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a lottery amendment does pass, ensure a fair
and adequate commission is paid to retailers
on the sale of lottery tickets.
Additionally, we will continue to play a sub-
stantial role in data breach legislation to be
sure anything that passes does not place an
undue burden on retailers. A bill passed the
Senate last year but failed in the House; we
expect to see it again.
Tax wise, we expect to again see legisla-
tion that would create mandatory unitary
combined reporting again in 2017, and we
will oppose coming legislation that attempts
to prevent retailers from using an appraising
method known as the “Dark Store Property
Valuation.”
With so many agencies starved for new
money, we must be ready to fight any new
taxes or tax changes that come up. We will, of
course, continue to be vigilant to oppose any
effort to pass soft drink taxes.
The Joint Task Force on Budget Reform,
created during last year’s special session, will
make a report at the beginning of the session,
but they have already agreed to continue
meeting through 2017.
Finally, we already have legislation pre-filed
(HB 26 by Rep. Juandalynn Givhan, D-Bir-
mingham) to create a state minimum wage at
$10.00 per hour, increasing annually by CPI.
We will continue to vigorously oppose any
legislation of this sort.
Please call if you have questions.
“with so many agencies starved for new
money, we must be ready to fight any new
taxes or tax changes that come up.”
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