# Alabama HB176: Taxation, sales tax exemptions, sales and use tax exemption with local option provided for purchases of optical aids, including eyeglasses and contact lenses

Alabama HB176, Taxation, sales tax exemptions, sales and use tax exemption with local option provided for purchases of optical aids, including eyeglasses and contact lenses, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Mark Shirey (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-01 (Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama HB176
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Taxation, sales tax exemptions, sales and use tax exemption with local option provided for purchases of optical aids, including eyeglasses and contact lenses
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Last action: 2025-05-01, Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Sponsor: Mark Shirey (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Taxation & Revenue
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (204 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mark Shirey (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-22 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 949 | pass | 102 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-22 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 102 | 0 |   |

## Actions (10)

- 2025-05-01: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation Education (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Third Reading in House of Origin (House)
- 2025-04-22: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 949 (House)
- 2025-04-03: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-02: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House)
- 2025-02-05: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means Education (House)
- 2025-02-05: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB176-int.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE Act credits and increase funding, and to extend the sunset date for deductions… (enacted)
- SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for (enacted)
- SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women (enacted)
- HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cannabinoid products by Alcoholic Beverage Control Board imposed (enacted)
- HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for (enacted)
- HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided (enacted)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB176-int.pdf)

## Related
- [HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB52-2025rs)
- [SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB331-2025rs)
- [SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB102-2025rs)
- [HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cann…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB445-2025rs)
- [HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB357-2025rs)
- [HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB349-2025rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB176-2025rs (as of 2026-10-19).