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Municipal leaders urge opt-in approach as committee hears proposal to waive garbage fees for veterans on only-veterans income
Summary
At a public hearing on SB32, Senator Kitchens said the bill would allow veterans whose sole income is veterans benefits to receive an exemption from municipal solid-waste fees. The Alabama Municipalities representative urged cities be allowed to opt in because the bill lacks a clear fiscal estimate; the Southern Poverty Law Center offered a statewide estimate of roughly 22,000–23,000 people who could be affected.
Senator Kitchens introduced SB32 and described it as a narrowly targeted bill to allow residents whose sole source of income is veterans benefits to qualify for an exemption from municipal solid-waste collection fees.
"All this bill does is it adds veterans as their sole source of income and allows them to get a exemption on that," Senator Kitchens said, introducing the measure and explaining it grew from a constituent case dating back decades.
Baker Allen, director of governmental…
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