SB25ENROLLED Page 0 SB25 PULXERR-2 By Senator Gudger RFD: Tourism First Read: 04-Feb-25 PFD: 20-Nov-24 1 2 3 4 5 6 SB25 Enrolled Page 1 PFD: 20-Nov-24 Enrolled, An Act, Relating to community development districts; to amend Section 35-8B-5, Code of Alabama 1975; to further provide for distribution of tax proceeds from alcoholic beverage sales in certain community development districts. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. Section 35-8B-5, Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows: "ยง35-8B-5 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, beginning on October 1, 2021, any proceeds of the sales tax on alcoholic beverages collected by a county in a community development district as provided in Section 35-8B-1(a)(2), (i)(2), and (q)(2), shall be deposited into a special fund in the county treasury to be used for grants to support education, civic, community, and tourism activities within the county in which the taxes were collected. (b) Grants awarded pursuant to subsection (a) shall be distributed based on the recommendation of each legislator representing a portion of the county in which the funds were collected, based on the proportion of the population he or she represents in the county." Section 2. This act shall become effective on June 1, 2025. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 SB25 Enrolled Page 2 2025. ________________________________________________ President and Presiding Officer of the Senate ________________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives SB25 Senate 20-Feb-25 I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and passed the Senate. Patrick Harris, Secretary. House of Representatives Passed: 04-Mar-25 By: Senator Gudger 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59