The legislation does, however, bar them from raising the tax on groceries from this point forward. The legislation, as written, cuts the state sales tax on groceries but does not cut the county, city, or school district sales taxes on groceries. That provision would prevent a county or municipality that elects to cut its own sales tax on groceries to then come back later and raise the grocery taxes. State Senator Rodger Smitherman (D-Birmingham) said he is filibustering a controversial provision in the grocery tax cut bill. Two issues were responsible for slowing the legislative process, potentially killing dozens of bills before time runs out on the session. All of this was delayed this morning because some Senate Democrats are filibustering confirmations and local bills to keep the Senate from adopting Thursday’s special order calendar. The Senate has an ambitious 27-bill special order calendar to address today, as well as remaining local bills and senate confirmations.

Thursday is the 29 th day of the 2023 Alabama Regular Legislative Session, and the Alabama Constitution limits the legislative session to just 30 legislative days.

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