Local Senator Guides Occupational Tax ban bill through Senate

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

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(HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA) – Senator Paul Sanford (R-Huntsville) guided the Occupational Tax ban bill through the Senate today.   SB17 passed the Senate today on a vote of 23-0 with 3 abstentions.  This was Senator Sanford’s first bill filed.

“Today was a rewarding experience with my first bill filed as a State Senator passing the Senate body, especially since the bill was directed towards keeping taxes low for the Huntsville/ Madison County community” he continued.

“After last year’s attempt by Rep. Hinshaw to move a bill banning an Occupational Tax in Madison County, I was glad to do my part as the local Senator representing the majority of Madison County by sending the House a sister bill they can pass” said Sanford.

Representative Randy Hinshaw filed HB 5 in the August 2009 special session, the bill failed to make it out of the Senate’s Local Legislation No. 1 Committee chaired by Senator Zeb Little, a Democrat from Cullman, Al. 

“Paul Sanford was elected to the Alabama Senate in a special election in June. He and his wife Danielle own and operate “little Paul’s Barbecue” in Huntsville. The couple has two children, Chase and Ryan.

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