---
type: "Bill"
title: "Taxation, tax abatements of certain sales and ad valorem taxes, authorized for data processing centers, extended for five years, Sec. 40-9B-4.1 amd."
description: "Taxation, tax abatements of certain sales and ad valorem taxes, authorized for data processing centers, extended for five years, Sec. 40-9B-4.1 amd."
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2018rs"
identifier: "HB 494"
citation: "Alabama HB 494 (2018rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Taxation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ledbetter"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b38c57bd-0f47-45e5-94ec-3944eeedabb6"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=HB494"
source_hash: "42d9f1d04243f3cfd3a6c9c0420c30f56dfc83cbdc0599c5e1facfc0d43664fd"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-al"]
---

# Alabama HB 494 (2018rs) — Taxation, tax abatements of certain sales and ad valorem taxes, authorized for data processing centers, extended for five years, Sec. 40-9B-4.1 amd.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2018rs/PrintFiles/HB494-int.pdf)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2018rs/PrintFiles/HB494-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 809 — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1052 — **27–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ledbetter — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on County and Municipal Government `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
- **2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 809 `passage`
- **2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation Education `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1052 `passage`
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Second House `passage`
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Clerk of the House Certification
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2018-475. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Forwarded to Governor on March 22, 2018 at 2:22 p.m. on March 22, 2018. `executive-receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b38c57bd-0f47-45e5-94ec-3944eeedabb6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).