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HB 244ALABAMASession 2026rsState Billpassed chamber

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Alabama exempts commercial greenhouses, pivot irrigation systems, and poultry houses from utility gross receipts and service use taxes

Original title: Taxation; Energy use in commercial greenhouses, pivot irrigation systems, and poultry houses, exempt from utility gross receipts and utility service use tax

Last action · February 25, 2026: Pending Committee Action in Second HouseSponsor: Danny Crawford

Companion · SB 159same policy, Senate version

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What This Bill Would Do

The Legislature of Alabama exempts natural gas and electricity used in commercial greenhouses, pivot irrigation systems, and poultry houses from utility gross receipts and es, effective September 1, 2026. The tax exclusion specifically excludes the production of industrial hemp, hemp, or cannabis. This change reduces utility tax burdens for qualifying agricultural operations.

Who It Would Affect

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Directly affected

Commercial greenhouse operators

Natural gas and electricity used in commercial greenhouses are excluded from utility gross receipts and utility service use taxes.

Directly affected

Poultry house operators

Natural gas and electricity used in poultry houses are excluded from utility gross receipts and utility service use taxes.

Directly affected

Agricultural producers using pivot irrigation systems

Natural gas and electricity used in pivot irrigation systems are excluded from utility gross receipts and utility service use taxes.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which agricultural operations qualify for the utility tax exemption?

Commercial greenhouses, pivot irrigation systems, and poultry houses qualify for the exemption on natural gas and electricity used as fuel or energy.

Does this exemption apply to hemp or cannabis production?

No, the legislation explicitly states that the exclusion does not include the furnishing or purchase of natural gas or electricity for use in the production of industrial hemp, hemp, or cannabis.

When do these tax exemptions take effect?

The act becomes effective on September 1, 2026.

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Procedural history

11 actions

Feb 25, 2026SenateCommittee
Pending Committee Action in Second House
Feb 25, 2026SenateIntroduced
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation Education
Feb 24, 2026House
Engrossed
Feb 24, 2026HouseFloor
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 556
Feb 24, 2026House
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 555
Feb 24, 2026House
Ways and Means Education Engrossed Substitute Offered

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Feb 24, 2026House
Third Reading in House of Origin
Feb 19, 2026House
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
Feb 19, 2026HouseCommittee
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
Jan 14, 2026HouseCommittee
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
Jan 14, 2026HouseIntroduced
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means Education

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