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EXAMPLES OF MO BROOKS VOTING RECORD:

Voted to Levy Annual Fees on Natural Gas Meters


In 1983, The Alabama House Passed a Bill That Would Levy A 50-Cent Annual Fee on Every
Natural Gas Meter in The State
In 1983, The Associated Press Reported That the Alabama House Passed a Bill That Levied a Fee
On Every Natural Gas Meter in The State. (Phillip Rawls, House OKs Gas Meter Fees, The
Associated Press, 6/10/83)

(Phillip Rawls, House OKs Gas Meter Fees, The Associated Press, 6/10/83)
Brooks Voted for The Bill
Brooks Voted for H.55, Which Levied Fees on Natural Gas Meters. (Journal of The House, 1983,
Regular Session, p.619)
(Journal of The House, 1983, Regular Session, p.619)
Voted for A Liquor Tax Hike
In 1983, The Alabama House Passed a Bill That Devoted Additional Mark Ups On Liquor to
Alabamas General Fund
H.248 Would Provide That All Additional Mark Ups, On Cost of Merchandise, Levied by The
Alcohol Beverage Control Board Be Dedicated to The General Fund. (Journal of The House,
1983, Regular Session, p. 1100-1101)
(Journal of The House, 1983, Regular Session, p. 1100-1101)
Wire Reports Said the Bill Would Raise Liquor Prices Since the Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC)
Board Had Already Approved A 5 Percent Mark Up On Liquor Prices. (Legislature Passes Bill
to Raise Liquor Prices, The Anniston Star, 7/1/83)

(Legislature Passes Bill to Raise Liquor Prices, The Anniston Star, 7/1/83)
Brooks Voted for The Liquor Tax Hike
Brooks Voted Yea On H.248. (Journal of The House, 1983, Regular Session, p. 1100-1101)
(Journal of The House, 1983, Regular Session, p. 1100-1101)
Voted for George Wallaces Tax Crackdown Bill
In 1983, The House Considered a Bill That Would Allow Gov. George Wallace To Crack Down on
Delinquent Alabama Taxpayers
H.13 Would Increase Revenue and Promote Compliance with The Tax Laws by Providing the
Means for A More Effective and Efficient Enforcement of Said Tax Laws. (Journal of The House,
1983, Fourth Extraordinary Session, p.275)
(Journal of The House, 1983, Fourth Extraordinary Session, p.275)
The Associated Press Called It A Tax Crackdown Bill, And Said Opponents Complained the
Measure Would Make the Revenue Commissioner Something of a Tax Czar and Tax Collectors
Super Sheriffs. (Kendal Weaver, House Passes Gov. Wallaces Rewritten Tax Crackdown Bill,
The Associated Press, 12/9/83)

(Kendal Weaver, House Passes Gov. Wallaces Rewritten Tax Crackdown Bill, The Associated
Press, 12/9/83)
Brooks Voted for Both the House Bill and The Conference Version of The Bill
Brooks Voted for The House Version of H.13. (Journal of The House, 1983, Fourth Extraordinary
Session, p.148)

(Journal of The House, 1983, Fourth Extraordinary Session, p.148)


