HB 579 Alabama House · 2026 Regular Session

Taxation; Tigers for Tomorrow Exotic Animal Preserve, Incorporated, exempt from sales and use taxes

This bill exempts Tigers for Tomorrow Exotic Animal Preserve, Incorporated from paying state sales and use taxes. It also allows local counties and municipalities to choose whether to grant similar tax exemptions to the organization. The changes would take effect on September 1, 2026, and directly impact the financial obligations of this specific exotic animal preserve.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 5, 2026 Last action Apr 2, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Engrossed · 2 edits · Apr 2, 2026

MINOR

The bill was amended to clarify that counties and municipalities have the authority to adopt their own local sales tax exemptions for the exempt entity, matching the state-level exemption. The original text incorrectly stated that the entity was exempt from local taxes despite the existing state law requiring a separate local exemption process. This change aligns the bill's language with the legal requirement that local exemptions must be adopted separately by local governments.

Scope change

The bill now explicitly authorizes counties and municipalities to adopt companion local exemptions, whereas the original version incorrectly claimed the entity was automatically exempt from all local taxes.

ELIGIBILITY

Removed language claiming automatic exemption from county and municipal sales taxes; replaced with language authorizing local governments to adopt exemptions in accordance with existing state law.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill title and synopsis to reflect that the act authorizes local exemptions rather than granting them directly.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Amendments

Apr 2, 2026

Upper · Passed

Pending Committee Action in Second House (Finance and Taxation Education)

upper

Apr 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1176

lower

Apr 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1175

lower

Apr 2, 2026

Introduced

Ways and Means Education Engrossed Substitute Offered (Ways and Means Education)

lower

Mar 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Ways and Means Education)

lower

Mar 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Ways and Means Education)

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors