# Alabama HB228: Income tax, to exempt certain income earned by members of the Alabama National Guard

Alabama HB228, Income tax, to exempt certain income earned by members of the Alabama National Guard, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jerry Starnes (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-06 (Pending Committee Action in House of Origin) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama HB228
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Income tax, to exempt certain income earned by members of the Alabama National Guard
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Last action: 2025-02-06, Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
- Sponsor: Jerry Starnes (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Subjects: Taxation & Revenue
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jerry Starnes (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Anthony Daniels (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Arnold Mooney (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Chad Robertson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Chip Brown (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Curtis Travis (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Danny Crawford (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ed Oliver (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jennifer Fidler (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kenneth Paschal (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Matthew Hammett (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Shaw (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rhett Marques (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rick Rehm (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ron Bolton (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Russell Bedsole (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Thomas Jackson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Troy Stubbs (Republican), House

## Actions (2)

- 2025-02-06: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means Education (House)
- 2025-02-06: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB228-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/HB228-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-HB228-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).