30
Date
4/9/2026
Body
Senate
Matter
Ready to Enroll
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Legislative Day
30
Date
4/9/2026
Body
House
Matter
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1329
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
R 1329
Legislative Day
30
Date
4/7/2026
Body
House
Matter
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
Amd/Sub
Committee
Agriculture and Forestry
Vote
Legislative Day
28
Date
4/7/2026
Body
House
Matter
Reported Out of Committee Second House
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Legislative Day
28
Date
4/7/2026
Body
House
Matter
Re-referred to Committee in Second House
Amd/Sub
Committee
Agriculture and Forestry
Vote
Legislative Day
28
Date
4/7/2026
Body
House
Matter
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
Amd/Sub
Committee
Ways and Means Education
Vote
Legislative Day
28
Date
4/7/2026
Body
House
Matter
Reported Out of Committee Second House
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Legislative Day
28
Date
3/19/2026
Body
House
Matter
Pending Committee Action in Second House
Amd/Sub
Committee
Ways and Means Education
Vote
Legislative Day
24
Date
3/19/2026
Body
House
Matter
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means Education
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Legislative Day
24
Date
3/17/2026
Body
Senate
Matter
Engrossed
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Legislative Day
23
Date
3/17/2026
Body
Senate
Matter
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 903
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
R 903
Legislative Day
23
Date
3/17/2026
Body
Senate
Matter
Williams motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 902
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
R 902
Legislative Day
23
Date
3/17/2026
Body
Senate
Matter
Williams 1st Amendment Offered
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Legislative Day
23
Date
3/17/2026
Body
Senate
Matter
Williams motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 900
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
R 900
Legislative Day
23
Date
3/17/2026
Body
Senate
Matter
Williams motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 901
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
R 900
Legislative Day
23
Date
3/17/2026
Body
Senate
Matter
Finance and Taxation Education 1st Amendment Offered
Amd/Sub
Committee
Finance and Taxation Education
Vote
Legislative Day
23
Date
3/17/2026
Body
Senate
Matter
Finance and Taxation Education 2nd Amendment Offered
Amd/Sub
Committee
Finance and Taxation Education
Vote
Legislative Day
23
Date
3/17/2026
Body
Senate
Matter
Third Reading in House of Origin
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
R 899
Legislative Day
23
Date
3/5/2026
Body
Senate
Matter
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
Amd/Sub
Committee
Finance and Taxation Education
Vote
Legislative Day
19
Date
3/4/2026
Body
Senate
Matter
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Legislative Day
Date
3/4/2026
Body
Senate
Matter
Finance and Taxation Education 2nd Amendment
Amd/Sub
Committee
Finance and Taxation Education
Vote
Legislative Day
Date
3/4/2026
Body
Senate
Matter
Finance and Taxation Education 1st Amendment
Amd/Sub
Committee
Finance and Taxation Education
Vote
Legislative Day
Date
2/17/2026
Body
Senate
Matter
Re-referred to Committee in House of Origin
Amd/Sub
Committee
Finance and Taxation Education
Vote
Legislative Day
13
Date
2/17/2026
Body
Senate
Matter
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
Amd/Sub
Committee
Finance and Taxation General Fund
Vote
Legislative Day
13
Date
1/14/2026
Body
Senate
Matter
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
Amd/Sub
Committee
Finance and Taxation General Fund
Vote
Legislative Day
2
Date
1/14/2026
Body
Senate
Matter
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Legislative Day
2
Act No.
2026-595Effective Date Certain
This act amends Sections 40-21-83 and 40-21-103, Code of Alabama 1975, to exempt: (1) furnishing natural gas or electricity for commercial aquaculture aeration systems, commercial greenhouses, and pivot irrigation systems from the utility gross receipts tax; and (2) natural gas or electricity purchased for storage, use, or other consumption used for commercial aquaculture aeration systems, commercial greenhouses, pivot irrigation systems, and poultry houses from the utility service use tax.
Fiscal Notes
| Description |
|---|
Passed First Chamber |
Reported by First Chamber Committee |
Introduced |
Budget Isolation Resolutions
| BIR | Body | Date | Matter | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
BIR426 | Senate | 3/17/2026 | Passed by House of Origin | R 899 |
BIR
BIR426
Body
Senate
Date
3/17/2026
Matter
Passed by House of Origin
Vote
R 899