2025 Legislative Session to close out Wednesday

The Alabama Legislature’s 2025 Regular Session will conclude this Wednesday, and thanks to the County Family’s hard work these past several months, all ACCA priority bills have either been signed into law or are currently sitting on the Governor’s desk, and no bills of significant danger to counties are in position for possible final passage. For these reasons, no “Goat Hill Prep” email will be delivered to county inboxes today. Instead, county leaders are asked this week to take the time to thank their state lawmakers for their continued support of counties — and county leaders are also asked to give themselves a pat on the back for yet another successful legislative session of improving and protecting county government in Alabama.

Two more ACCA priority bills signed into law

This past Tuesday, two more ACCA priority bills were signed into law by Gov. Kay Ivey. Effective May 6, 2025, Act 2025-280 by Rep. Alan Baker and Sen. Arthur Orr sets an annual deadline for local governments to opt in to any sales tax exemptions newly enacted by the Alabama Legislature and to rescind any previously adopted tax exemptions and requires the Alabama Department of Revenue to maintain a publicly-accessible list of these locally-observed tax exemptions. Effective October 1, 2025, Act 2025-282 by Rep. Kerry Underwood and Sen. Linda Coleman-Madison sets a clear and consistent deadline for individuals running for office to file their Statement of Economic Interests with the Alabama Ethics Commission.