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HB396
166215-2:n:04/01/2015:JET/th LRS2015-1167R1 HB396 By Representative Hill (J) RFD Judiciary
Rd 1 02-APR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, surviving spouses of decedents domiciled in the
state are entitled to a six thousand dollars ($6,000) homestead allowance and personal property
valued at three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500) in excess of any security interests
in furniture, automobiles, furnishings, appliances, and personal effects. Existing law also
provides that if there is no surviving spouse, each minor child and dependent child of the
decedent is entitled to an equal share of that allowance. Existing law also provides that
an individual Alabama debtor is entitled to a homestead exemption of $5,000 and a personal
property exemption of $3,000, a married couple is entitled to the homestead exemption and
the personal property exemption. Existing law also prohibits an Alabama debtor filing bankruptcy
from protecting property in accordance with federal exemption limits. This...
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HB503
166653-1:n:03/31/2015:FC/th LRS2015-1346 HB503 By Representative Hill (M) RFD Constitution,
Campaigns and Elections Rd 1 16-APR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, write-in votes are permitted
only in non-municipal general elections and all write-in votes are counted if the voter properly
writes the name on the ballot and registers the vote by a mark in the space designated for
that particular office. This bill would amend the current law to provide that write-in votes
for a specific office would be counted at the same time as provisional ballots are counted
if the number of write-in votes for that office is greater than or equal to the difference
in votes between the candidates receiving the greatest number of votes for that office. A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Sections 17-6-28 and 17-12-1, Code of Alabama 1975, relating
to write-in votes, to provide that write-in votes would be counted at the same time as provisional
ballots under certain conditions. BE IT ENACTED BY THE...
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HB506
Rep(s). By Representative Bracy HB506 ENROLLED, An Act, To amend Section 25-4-78, Code of Alabama
1975, relating to unemployment compensation; to clarify that the amount of benefits payable
to an individual who received or has been determined eligible to receive governmental or other
pension, retirement or retired pay, annuity, or similar periodic payment that is based upon
the individual's previous work shall be reduced only if the payment is made under a plan that
is maintained or contributed to by a base period employer, 100 percent employer-financed,
and not contributed to by the worker; and to clarify that any pension payments retroactively
awarded to an individual would constitute disqualification and require recovery of any benefits
paid during the disqualification period only if the pension payments were made under a plan
that is maintained or contributed to by a base period employer, 100 percent employer-financed,
and not contributed to by the worker. BE IT ENACTED BY THE...
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HB509
164943-3:n:04/16/2015:KBH/th LRS2015-719R2 HB509 By Representative Williams (JD) RFD Commerce
and Small Business Rd 1 16-APR-15 SYNOPSIS: Existing law does not specifically provide for
the operation of a transportation network company (TNC) in the state. A TNC is a company that
uses an online-enabled digital network to connect TNC riders with TNC drivers who use their
personal vehicles to transport the TNC riders on a prearranged ride. This bill would authorize
the operation of a TNC in the state and would require the Alabama Public Service Commission
to issue annual permits for a fee and to promulgate rules consistent with this act. This bill
would provide for fares charged for a prearranged ride and would require the TNC to send an
electronic receipt of the fees charged to the TNC rider. This bill would require certain TNC
and TNC driver insurance requirements, including TNC and insurer disclosure requirements regarding
insurance coverage and limits of liability. This bill would...
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HB510
162921-6:n:04/28/2015:FC/agb LRS2014-3017R4 HB510 By Representative Poole RFD Tuscaloosa County
Legislation Rd 1 21-APR-15 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to the City of Tuscaloosa
in Tuscaloosa County; to amend Act 99-568 of the 1999 Regular Session (Acts 1999, p. 1220),
as amended, providing for a retirement system for police officers and firefighters; to amend
Section 4.01 relating to age and years of service at which plan members acquire a nonforfeitable
right to receive a monthly pension benefit, by adding subsection (g); Section 6.03 relating
to Member Contributions; Section 6.05 relating to City Contributions (non picked-up); and
Section 7.14 relating to the Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP); to provide for certain
benefits for persons becoming members of the plan after the effective date of this amendatory
act; to provide an increase in the percentage of contributions; and to increase the DROP period
to five years. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section...
