Relating to the Alabama Forestry Commission; to establish the Rural Logging Efficiency Act of 2023; to create the Logging Efficiency Grant Fund to be administered by the Alabama Forestry Commission; and to provide for the distribution of funding to the Alabama Forestry Commission to support rural economic development.
Summary
Alabama Forestry Commission, establishes Rural Logging Support Act, funding supporting rural economic development, distribution of state license tax of public utilities.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 22, 2023
Last action May 24, 2023
Floor votes · House May 16, 2023
How they voted
100–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 102
May 16, 2023
D
Democratic27
100% Yea
R
Republican75
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
1
Committee
5
May 24, 2023
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported Out of Committee in Second House
May 24, 2023
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported Favorably (Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry)
May 17, 2023
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee (Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry)
May 16, 2023
House · Passed
Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended
May 10, 2023
House · Reported by committee
Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
May 10, 2023
House · Reported by committee
Reported Favorably (Ways and Means General Fund)
Mar 22, 2023
House · Introduced
Introduced and Referred (Ways and Means General Fund)
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joe Lovvorn
RRepublican
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