Relating to economic development; to amend Sections 41-10-802 and 41-10-822, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide for a name change for the Alabama Innovation Corporation and revise the residency requirements for certain grant recipients; to amend Section 41-10-805, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Board of Directors of the Alabama Innovation Corporation, to make conforming changes to accurately cite the Code of Alabama 1975; and to add a new Article 22, commencing with Section 41-10-840, to Chapter 10 of Title 41, Code of Alabama 1975, to reestablish the technology accelerator tax credit program and the underrepresented company tax credit program as the Innovating Alabama tax credit program; and to exempt working groups, task forces, and subcommittees of the Alabama Innovation Corporation from the Alabama Open Meetings Act.
Summary
Alabama Innovation Corporation, renamed, residency requirements to qualify for certain incentives revised, Innovating Alabama tax credit program created
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
Apr 2023
Introduced Apr 4, 2023
Signed Apr 20, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 20, 2023 · House Apr 13, 2023
How they voted
33–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 34
Apr 20, 2023
D
Democratic8
87% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Apr 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read a Third Time and Pass
upper
Apr 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in Second House
upper
Apr 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Favorably (Finance and Taxation Education)
upper
Apr 13, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee (Finance and Taxation Education)
upper
Apr 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read a Third Time and Pass
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Favorably (Ways and Means Education)
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Referred (Ways and Means Education)
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Anthony Daniels
DDemocratic
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