HB 257 Alabama House · 2023 Regular Session

Relating to economic development; to add Article 2D, commencing with Section 41-10-47.01, to Chapter 10 of Title 41, Code of Alabama 1975; to authorize the State Industrial Development Authority to make site assessment grants and site development grants to certain companies; to provide for the criteria that must be met for grant approval; to provide for changes to criteria based on economic conditions; to limit the funding that may be received by any site under the grant program; to create the Alabama Site Development Fund and provide for its management; to amend Section 41-10-27.2, Code of Alabama 1975, providing for an annual appropriation to the State Industrial Development Authority, to authorize the appropriation to be expended on the grant program created herein; and to exempt the State Industrial Development Authority and certain economic development organizations from certain state laws.

Summary
Site Evaluation Economic Development Strategy established, site development grant program established, State Industrial Development Authority authorized to administer grant program
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 4, 2023 Last action Apr 19, 2023
Floor votes · House Apr 13, 2023

How they voted

1020
Passed
Total votes 102
Apr 13, 2023
D Democratic27
27 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican75
75 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Apr 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in Second House
upper
Apr 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Favorably (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development)
upper
Apr 13, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development)
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
Photo of Danny Garrett
Danny Garrett
RRepublican
AL
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