SB326
any usable cannabis, cannabis plants, drug paraphernalia, or other related property that was seized. The determination of a district attorney, or the district attorney's designee, that a person is engaging in or assisting in the medical use of cannabis in accordance with the provisions of this act shall be deemed to be evidenced by the following: (1) A decision not to prosecute. (2) The dismissal of charges. (3) Acquittal. Section 12. For the purposes of medical care, including organ and tissue transplants, a qualified patient's authorized use of cannabis shall be considered the equivalent of the authorized use of any other medication used at the direction of a physician and may not constitute the use of an illicit substance. Section 13. (a) Qualified patients and designated caregivers who associate within this state in order to collectively or cooperatively cultivate cannabis for medical purposes may share responsibility for acquiring and supplying the resources required to...
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SB465
167502-1:n:04/10/2015:PMG/cj LRS2015-1547 SB465 By Senator Pittman RFD Finance and Taxation Education Rd 1 07-MAY-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, members of the State Board of Education have no term limits and are compensated on a per diem basis. This bill would limit members of the board from serving more than two terms. This bill would also provide compensation to members of the board in lieu of a per diem payment. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to the State Board of Education; to amend Sections 16-3-1 and 16-3-8, Code of Alabama 1975; to prohibit members of the board from serving more than two terms; and to provide compensation to members of the board in lieu of a per diem payment. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections 16-3-1 and 16-3-8, Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as follows: §16-3-1. "(a) The State Board of Education shall be composed of the Governor as an ex officio member and eight members elected from districts provided by...
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SB484
169462-1:n:05/14/2015:KMS/mfc LRS2015-2057 SB484 By Senator Whatley RFD Education and Youth Affairs Rd 1 19-MAY-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the Board of Trustees of Auburn University consists of 13 members plus the Governor, who serves as chair. This bill would propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to provide that in any calendar year in which four or more trustees have terms expiring in the same year, term expiration dates shall be automatically adjusted to ensure that no more than three trustees will have terms expiring in the same year. This bill would also propose to add two seats to the Board of Trustees to enhance the diversity of the board and delete obsolete transition language. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Amendment 161 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended by Amendment 670, now appearing as Section 266 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, relating to the Board of Trustees of Auburn...
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HB328
165414-2:n:03/17/2015:JET/mfc LRS2015-979R1 HB328 By Representatives Henry, Hammon, Moore (B) and Harbison RFD Public Safety and Homeland Security Rd 1 19-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a retail dealer in pistols, local law enforcement, and the Secretary of State are subject to record-keeping and administrative requirements regarding the sale of pistols and a local registration system is required for all pistols sold by a licensed firearms dealer. This bill would eliminate certain record-keeping and administrative requirements and make technical nonsubstantive changes. Existing law also prohibits a person from delivering a pistol to a person under the age of 18 years or to a person who has been convicted of a crime of violence or is a drug addict, a habitual drunkard, or of unsound mind. This bill would allow a person under the age of 18 to receive or possess a pistol if he or she has the consent of a parent, guardian, or spouse who is 18 years of age or older and satisfies...
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HB414
166990-4:n:04/02/2015:JET/th LRS2015-1409R1 HB414 By Representative Johnson (K) RFD Economic Development and Tourism Rd 1 02-APR-15 SYNOPSIS: The Alabama Small Business Jobs Act would establish a tax credit for Alabama small businesses to enhance the economy by hiring new Alabama employees. This bill would define an Alabama small business employer as any business organization in Alabama having 50 or fewer employees. This bill would provide for a tax credit to any Alabama small business employer that creates new jobs and hires a new employee in an amount of $1,250 per qualified new employee. The bill would also repeal the Full Employment Act of 2011. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To establish the Alabama Small Business Jobs Act; to define certain terms; to provide for a tax credit to Alabama small business employers that create new jobs and hire new employees under certain conditions; to repeal Article 11, Chapter 18, Title 40, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Full Employment Act of...
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HB557
Rep(s). By Representative Lindsey HB557 ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to Cleburne County; to provide for an additional fire protection service fee on certain owners of dwellings, commercial buildings, and agricultural buildings in the county to be collected by the revenue commissioner at the same time as ad valorem taxes; to provide certain exemptions; to provide for collection of the fee; to provide for distribution of the funds to Cleburne County Search and Rescue and to the Cleburne County Association of Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.; to provide for the expenditure of the funds; to provide that failure to pay to fee shall constitute a lien on the property; and to provide for a referendum. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. (a) Pursuant to the authority granted by Amendment 586 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Cleburne County, Section 2, Local Amendment of the Official Recompilation, in addition to all other service fees or taxes now or...
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HB617
168687-1:n:05/04/2045:LLR*/th LRS2015-1860 HB617 By Representative Warren RFD Ways and Means General Fund Rd 1 05-MAY-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a person who owns or operates, or both, a motor vehicle that uses natural gas does not have to obtain an annual decal from the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board or remit the motor fuel excise tax prescribed in Article 3A of Chapter 17 of Title 40, Code of Alabama 1975, until October 1, 2016. This bill would establish a uniform motor fuel and enforcement system for the collection of excise tax on compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas. This bill would provide for civil and criminal penalties for a 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...
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SB349
166866-3:n:04/08/2015:JET/agb LRS2015-1204R2 SB349 By Senator Holley RFD Governmental Affairs Rd 1 09-APR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a bail bondsman must be approved as either a professional surety company or professional bail company and be approved by the presiding circuit judge of each county in which the bail bondsman desires to operate. This bill would revise certain provisions governing those acting as a professional bail agent, a soliciting bail agent, a bail enforcement agent, or a professional bondsman. This bill would require a bail enforcement agency to report to the sheriff of the county in which he or she is attempting to locate a fugitive, would revise the procedures and time frames for the forfeiture of bail, and would revise provisions governing professional surety companies. This bill would also revise the bond requirements of professional bail companies to allow these companies to place cash deposits with the Commissioner of Insurance, and would require...
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SB50
SB50 ENGROSSED By Senator Allen A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Sections 23-1-2 and 39-2-4 of the Code of Alabama, to increase the maximum amount of the bid guarantee required to be filed under certain conditions by a bidder on public works project for the Department of Transportation and other awarding authorities. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections 23-1-2 and 39-2-4 of the Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as follows: §23-1-2. "Any other provisions of the law to the contrary notwithstanding, bidders for contract projects which contracts are with the State of Alabama, in behalf of the State Department of Transportation, to be paid, in whole or in part, from funds allocated to the State Department of Transportation from any source whatsoever, or where contracts are with any of the several counties of the state for a highway, road, street, or bridge project, to be paid for, in whole or in part, from funds allocated to the county from any...
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SB71
SB71 By Senator Marsh ENROLLED, An Act, To amend Sections 16-6D-4 and 16-6D-9, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Alabama Accountability Act of 2013; to clarify and confirm that the intent of the Alabama Accountability Act of 2013 is educational choice; to amend certain current definitions and add new definitions; to amend the reporting period for scholarship granting organizations from a calendar year to an academic year; to clarify and confirm that educational scholarships are provided to eligible students, not to particular schools; to require scholarship granting organizations to determine the income eligibility of a scholarship recipient every other year; to require all participating private schools to be accredited by one of the six regional accrediting agencies, the National Council for Private School Accreditation, AdvancEd, the American Association of Christian Schools, or one of their partner accrediting agencies, within three years from the date their notice of intent to...
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