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SB410
168267-1:n:04/23/2015:JET/cj LRS2015-1755 SB410 By Senators Shelnutt and Marsh RFD Finance
and Taxation General Fund Rd 1 23-APR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, state employees receive
compensation on designated state holidays and employees working on a state holiday receive
compensatory leave or compensation in lieu of the holiday. This bill would provide that Confederate
Memorial Day and Jefferson Davis' birthday are unpaid holidays, unless the Governor declares
these holidays to be paid holidays at the beginning of the calendar year. This bill would
provide that if the Governor does not designate Confederate Memorial Day and Jefferson Davis'
birthday as paid holidays, he or she may designate up to two additional paid holidays during
the calendar year. This bill would limit the number of paid state holidays for state employees
during a calendar year to 13. This bill would also limit leave or compensation for those working
on a state holiday to the lessor of eight hours or the time...
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HB385
166048-3:n:03/31/2015:PMG/th LRS2015-996R1 HB385 By Representative Johnson (R) RFD Financial
Services Rd 1 02-APR-15 SYNOPSIS: This bill would standardize the surety bond amount for all
designated agents of the Department of Revenue for the issuance of certificates of title.
This bill would also require that the owner of a motor vehicle subject to titling make application
for a certificate of title to reflect the owner's current legal name. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT Relating to motor vehicle titles; to amend Sections 32-8-30, 32-8-34, 32-8-35, and
32-8-39, Code of Alabama 1975; to standardize the surety bond amount for all designated agents
of the Department of Revenue for the issuance of certificates of title; and to require that
the owner of a motor vehicle subject to titling make application for a certificate of title
to reflect the owner's current legal name. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section
1. Sections 32-8-30, 32-8-34, 32-8-35, and 32-8-39, Code of Alabama...
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SB437
SB437 By Senators Pittman, Dial, Bussman, Holtzclaw, Chambliss, Sanford, Marsh, Williams, Reed,
Ross and Smitherman ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to simplified sellers use tax to establish
an easily-accessible method for eligible sellers to remit, on behalf of their customers, use
tax on items delivered into Alabama. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section
1. Sections 40-23-191 through 40-23-199 are hereby added to Division 3 of Article 6 of Chapter
23 of Title 40 of the Code of Alabama 1975, as follows: §40-23-191. "(a) This act shall
be titled The Simplified Seller Use Tax Remittance Act. "(b) For the purpose of this
act, the following terms shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in this section:
"(1) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Revenue. "(2) ELIGIBLE SELLER. An individual,
trust, estate, fiduciary, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership,
corporation or other legal entity that sells tangible personal property or a...
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HB195
165123-1:n:03/03/2015:LLR/th LRS2014-871 HB195 By Representative Davis RFD Ethics and Campaign
Finance Rd 1 05-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the Open Meetings Act of 2005 specifically
applies to quorums of committees and subcommittees of governmental bodies. In 2012, the Alabama
Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, ruled that the Open Meetings Act did not apply to a series
of committee or subcommittee gatherings at which discussions were conducted on matters that
would later come before the full governmental body. In 2013, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled,
in a 5-3 decision, that citizens do not have standing to bring suits under the Open Meetings
Act if the civil penalty is paid to the state and there is no allegation of a likelihood of
future violations. Also in 2013, the Alabama Supreme Court stated that there is no requirement
that the Alabama Legislature hold open meetings. This bill would define and prohibit serial
meetings. This bill would further define deliberation,...
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HB467
164976-1:n:02/27/2015:LFO-KF/bdl HB467 By Representatives Scott and Knight RFD Ways and Means
Education Rd 1 09-APR-15 SYNOPSIS: This bill would add Article 7 to Chapter 29 of Title 40,
to the Code of Alabama 1975, to provide for reportable tax avoidance transactions. This bill
would provide definitions; taxpayer responsibility for disclosure of reportable tax avoidance
transactions; time and manner of disclosure; imposition and amount of penalties, assessment
date, and waiver; penalties related to understatement of tax resulting from a reportable tax
avoidance transaction, interest penalty, and waiver; extension of statute of limitations for
assessments; material advisor responsibility for disclosure; penalty for failure to disclose
a reportable tax avoidance transaction or to maintain advisee list and waiver; penalty for
tax shelters; and injunction of certain conduct related to reportable tax avoidance transactions
and tax shelters. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To add Article 7,...
