Terms Used In Alabama Code 40-12-4.1

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • license tax: as used in this title , shall be deemed to include any tax prescribed by a license tax schedule, but shall not exclude any license tax otherwise prescribed. See Alabama Code 40-12-344

It is the intent of the Legislature by the passage of Acts 1988, No. 88-336, to clarify existing provisions of law respecting the use of the proceeds from the taxes authorized to be levied in the aforesaid Section license tax for school purposes; Authority to levy” class=”unlinked-ref” datatype=”S” sessionyear=”2020″ statecd=”AL” title=”40″>40-12-4. To that end, the amendment of said Section 40-12-4 effected by Section 1 of Acts 1988, No. 88-336, shall be deemed declarative of existing law and shall therefore have both a prospective and a retroactive or retrospective operation. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the proceeds from any taxes heretofore levied pursuant to the provisions of said Section 40-12-4 may be used for any purpose specified in said section, as amended hereby.