Alabama House attaches grocery tax holiday to overtime pay deduction bill

By: Andrea Tinker

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: April 1, 2026

Words: 528

Last Updated: 4 months ago

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What came to the floor of the Alabama House of Representatives Tuesday as an overtime tax deduction bill left as an overtime tax deduction bill with a grocery tax holiday attached.

HB 527, sponsored by Rep. James Lomax, R-Huntsville, passed the chamber on a 100-0 vote. As filed, the bill allows individuals to deduct up to $1,000 of qualified overtime compensation.

“We modeled this legislation on what they do at the federal level,” Lomax …

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