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HB79
164923-1:n:03/02/2015:PMG/agb LRS2015-671 HB79 By Representatives Ball, McMillan and Standridge
RFD Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Rd 1 03-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, if
a candidate does not receive a majority of votes cast in a primary election, a second primary
election is held. This bill would eliminate a second primary election by providing that the
candidate who receives the greatest number of votes cast in a primary election becomes the
party nominee in the general election. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to primary elections;
to amend 17-5-2, 17-5-7, 17-5-8, 17-6-21, 17-6-22, 17-9-3, 17-11-12, 17-13-3, 17-13-18, 17-16-45,
17-16-46, and 21-4-21, Code of Alabama 1975; to repeal Sections 17-13-19, 17-13-20, and 17-13-21,
Code of Alabama 1975; and to eliminate a second primary election by providing that the candidate
who receives the greatest number of votes cast in a primary election becomes the party nominee
in the general election. BE IT ENACTED BY THE...
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SB294
166298-1:n:03/19/2015:LLR/tj LRS2015-1166 SB294 By Senator Sanders RFD Judiciary Rd 1 19-MAR-15
SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, there is an established procedure for the restoration of voting
rights of felons who have satisfactorily completed conditions of their sentence. Restoration
of voting rights is made through an application to the Board of Pardons and Paroles. This
bill would provide for the automatic restoration of voting rights of a person who has been
convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude when he or she is discharged from incarceration.
The bill would have retroactive effect. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To provide for the Alabama
Restoration of Voting Rights Act; to amend Sections 15-22-36 and 17-3-31, Code of Alabama
1975, to provide that a person who has been convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude
would have his or her voting rights restored when he or she is discharged from incarceration;
to repeal Section 15-22-36.1, Code of Alabama 1975; and to provide...
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SB454
SB454 By Senators Ross and Singleton ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to Alabama State University;
to amend Sections 16-50-20, 16-50-26, and 16-50-28, Code of Alabama 1975; to increase the
membership of the board of trustees by two at-large members; to decrease term lengths from
12 to 6 years; to limit members to two six-year terms; to create and provide for the operation
of a nominating committee; to provide a procedure for holding emergency meetings of the board;
to allow members of the board to participate in meetings by electronic means; and to provide
further for the compensation of members. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section
1. Sections 16-50-20, 16-50-26, and 16-50-28 of the Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to read
as follows: §16-50-20. "(a) There is hereby created a Board of Trustees for Alabama
State University, the state educational institution at Montgomery, Alabama. The board of trustees
shall consist of two members from the congressional district in which...
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SB458
SB458 By Senators Pittman and Allen ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to motor vehicles; to amend
Section 32-9-20 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to vehicle weight restrictions; to provide
that trucks delivering asphalt plant mix would not be required to conform to the axle spacing
requirements under certain conditions. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section
1. Section 32-9-20 of the Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows: §32-9-20.
"(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or move on any highway in this state
any vehicle or vehicles of a size or weight except in accordance with the following: "(1)
WIDTH. Vehicles and combinations of vehicles, operating on highways with traffic lanes 12
feet or more in width, shall not exceed a total outside width, including any load thereon,
of 102 inches, exclusive of mirrors or other safety devices approved by the State Transportation
Department. The Director of the State Transportation Department may, in his or...
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HB552
Rep(s). By Representatives Johnson (K), Hill (M), Faulkner and Williams (JD) HB552 ENGROSSED
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To add Article 3 to Chapter 15 of Title 27, Code of Alabama 1975,
and to add Chapter 36A of Title 27, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the State Insurance
Code and the regulation of insurance by the State Insurance Department; to further provide
for the regulation of life insurance by reenacting with changes and recodifying the Standard
Nonforfeiture Law for Life Insurance to provide consistent minimum cash value requirements
for various new life insurance products, to provide a more appropriate allowance for acquisition
expenses, to remove the exemption for group life insurance products, to reenact with changes
the Standard Valuation Law to make the law substantially similar to the model Standard Valuation
Law of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners; and to repeal Sections 27-15-28
and 27-36-7, Code of Alabama 1975. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE...
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