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SB29
162602-3:n:10/09/2014:LLR/tj LRS2014-2608R2 SB29 By Senator Coleman RFD Banking and Insurance
Rd 1 03-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law a debt collector is required to be licensed to
collect debt in Alabama. This bill would require debt buyers and other debt collectors to
possess certain basic information about the debt before initiating collection efforts, including
proof of indebtedness by the consumer, date of the debt, identity of the original creditor,
and itemization of all fees, charges, and payments. This bill would prohibit the collection
of a consumer debt by any party not in possession of at least a copy of the original contract,
or other documentation evidencing the consumer's liability. This bill would require a creditor
and each subsequent holder of the debt to retain and pass on to the next holder all communications
from the consumer concerning the debt and information about all known disputes and defenses.
This bill would allow consumers to record abusive telephone...
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HB632
168740-1:n:05/06/2015:PMG/th LRS2015-1874 HB632 By Representatives Mooney, Wingo and Fridy
RFD Ways and Means General Fund Rd 1 07-MAY-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, funds deposited
in the Uniform Commercial Code Fund must be expended for the purpose of carrying out the provisions
of law authorizing the collection of the funds. This bill would authorize the Uniform Commercial
Code Fund to be used for the administration of the Office of the Secretary of State. A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to the Uniform Commercial Code Fund; to amend Section 7-9A-525,
Code of Alabama 1975; to authorize the Uniform Commercial Code Fund to be used for the administration
of the Office of the Secretary of State. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section
1. Section 7-9A-525, Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows: §7-9A-525. "(a)
Initial financing statement or other record: General rule. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection (e), and except that no filing fee is...
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SB375
SB375 By Senator Orr ENROLLED, An Act, To provide flexibility for state entities to utilize
state revenue for other purposes which are in addition to the stated purpose under current
state law. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. Definition. State tax receipt.
Any tax, fee, license or other source of revenue received by a state entity pursuant to statute,
rule or any other means. This provision shall in no way include specific appropriations from
the State General Fund and the Education Trust Fund. Section 2. Any other law or laws to the
contrary notwithstanding, a state entity which receives state tax receipts which are designated
for a particular purpose may in addition to the designated purpose expend those funds for
other functions within the entity in order to offset the reduction in other funding for any
given year. The flexibility provided by this section shall not apply to funds which are constitutionally
dedicated for a specific purpose or to Medicaid...
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SB475
SB475 ENGROSSED By Senator Pittman A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Section 40-23-50,
Code of Alabama 1975, to remove the exemption of gross receipts from contracts made by the
contractor with a county, incorporated city, or town from the tax levied on contractors
gross receipts and provide further for the distribution of the proceeds from the tax levied
on contractors gross receipts. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section
40-23-50 is amended to read as follows: §40-23-50. "(a) There is hereby levied, in addition
to all other taxes of every kind now imposed by law, and shall be collected, as herein provided,
a privilege or license tax against the person on account of the business activities engaged
in and in the amount to be determined by the application of rates against gross receipts,
as follows: "Upon every person, firm or corporation engaged or continuing within this
state in the business of contracting to construct, reconstruct or build any...
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HB277
164690-1::03/03/2015:JK/EBO-JK HB277 By Representative Knight RFD Ways and Means General Fund
Rd 1 12-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: This bill would repeal certain credits allowed to insurance companies
subject to the insurance premium tax. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Section 27-4A-3,
Code of Alabama 1975, related to the insurance premium tax, to repeal the insurance facilities
office credit, the real property investment credit, and the credits for ad valorem and privilege
taxes that are allowed to insurance companies that are subject to tax. BE IT ENACTED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 27-4A-3, Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read
as follows: §27-4A-3. (a) Subject to the exceptions and exemptions hereinafter set forth,
for the year beginning on January 1, 1995, and for each year thereafter, every insurer shall
pay to the commissioner a premium tax equal to the percentage, as set out in this subsection
(a), of the premiums received by the insurer for business done in...
