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type: "Bill"
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title: "Taxation; Energy use in commercial greenhouses, pivot irrigation systems, and poultry houses, exempt from utility gross receipts and utility service use tax"
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description: "Taxation & Revenue"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
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legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
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session: "2026rs"
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identifier: "SB 159"
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citation: "Alabama SB 159 (2026rs)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Taxation & Revenue"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Williams (J)"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 30
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vote_count: 0
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first_action: "2026-01-14T05:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2026-04-17T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/af0d8cc1-adf4-410d-838c-6bc6f0a9734b"
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source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
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source_hash: "bfaaffa5c4c59da866bad2a5b259c1943b992dbd2045dab4364959e1509ab8fc"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-al"]
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---
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# Alabama SB 159 (2026rs) — Taxation; Energy use in commercial greenhouses, pivot irrigation systems, and poultry houses, exempt from utility gross receipts and utility service use tax
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Taxation & Revenue
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB159-int.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB159-eng.pdf)
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3. **Williams motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 900** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/QNYKB14-1.pdf)
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4. **Williams motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 901** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/MSAGLWH-1.pdf)
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5. **Williams motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 902** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SLUL177-1.pdf)
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6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB159-enr.pdf)
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## Sponsors
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- Williams (J) — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law`
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- **2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
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- **2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
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- **2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
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- **2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1329 `passage`
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- **2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Agriculture and Forestry)
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- **2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee Second House
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- **2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to Committee in Second House (Agriculture and Forestry) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Ways and Means Education)
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- **2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee Second House
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- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (Ways and Means Education)
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- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means Education `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
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- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 903 `passage`
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- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Williams motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 902
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- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Williams 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Williams motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 900
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- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Williams motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 901
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- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Finance and Taxation Education 1st Amendment Offered (Finance and Taxation Education) `amendment-introduction`
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- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Finance and Taxation Education 2nd Amendment Offered (Finance and Taxation Education) `amendment-introduction`
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- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
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- **2026-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Finance and Taxation Education)
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- **2026-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
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- **2026-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Finance and Taxation Education 2nd Amendment (Finance and Taxation Education)
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- **2026-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Finance and Taxation Education 1st Amendment (Finance and Taxation Education)
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- **2026-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to Committee in House of Origin (Finance and Taxation Education) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Finance and Taxation General Fund)
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- **2026-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Finance and Taxation General Fund)
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- **2026-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund `reading-1, referral-committee`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/af0d8cc1-adf4-410d-838c-6bc6f0a9734b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).
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