The Alabama House has passed a bill to create a sales tax holiday for outdoors equipment and supplies, including gear for sports, hunting, fishing, boating, and camping, but the legislation is contingent on a second bill also passing.

The Alabama Adventure Awaits sales tax holiday would exempt a wide range of equipment from the state’s 4% sales tax during the first weekend of May next year and the two following years. The legislation would expire after 2027.

The bill, HB257 by Rep. Joe Lovvorn, R-Auburn, would allow counties and cities to also waive their sales taxes on the covered merchandise.

The House passed HB257 by a vote of 102-0 on Tuesday. It moves to the Senate.

However, HB257 will not take effect unless lawmakers approve another bill that would increase the sales tax rate that people pay for online purchases, a tax called the Simplified Sellers Use Tax (SSUT).

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