Brooks Voted for The Conference Version of H.13. (Journal of The House, 1983, Fourth
Extraordinary Session, p.275-276)
(Journal of The House, 1983, Fourth Extraordinary Session, p.275-276)
Offered Amendments That Would Raise Privilege Tax on Dog Racing
In 1984, Brooks Opposed a Bill That Legalized Dog Racing, But Offered Several Amendments
That Would Have Raised the Privilege Tax
In 1984, The Alabama House Considered H.316, Which Would Support and Create the Alabama
Racing Commission for The Regulation, Licensing and Supervision of Dog and Horse Racing and
Wagering Thereon. (Journal of The House, 1984, Regular Session, p.302-303)
(Journal of The House, 1984, Regular Session, p.302-303)
Brooks Voted Nay
Brooks Voted Nay On H.316. (Journal of The House, 1984, Regular Session, p.321)
(Journal of The House, 1984, Regular Session, p.321)
However, During Debate, Brooks Offered Several Amendments That Would Have Raised the
Privilege Tax From 1 Percent to As Much As 7 percent
Brooks Offered Six Amendments That Would Raise the Privilege Tax on Dog Racing From 1
Percent To, Respectively, 7 percent, 6 percent, 5 percent, 4 percent, 3 percent, And 2 percent.
(Journal of The House, 1984, Regular Session, p.309-313)
(Journal of The House, 1984, Regular Session, p.309-313)
According to The Associated Press Report, Brooks Said If the State Was Going to Have
Legalized Gambling It Might as Well Help Provide Needed Revenue. (Marie Prat, Gambling
Bills Sent to Senate, The Associated Press, 3/2/84)
(Marie Prat, Gambling Bills Sent to Senate, The Associated Press, 3/2/84)
Voted to Allow Amendments That Would Hike Income Taxes
In 1984, Brooks Voted Yea For Two Bills That Would Allow Constitutional Amendments That
Hiked Taxes in Alabama
Brooks Voted Yea On H.220, Which Would Amend the Code of Alabama 1975 By Raising the
Tax Rate From 5 Percent To 6 Percent on The Taxable Income of Corporations, Effective Only
After Ratification and Adoption Of A Constitutional Amendment. (Journal of The House, 1984,
Regular Session, p.748-750)
(Journal of The House, 1984, Regular Session, p.748-750)
Brooks Also Voted Yea On H.221, Which Would Amend the Code of Alabama By Raising the
Tax Rate of Individuals From 5 Percent To 6 Percent on Taxable Income Above $8,000.00.
(Journal of The House, 1984, Regular Session, p.750-756)
(Journal of The House, 1984, Regular Session, p.750-756)
Voted to Allow Local School Boards to Collect Sales and Use Taxes
In 1987, Brooks Voted Yea On Two Bills That Paved the Way for Local School Boards to Collect
Sales and Use Taxes
Brooks Voted Yea On H.318 And H.319, Which, Respectively, Would Authorize School Boards
To Call a Referendum on The Question of Levying Additional Sales and Use Taxes Which
Parallel the State Sales and Use Taxes, And Proposing an Amendment Authorizing City and
County School Boards to Levy and Collect Such Taxes. (Journal of The House, 1987, Regular
Session, p.660,668)
(Journal of The House, 1987, Regular Session, p.660,668)
H.319 Passed by Two Votes, Despite Opposition from The Alabama Farm Bureau
House Speaker Jimmy Clark (D-Eufaula) Needed 63 Votes to Pass the Constitutional
Amendment and Received 64, Including Brooks. The Alabama Farm Bureau Opposed the Bill.
(Carol Brown, Bill Allowing School Tax Referendums OKd, The Montgomery Advertiser,
5/22/87)
(Carol Brown, Bill Allowing School Tax Referendums OKd, The Montgomery Advertiser,
5/22/87)
The Bill, Which Was Backed by Democrats and the AEA, Would Have Needed Voters Approval.
(Editorial, Closing the Door, The Montgomery Advertiser, 5/24/87)
(Editorial, Closing the Door, The Montgomery Advertiser, 5/24/87)
Voted for A Measure That Ended a Tax Break for Gasohol
Brooks Voted Yea On A Bill That Phased Out A 3-Cent-Per-Gallon Tax Exemption for Gasohol
in Alabama
Brooks Voted Yea On S.189, Which Phased Out, Over 18 Months, A 3-Cent-Per-Gallon
Reduced Rate For Gasohol. (Journal of The House, 1987, Regular Session, p.1104-1107)
(Journal of The House, 1987, Regular Session, p.1104-1107)
An Opponent of The Bill Predicted Long Gasoline Lines and Higher Prices Overnight
State Rep. Roy Johnson (D-Tuscaloosa), Who Led a Filibuster Against the Bill, Predicted Alabama
Could Return to Long Gasoline Lines and Higher Prices Overnight. (Carol Brown, House
Approves Ending Gasohol Tax Exemption, The Montgomery Advertiser, 6/12/87)

