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SB116
164749-1:n:02/20/2015:JET/th LRS2014-3375 SB116 By Senators Orr, Whatley, and Melson RFD Agriculture,
Conservation, and Forestry Rd 1 03-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, it is unlawful to
hunt, trap, capture, kill, or destroy any wild game on the lands of another without the written
permission of the landowner or person in possession or control of the land, and a violator
is guilty of a misdemeanor and is subject to suspension of his or her hunting permit. This
bill would repeal the provisions and enact new prohibitions with revised penalties, including
increased fines and periods of suspension of hunting privileges. This bill would also allow
a court to order a person convicted of hunting or killing wild game on the land of another
without permission to pay restitution for the value of the loss or damage to wildlife resources
and would provide for the forfeiture of hunting gear and firearms used to commit the violation.
Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now...
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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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HB304
165935-1::03/17/2015:EBO-JK/JK HB304 By Representatives Williams (P) and Ball RFD Technology
and Research Rd 1 17-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, there are no economic incentives
or tax credits extended to Alabama businesses for qualified research expenses incurred by
Alabama companies that spend funds and resources in-house, or pay Alabama research companies
to conduct qualified research for new or improved products or services. This bill would establish
the Alabama Innovation Act that would provide for a research and development tax credit to
certain Alabama companies modeled on the federal research and development tax credit. The
credit would be 25 percent of new research at an Alabama research entity, and 5 percent for
other new research conducted in Alabama. The credit could be taken against the income tax
or the financial institution excise tax. This bill would limit the Alabama Innovation tax
credits to no more than $10 million of credits per year, and no eligible company...
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SB408
164661-2:n:03/02/2015:MCS/th LRS2015-513R1 SB408 By Senator Albritton RFD Fiscal Responsibility
and Economic Development Rd 1 23-APR-15 SYNOPSIS: The bill would prohibit local governing
entities from requiring employers to provide leave to employees. The bill would prohibit local
governing entities from interfering with an employer's ability to obtain background information
on employees or potential employees. The bill would specify that the state would retain exclusive
authority to require employers and multiemployer associations to agree to collective bargaining
agreements under federal labor laws. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to prohibited practices
relating to employer and employee relationships; to prohibit local governmental entities from
requiring leave for employees of employers; to prohibit interfering with an employer's right
to obtain background information about employees and prospective employees; and to provide
for the Alabama Employment Fairness Act to retain...
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HB518
167795-1:n:04/21/2015:PMG/agb LRS2015-1507 HB518 By Representatives Williams (JW), Wilcox,
Wood, Martin and Davis RFD Judiciary Rd 1 21-APR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the crime
of cruelty to a dog or cat in the first degree is a Class C felony. This bill would create
the crime of killing a hunting dog and make the crime a Class C felony. This bill would provide
for penalties, suspension of hunting privileges, and payment of restitution. This bill would
also provide for the forfeiture of hunting gear and firearms used to commit the violation.
Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the
Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general
law whose purpose or effect would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds
from becoming effective with regard to a local governmental entity without enactment by a
2/3 vote unless: it comes within one of a number of specified exceptions;...
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HB153
164193-1:n:03/03/2015:EBO-DHC/ebo-dhc HB153 By Representative Poole RFD Ways and Means Education
Rd 1 05-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: This bill would amend Sections 40-23-61, 40-23-85 and 40-23-174,
Code of Alabama 1975 to provide further for the distribution of use tax funds. A BILL TO BE
ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Sections 40-23-61, 40-23-85 and 40-23-174, Code of Alabama 1975 to
provide further for the distribution of use tax funds. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF
ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections 40-23-61, 40-23-85 and 40-23-174, Code of Alabama 1975, are amended
to read as follows: §40-23-61. (a) An excise tax is hereby imposed on the storage, use or
other consumption in this state of tangible personal property, not including, however, materials
and supplies bought for use in fulfilling a contract for the painting, repairing or reconditioning
of vessels, barges, ships, other watercraft and commercial fishing vessels of over five tons
load displacement as registered with the U.S. Coast Guard and...
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HB508
162780-5:n:04/15/2015:LLR/agb LRS2014-2717R3 HB508 By Representative Williams (JD) RFD Judiciary
Rd 1 16-APR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a party seeking a restraining order, preliminary
injunction, or order staying the operation of certain permits affecting an industrial operation
may not be required to give security in an amount to the court where the action is pending
which the court considers proper for costs incurred and damages suffered if the industrial
operation is wrongfully enjoined or restrained. This bill would require a party seeking a
restraining order, preliminary injunction, or order staying the operation of certain permits
affecting an industrial operation to give security in an amount to the court where the action
is pending which the court considers proper for costs incurred and damages suffered if the
industrial operation is wrongfully enjoined or restrained. This bill would provide certain
exemptions from the posting of security. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT...
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HB455
164979-1:n:02/27/2015:LFO-KF/bdl HB455 By Representatives Lindsey and Scott RFD Ways and Means
Education Rd 1 09-APR-15 SYNOPSIS: This bill defines unitary business and requires taxpayers
who are part of a unitary business to use a combined report to determine their Alabama taxable
income. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Section 40-18-1, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide
for additional definitions and Sections 40-2A-17 and 40-18-39, Code of Alabama 1975, to require
taxpayers who are part of a unitary business to use a combined report to determine their Alabama
taxable income. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections 40-2A-17,
40-18-1 and 40-18-39, Code of Alabama 1975, are hereby amended to read as follows: §40-2A-17.
"For purposes of the tax imposed in Chapter 18 of this title, the following rules shall
apply: "(a) In any case of two or more organizations, trades, or businesses (whether
or not affiliated within the meaning of 26 U.S.C. § 1504) owned or...
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HB610
168588-1:n:04/30/2015:LLR/tj LRS2015-1832 HB610 By Representative Warren RFD Lee County Legislation
Rd 1 05-MAY-15 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to Lee County, relating to alcoholic
beverages and the sale of wine in Lee County, to create the Lee County Wine Franchise Jobs
Protection Act; to provide for business relations between suppliers and wholesalers of wine
to preserve and expand jobs in Lee County in the wine industry; to require written agreements
setting forth in full the supplier's agreement with the wholesaler, and designating a specific
exclusive sales territory; to provide for prohibited acts by the supplier and by the wholesaler;
to provide for conditions of amendment, modification, resignation, cancellation, termination,
failure to renew, or refusal to continue the agreement; to provide for the transfer of wholesaler's
business, for the establishment of nondiscriminatory, material, and reasonable qualifications
and standards by suppliers, and prohibit interference...
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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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