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IntroducedJan 14, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 17, 2026
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Passed House
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Became Law
Alabama Senate Bill
Taxation; Energy use in commercial greenhouses, pivot irrigation systems, and poultry houses, exempt from utility gross receipts and utility service use tax (Ways and Means Education (House))
Last Action See all actions
House • Mar 19, 2026: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Ways and Means Education)
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 159
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 30
- Tim Melson
- Tom Butler
- Arthur Orr
- Garlan Gudger
- Larry Stutts
- Sam Givhan
- Steve Livingston
- Andrew Jones
- Dan Roberts
- J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner
- Shay Shelnutt
- Rodger M. Smitherman
- Greg Albritton
- Will Barfoot
- William M. Beasley
- Donnie Chesteen
- Chris Elliott
- Vivian Davis Figures
- Jack W. Williams
- David Sessions
- Kirk Hatcher
- April Weaver
- Robert Stewart
- Lance Bell
- Keith Kelley
- Jay Hovey
- Josh Carnley
- Merika Coleman
- Wes Kitchens
- Matt Woods
NO: 1
YES: 34
- Tim Melson
- Tom Butler
- Arthur Orr
- Garlan Gudger
- Larry Stutts
- Sam Givhan
- Steve Livingston
- Andrew Jones
- Dan Roberts
- J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner
- Shay Shelnutt
- Rodger M. Smitherman
- Linda Coleman-Madison
- Gerald H. Allen
- Greg Albritton
- Bobby D. Singleton
- Will Barfoot
- William M. Beasley
- Donnie Chesteen
- Clyde Chambliss
- Chris Elliott
- Vivian Davis Figures
- Jack W. Williams
- David Sessions
- Kirk Hatcher
- April Weaver
- Robert Stewart
- Lance Bell
- Keith Kelley
- Jay Hovey
- Josh Carnley
- Merika Coleman
- Wes Kitchens
- Matt Woods
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 34
- Tim Melson
- Tom Butler
- Arthur Orr
- Garlan Gudger
- Larry Stutts
- Sam Givhan
- Steve Livingston
- Andrew Jones
- Dan Roberts
- J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner
- Shay Shelnutt
- Rodger M. Smitherman
- Linda Coleman-Madison
- Gerald H. Allen
- Greg Albritton
- Bobby D. Singleton
- Will Barfoot
- William M. Beasley
- Donnie Chesteen
- Clyde Chambliss
- Chris Elliott
- Vivian Davis Figures
- Jack W. Williams
- David Sessions
- Kirk Hatcher
- April Weaver
- Robert Stewart
- Lance Bell
- Keith Kelley
- Jay Hovey
- Josh Carnley
- Merika Coleman
- Wes Kitchens
- Matt Woods
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 34
- Tim Melson
- Tom Butler
- Arthur Orr
- Garlan Gudger
- Larry Stutts
- Sam Givhan
- Steve Livingston
- Andrew Jones
- Dan Roberts
- J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner
- Shay Shelnutt
- Rodger M. Smitherman
- Linda Coleman-Madison
- Gerald H. Allen
- Greg Albritton
- Bobby D. Singleton
- Will Barfoot
- William M. Beasley
- Donnie Chesteen
- Clyde Chambliss
- Chris Elliott
- Vivian Davis Figures
- Jack W. Williams
- David Sessions
- Kirk Hatcher
- April Weaver
- Robert Stewart
- Lance Bell
- Keith Kelley
- Jay Hovey
- Josh Carnley
- Merika Coleman
- Wes Kitchens
- Matt Woods
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 34
- Tim Melson
- Tom Butler
- Arthur Orr
- Garlan Gudger
- Larry Stutts
- Sam Givhan
- Steve Livingston
- Andrew Jones
- Dan Roberts
- J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner
- Shay Shelnutt
- Rodger M. Smitherman
- Linda Coleman-Madison
- Gerald H. Allen
- Greg Albritton
- Bobby D. Singleton
- Will Barfoot
- William M. Beasley
- Donnie Chesteen
- Clyde Chambliss
- Chris Elliott
- Vivian Davis Figures
- Jack W. Williams
- David Sessions
- Kirk Hatcher
- April Weaver
- Robert Stewart
- Lance Bell
- Keith Kelley
- Jay Hovey
- Josh Carnley
- Merika Coleman
- Wes Kitchens
- Matt Woods
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 34
- Tim Melson
- Tom Butler
- Arthur Orr
- Garlan Gudger
- Larry Stutts
- Sam Givhan
- Steve Livingston
- Andrew Jones
- Dan Roberts
- J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner
- Shay Shelnutt
- Rodger M. Smitherman
- Linda Coleman-Madison
- Gerald H. Allen
- Greg Albritton
- Bobby D. Singleton
- Will Barfoot
- William M. Beasley
- Donnie Chesteen
- Clyde Chambliss
- Chris Elliott
- Vivian Davis Figures
- Jack W. Williams
- David Sessions
- Kirk Hatcher
- April Weaver
- Robert Stewart
- Lance Bell
- Keith Kelley
- Jay Hovey
- Josh Carnley
- Merika Coleman
- Wes Kitchens
- Matt Woods
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
Actions
- Mar 19, 2026 | House
- Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means Education
- Pending Committee Action in Second House (Ways and Means Education)
- Mar 17, 2026 | Senate
- BIR426 for SB159, Passed by House of Origin
- Third Reading in House of Origin
- Finance and Taxation Education 2nd Amendment Offered MSAGLWH-1 (Finance and Taxation Education)
- Finance and Taxation Education 1st Amendment Offered QNYKB14-1 (Finance and Taxation Education)
- 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
- Mar 05, 2026 | Senate
- Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Finance and Taxation Education)
- Mar 04, 2026 | Senate
- Finance and Taxation Education 1st Amendment QNYKB14-1 (Finance and Taxation Education)
- Finance and Taxation Education 2nd Amendment MSAGLWH-1 (Finance and Taxation Education)
- Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Feb 17, 2026 | Senate
- Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Finance and Taxation General Fund)
- Re-referred to Committee in House of Origin (Finance and Taxation Education)
- Jan 14, 2026 | Senate
- Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund
- Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Finance and Taxation General Fund)

