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Committee gives favorable report to renewal of North Baldwin Hospital tax (HB 486)
Summary
A House committee gave a favorable report to HB 486, a constitutional amendment renewing a local tax that supports North Baldwin Hospital in Bay Minette. Committee members said the measure is a renewal and does not create a new tax. Reported committee tally: 5-0-4.
A House committee gave a favorable report to HB 486, a proposed constitutional amendment renewing a local tax that supports North Baldwin Hospital in Bay Minette, Baldwin County. The committee reported the motion favorably by a 5-0-4 tally.
Representative Givens, who presented the bill to the committee, said the measure renews a tax previously enacted to help North Baldwin Hospital after it faced possible closure. “This is a tax from North Baldwin Hospital, one of the rural hospitals in Baldwin County located in Bay Minette,” Representative Givens said. He added the renewal “is not adding any additional tax. It’s something that has been in effect for many years, and it’s time for renewal.”
Representative Steve McMillan was identified during discussion as having sponsored the original measure years earlier to relieve the hospital’s financial burden. Representative Jackson characterized the measure as “a constitutional amendment” during the committee exchange.
The committee moved and seconded a motion to give HB 486 a favorable report. The committee chair called for the vote; members responded “aye,” and the clerk recorded the report as “5-0-4.” The transcript does not provide individual member vote names. The favorable report is a committee-level action; the transcript does not specify subsequent steps or a schedule for floor consideration.
No amendments or conditions were recorded during the committee discussion. The presenters and committee members described the bill as a renewal of an existing levy rather than a new tax.
Votes at a glance HB 486 — Favorable report from committee; tally reported as 5 yes, 0 no, 4 absent. No individual roll-call names provided in the transcript.
Background/next steps The committee record in the transcript shows the measure was reported favorably. The transcript does not specify additional procedural deadlines, the bill text, or detailed fiscal estimates.