(Carol Brown, House Approves Ending Gasohol Tax Exemption, The Montgomery Advertiser,
6/12/87)
Voted to Allow County Health Departments to Levy New Fees
Brooks Voted Yea On A Bill That Would Allow County Health Departments to Levy New Fees
Brooks Voted Yea On H.181, Which Would Authorize the State Board of Health to Designate
the Services Rendered by The State and County Health Departments for Which Fees May Be
Charged. (Journal of The House, 1988, Regular Session, p.1857-1859)
(Journal of The House, 1988, Regular Session, p.1857-1859)
A Press Report at The Time Said the Bill Was Expected to Earn $3 Million For County Health
Departments. (Brooks Boliek, State Income Tax Increase Gets Support From House, The
Montgomery Advertiser, 4/20/88)
(Brooks Boliek, State Income Tax Increase Gets Support From House, The Montgomery
Advertiser, 4/20/88)
Voted to Allow a Referendum on Hiking Income Taxes
Brooks Voted Yea On A Bill That Proposed an Amendment to The Constitution to Increase the
Income Tax Rate
Brooks Voted Yea On H.989, To Propose an Amendment to The Constitution of Alabama of
1901, To Increase the Income Tax Rate on Both Individuals and Corporations. (Journal of The
House, 1988, Regular Session, p.1867-1870)
(Journal of The House, 1988, Regular Session, p.1867-1870)
Tax and Fee Votes in the 1988 First Extraordinary Session
Brooks Voted Yea On A Bill That Increased Fees for Hunting and Fishing Licenses
Brooks Voted Yea On H.52, Which Would Increase the License Fees For Annual Resident
Hunting and Fishing Licenses. (Journal of The House, 1988, First Extraordinary Session, p.257)

(Journal of The House, 1988, First Extraordinary Session, p.257)


Brooks Voted Yea On A Bill That Raised Cigarette Taxes
Brooks Voted Yea On H.46, Which Would Levy an Additional Privilege and License Tax on The
Sale, Storage, Use, Consumption or Delivering of Cigarettes Within This State. (Journal of The
House, 1988, First Extraordinary Session, p.423-424)
(Journal of The House, 1988, First Extraordinary Session, p.423-424)
Brooks Voted Yea On A Bill That Set up A Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax
Brooks Voted Yea On H.156, Which Would Create an Alabama Generation-Skipping
Transfer Tax. (Journal of The House, 1988, First Extraordinary Session, p.470)
(Journal of The House, 1988, First Extraordinary Session, p.470)
Though the Bill Says It Does Not Increase The Total Tax Liability of Taxpayers, Gov. Hunts
Proposal Showed The Estimated Annual Revenue Is $375,000. (Hunt Details Fee Increase
Proposals, The Associated Press, 8/24/88)

(Hunt Details Fee Increase Proposals, The Associated Press, 8/24/88)


Voted to Levy a Privilege Tax on Dog Racing
Brooks Voted Yea On A Bill That Would Levy a Privilege Tax on Dog Racing
Brooks Voted Yea On H.8, Which Would Levy A Privilege Tax, On the Pari-Mutuel Pool at Any
Dog Race Track in The State of Alabama. (Journal of The House, 1988, Second Extraordinary
Session, p.51-57)
(Journal of The House, 1988, Second Extraordinary Session, p.51-57)
Voted to Broaden the Sales and Use Tax on Mobile Homes
Brooks Voted Yea On A Bill That Would Subject More Types of Mobile Homes Sales to Sales
and Use Taxes
Brooks Voted Yea On H.1006, Which Would Amend the State Casual Sales and Use Taxes
To Include Any Mobile Purchased Other Than at Wholesale. (Journal of The House, 1989,
Regular Session, p.2273-2274)
(Journal of The House, 1989, Regular Session, p.2273-2274)
Voted to Raise Fees to Bury Hazardous Waste at The Emelle Landfill
In February 1990, Brooks Voted to Spike Fees to Bury Hazardous Waste at The Emelle Landfill.
(Editorial, Next Year, Again, The Montgomery Advertiser, 2/11/90; Alabama statehouse
Journal, Overall Vote on H. 310: 88-5, Brooks Voted Yea, 2/6/90, Pgs. 426-427)
(Editorial, Next Year, Again, The Montgomery Advertiser, 2/11/90)
(Alabama statehouse Journal, Overall Vote on H. 310: 88-5, Brooks Voted Yea, 2/6/90, Pgs. 426-
427)

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