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SB478
168740-1:n:05/06/2015:PMG/th LRS2015-1874 SB478 By Senator Holtzclaw RFD Governmental Affairs
Rd 1 14-MAY-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, funds deposited in the Uniform Commercial Code
Fund must be expended for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of law authorizing the
collection of the funds. This bill would authorize the Uniform Commercial Code Fund to be
used for the administration of the Office of the Secretary of State. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT Relating to the Uniform Commercial Code Fund; to amend Section 7-9A-525, Code of Alabama
1975; to authorize the Uniform Commercial Code Fund to be used for the administration of the
Office of the Secretary of State. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section
7-9A-525, Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows: §7-9A-525. "(a) Initial
financing statement or other record: General rule. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
(e), and except that no filing fee is required for the filing of a...
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HB698
169958-1:n:05/26/2015:LFO-ML/bdl HB698 By Representative Beech RFD Ways and Means General Fund
Rd 1 26-MAY-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, there is a privilege tax upon providers of pharmaceutical
services. This bill will increase the tax from 10 cents to 25 cents for each prescription
filled or refilled for a citizen of Alabama. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to the
privilege tax upon providers of pharmaceutical services; to amend Section 40-26B-2 of the
Code of Alabama 1975, to increase the tax from 10 cents to 25 cents for each prescription
filled or refilled for a citizen of Alabama. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section
1. Section 40-26B-2, Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows: §40-26B-2. "To
provide further for the availability of indigent health care, the operation of the Medicaid
Program and the maintenance and expansion of medical services thereunder, there is hereby
levied and shall be collected as provided in this article a privilege tax...
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HB71
Rep(s). By Representative Williams (P) HB71 ENROLLED, An Act, To amend Section 25-4-70, Code
of Alabama 1975, relating to unemployment compensation; to provide that employees of private
companies that provide direct services to schools may not receive unemployment benefits during
breaks in employment occasioned by holidays, fall and winter breaks, and summer vacation.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 25-4-70, Code of Alabama 1975,
is amended to read as follows: §25-4-70. "(a) After contributions have been due under
this chapter for two years, benefits shall become payable from the fund to any employee who
thereafter is or becomes unemployed and eligible for benefits, and shall be paid through unemployment
offices or such other agencies at such times and in such manner as the director may prescribe.
"(b) Benefits based on service in employment defined in subdivisions (a)(2) and (a)(3)
of Section 25-4-10 shall be payable in the same amount, on the same...
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HB436
Rep(s). By Representatives Hubbard, Warren and Bandy HB436 ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to Lee
County; to authorize fees for certain administrative services by the sheriff; and to provide
for the distribution of the revenue. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section
1. (a) The Sheriff of Lee County may charge and collect reasonable fees for administrative
services including, but not limited to, fees for fingerprinting, fees for criminal history
investigations and reports thereon when otherwise authorized by law, and fees for copies of
various requested records. The fees shall not be charged for a service requested on behalf
of a law enforcement agency for a law enforcement purpose nor shall the fees apply to a person
applying for a pistol permit. (b) The sheriff shall remit the fees collected pursuant to this
act periodically to the Lee County Commission for deposit in the county general fund. Section
2. This act shall become effective immediately following its passage and...
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HB490
167559-1:n:04/13/2015:LFO-KF/bdl HB490 By Representative Clouse RFD Ways and Means General
Fund Rd 1 14-APR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under Act 2013-6, The People's Trust Act, the Legislature is
required to repay all amounts transferred from the Alabama Trust Fund to the State General
Fund pursuant to Amendment 856 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901 by not later than September
30, 2026 based on a schedule of minimum cumulative amounts that must be repaid at the end
of each fiscal year between the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014 and the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2026. This bill would revise the repayment schedule for the People's
Trust Act to provide the repayment by not later than September 30, 2027. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT To amend Section 29-10-1, Code of Alabama 1975, regarding The People's Trust Act, to
revise the repayment schedule for funds transferred from the Alabama Trust Fund to provide
for the repayment by not later than September 30, 2027. BE IT ENACTED BY THE...
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