HB 444

Public utilities; maximum fees payable to directors of certain public utility corporations increased, terms of certain directors extended

Bail and surety bonding; requirements for professional surety bondsman and professional bail bondsman further provided for, requirements for apprentice bondsman further provided for, to require circuit clerks to report the authorized professional bail bond companies, appointment of additional members to the Alabama Bail Bonding Board provided for, and late application and license renewal fees provided

Taxation; to establish an income tax credit for oyster shell recycling

Taxation; to exempt certain retail sales of fish or other seafood from sales and use taxes

Mobile County; temporary judges of probate, appointment amended

State waters; Alabama Seagrass Restoration Task Force established to remediate seagrass loss within state marine waters

Agriculture authorities; directors on board required to appoint own successor, make purchases through national or regional governmental cooperative purchasing program authorized

Agriculture; Family Farm Resilience and Revenue Stabilization Program establishment by Agriculture Commissioner required

Beginning Farmer and Succession Continuity Act established; income tax credit, fund, and loan guarantee program created.

Agriculture value chains; grants, funds, training by Agriculture Department for value chain infrastructure required

Agriculture investment; program providing producers funds for business investments by agriculture commissioner established

Poultry; assistance funds, task force established, Department of Agriculture fund administration, international market assistance, action for in-state demand increase required

Clarifying powers and duties of Commissioner of Agriculture over state-owned land

Modifies provisions relating to tax credits

Appropriations: department of agriculture and rural development; appropriations for fiscal year 2026-2027; provide for

A bill for an act relating to agriculture; requiring food manufacturers and brand owners to report ortho-phthalate testing results of packaged food products to the commissioner of agriculture; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 34A.01, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 34A.

DLNR; DOA; HTA; Department of Budget and Finance; Department of Transportation; Transient Accommodations Tax; Minimum Tax; Increase; Natural Resources; Working Group; Fees; Reports; Appropriations

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