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HB225
164479-2:n:02/25/2015:FC/th LRS2015-434R1 HB225 By Representative Lindsey RFD County and Municipal
Government Rd 1 10-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, counties may contract with the United
States, with the State of Alabama, and with other counties, but there is no general authority
for the county commission to contract with municipalities. This bill would authorize counties
to contract with municipalities in the state. Under existing law, county commissioners are
prohibited from contracting with the county or hiring family members. This bill would clarify
existing law to provide that a county commissioner may not contract with the county personally
or through his or her business and may not participate in the hiring of a family member. Additionally,
the bill would define family member as that term is defined in the state ethics law. Under
existing law, two or more counties may enter into agreements to self-fund liability and workers'
compensation insurance, but are not authorized...
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HB573
Rep(s). By Representative Robinson HB573 ENGROSSED A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to
Jefferson County; to authorize the Jefferson County Commission to levy and assess, subject
to the limitations set forth herein, a privilege or license tax against retail sales of tangible
personal property and amusements (a "sales tax") and an excise tax on the storage,
use, or consumption of tangible personal property (a "use tax"); to make legislative
findings; to provide for definitions; to provide that the rate of sales and use taxes authorized
by this act shall not exceed one percent; to require the simultaneous cancellation of a certain
existing sales and use tax levy in the county if the taxes authorized by this act are levied
by the county; to provide additional restrictions; to provide that the provisions of the state
sales and use tax laws and regulations which are not inconsistent with this act shall be applicable
with respect to the taxes authorized by this act; to provide for the...
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SB247
SB247 ENGROSSED By Senator Beasley A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Section 28-3A-25,
Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the regulation of alcoholic beverages; to permit a tasting
of liquor or wine conducted by a licensed manufacturer or its representative to be held on
the premises of a store which is licensed to sell liquor for off-premises consumption only
and within a state liquor store; to provide that the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
would regulate the procedure for the tasting of wine and distilled liquor. BE IT ENACTED BY
THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law, a tasting
of liquor or wine may be conducted by a licensed manufacturer or its representative inside
the premises of a retail licensee who is licensed to sell liquor for off-premises consumption
only or inside a state liquor store, in compliance with this act and rules of the Alabama
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. (b) Each holder of a retail license for the...
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SB96
SB96 By Senator Chambliss ENROLLED, An Act, To amend Sections 11-1-10, 11-3-5, 11-30-1, 11-49-80,
and 11-98-4, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to county government; to authorize counties to
contract with municipalities; to clarify provisions related to contracts with related family
and business interests; to authorize counties to self-fund property insurance; to further
provide for maintenance of roads annexed by a municipality; and to provide for bonding of
emergency communication district employees. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section
1. Sections 11-1-10, 11-3-5, 11-30-1, 11-49-80, and 11-98-4, Code of Alabama 1975, are amended
to read as follows: ยง11-1-10. "(a) The county commission in addition to all other powers
and authority is hereby authorized and empowered to enter into contracts, leases, compacts,
or any other form of agreement with the United States of America or any of its agencies, departments,
bureaus, divisions, or institutions, with the State of Alabama...
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HB274
165243-1:n:03/11/2015:LF0-HP*/bdl HB274 By Representatives Johnson (K), Davis, McCutcheon,
Hill (M), Weaver, South, Butler, Williams (P), Faulkner, Collins and Baker RFD Ways and Means
Education Rd 1 12-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Currently, the State of Alabama's college savings program
pursuant to Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, is the Wallace-Folsom
College Savings Investment Plan that consists of the Alabama College Education Savings (ACES)
Program and the Alabama Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (PACT) Program to assist individuals
in paying costs and expenses of attending colleges and universities. Recently, the Achieving
a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act of 2014 established Section 529A of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended, to allow families and individuals to save for disability-related
expenses of a disabled individual in a federal tax-advantaged account modeled after Section
529 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, to be...
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SB220
SB220 By Senators Hightower, Glover and Albritton ENROLLED, An Act, To allow a county, municipality,
or improvement district to adopt a program to issue bonds, notes, or other types of financing
methods to finance improvements to certain real properties through assessments on the property
tax bill, for the purpose of increasing energy efficiency and community resilience to storm-related
events; to authorize a local government to impose assessments to fund qualifying improvements
for qualified projects; to require a local government to designate areas where projects would
be completed; to provide procedures for adoption of a program; to provide for the hiring of
program administrators and staff; to authorize fees to offset costs; to provide for the contractual
obligations of the local government and the record owner of the affected real property; to
require notice to certain property owners; to provide that assessments are a lien on real
property; to provide for enforcement; and to...
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SB226
SB226 By Senators Brewbaker, Melson, Dunn, Whatley, Glover, Figures, Hightower, Smitherman,
Orr, Stutts, Ross, Pittman, Reed, Ward, Williams, Allen, Smith, Albritton, Singleton, Waggoner,
Chambliss, Holley, Marsh, McClendon, Blackwell, Beasley, Scofield and Bussman ENROLLED, An
Act, This bill would amend Sections 16-33C-1, 16-33C-2, 16-33C-2.1, 16-33C-3, 16-33C-4, 16-33C-5,
16-33C-10, 16-33C-11, 16-33C-12, and 40-18-19, Code of Alabama 1975 to rename the Wallace-Folsom
College Savings Investment Plan to the Wallace-Folsom Savings Investment Plan; to provide
for the ABLE Program; provide for definitions relating to the ABLE Program; provide for the
income tax exemption eligible to the ABLE Program; allow board members that are employed by
the state. This bill would add new sections to the Code of Alabama 1975, to generally provide
for the ABLE Program; provide for the investment of ABLE and ACES Programs; and provide appropriations
for Fiscal Year 2015 for development and...
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HB192
165300-1:n:03/05/2015:KMS/mfc LRS2015-938 HB192 By Representatives Collins, Moore (B), Pringle,
Johnson (K), Henry, Williams (P), Shiver, Gaston, Weaver, Fridy, Davis, Brown, Hammon, Greer,
Wood, Rowe, Butler, Fincher, Tuggle and Hubbard RFD Education Policy Rd 1 05-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS:
This bill would create the Alabama School Choice and Student Opportunity Act. This bill would
create the Alabama Public Charter School Commission and would provide for the membership,
powers, duties, and liabilities of the commission. This bill would provide for the application
process for establishing public charter schools and conversion charter schools and would provide
for charter terms, charter contracts, and preopening requirements and conditions. This bill
would provide for accountability of charter schools pursuant to a performance framework, ongoing
oversight and corrective action, and renewal, revocation, and nonrenewal of charters. This
bill would provide for the operation and autonomy of public...
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SB45
165751-6:n:03/18/2015:HOUSE EDUCATION POLICY COMMITTEE/ajh SB45 By Senator Marsh RFD Education
and Youth Affairs Rd 1 03-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: This bill would create the Alabama School Choice
and Student Opportunity Act. This bill would create the Alabama Public Charter School Commission
and would provide for the membership, powers, duties, and liabilities of the commission. This
bill would provide for the application process for establishing public charter schools and
conversion charter schools and would provide for charter terms, charter contracts, and preopening
requirements and conditions. This bill would provide for accountability of charter schools
pursuant to a performance framework, ongoing oversight and corrective action, and renewal,
revocation, and nonrenewal of charters. This bill would provide for the operation and autonomy
of public charter schools. This bill would also provide for funding and facilities. A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To create the Alabama School Choice and...
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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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