SB159Introduced in the Senate
Taxation; Energy use in commercial greenhouses, pivot irrigation systems, and poultry houses, exempt from utility gross receipts and utility service use tax
Introduced by Jack Williams, District 34
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
Taxation; Energy use in commercial greenhouses, pivot irrigation systems, and poultry houses, exempt from utility gross receipts and utility service use tax
Where it stands
Enacted
April 17, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
6 recorded votes · each counted separately
HouseStage: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Roll Call 1329 · April 9, 2026
101
Yes
0
No
4
Absent or Not Voting
105 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each representative voted
| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Phillip Pettus | 1 | Yes |
| Ben Harrison | 2 | Yes |
| Kerry Underwood | 3 | Yes |
| Parker Moore | 4 | Yes |
| Danny Crawford | 5 | Yes |
| Andy Whitt | 6 | Yes |
| Ernie Yarbrough | 7 | Yes |
| Terri Collins | 8 | Yes |
| Scott Stadthagen | 9 | Yes |
| Marilyn Lands | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund
Pending Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
Re-referred to Committee in House of Origin to Senate Finance and Taxation Education
Finance and Taxation Education 1st Amendment QNYKB14-1
Finance and Taxation Education 2nd Amendment MSAGLWH-1
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
Third Reading in House of Origin
Finance and Taxation Education 2nd Amendment Offered MSAGLWH-1
Finance and Taxation Education 1st Amendment Offered QNYKB14-1
Williams motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 901 MSAGLWH-1
Williams motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 900 QNYKB14-1
Williams 1st Amendment Offered SLUL177-1
Williams motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 902 SLUL177-1
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 903
Engrossed
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means Education
Pending House Ways and Means Education
Reported Out of Committee Second House
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
Re-referred to Committee in Second House to House Agriculture and Forestry
Reported Out of Committee Second House
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1329
Ready to Enroll
Enrolled
Delivered to Governor
Signature Requested
Enacted
Enacted
Verify the information
- Official page on the Alabama Legislature website
- Senate Finance and Taxation Education Finance and Taxation Education 2nd Amendment (amendment)
- Senate Finance and Taxation Education Finance and Taxation Education 1st Amendment (amendment)
- Senate Williams motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 902 (amendment)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Introduced (text)
- Engrossed (text)
- Enrolled (text)
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