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HB520
Rep(s). By Representative Vance HB520 ENGROSSED A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to any
Class 5 municipality organized under the provisions of Act 71, 1977 Regular Session (Acts
1977, p. 78), as amended; to amend Act 71, 1977 Regular Session (Acts 1977, p. 78), as amended,
to further provide for the operation of the council-manager form of government; and in connection
therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure
of local funds within the meaning of 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. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. This act shall
apply in any Class 5 municipality organized under the provisions of Act 71, 1977 Regular Session
(Acts 1977, p. 78), as amended. Section 2. Sections 1.01, 3.01, 3.10, 3.14, 3.18, 4.03, 4.04,
6.13, and 6.18 of Act 71, 1977 Regular Session (Acts 1977,...
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SB159
SB159 By Senator Glover ENROLLED, An Act, To amend Sections 16-5-10 and 16-46-3, Code of Alabama
1975, as amended by Act 2014-245 and Act 2014-330 of the 2014 Regular Session, relating to
exemptions from state approval for entities participating in reciprocity agreements; to clarify
the exemption for regional accrediting authorities and accredited degree granting entities;
and to establish the State Reciprocity Committee and provide for the duties and powers of
the reciprocity committee. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections
16-5-10 and 16-46-3, Code of Alabama 1975, as amended by Act 2014-245 and Act 2014-330 of
the 2014 Regular Session, are amended to read as follows: §16-5-10. "The commission
shall exercise the following powers and duties in addition to those otherwise specified in
this article: "(1) To cause to be made such surveys and evaluations of higher education
as are believed necessary for the purpose of providing appropriate information to carry...
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SB327
SB327 By Senators Ward and Hightower ENROLLED, An Act, To amend Sections 6-10-2, 6-10-6, 6-10-11,
43-8-110, 43-8-111, 43-8-113, and 43-8-115, Code of Alabama 1975, to increase permissible
exemptions available to a surviving spouse to fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) for homestead
and seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) for personal property; to increase an Alabama
debtor's individual homestead exemption to fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) and an individual's
personal property exemption to seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500); and to add Sections
6-10-6.1, 6-10-12, and 43-8-116 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to provide for the adjustment
of allowances and deductions under certain conditions. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF
ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections 6-10-2, 6-10-6, 6-10-11, 43-8-110, 43-8-111, 43-8-113, and 43-8-115,
Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as follows: §6-10-2. "The homestead of every
resident of this state, with the improvements and...
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SB383
SB383 By Senator Brewbaker ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to the purchase of school textbooks;
to amend Sections 16-36-62, 16-36-64 and 16-36-65, Code of Alabama 1975; to add Sections 16-36-60.1
and 16-36-71 to the Code of Alabama 1975; to establish qualified depositories for textbooks,
which would be facilities that receive textbook orders from boards of education, store sufficient
quantities of textbooks, and distribute textbooks to local school systems; to prohibit a qualified
depository for textbooks from charging a board of education for its services, but would authorize
it to charge a publisher a fee for its services; to prohibit the price of any textbook to
exceed the costs already prescribed by law; to clarify that textbooks include digital textbooks
for the purposes of public school textbook purchasing; and to create a Digital Depository
Study Commission to examine the application of a depository to digital material. BE IT ENACTED
BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections...
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HB103
151839-4:n:11/25/2013:FC/th LRS2013-1949R1 HB103 By Representatives Sanderford, McCutcheon,
Patterson, Hanes, Greer, Pettus, Williams (P), Ball, Rich, Sessions, Henry, Wood, Chesteen,
Harper, Millican, Gaston, Butler, Tuggle, Johnson (K) and Brown RFD County and Municipal Government
Rd 1 03-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a list of registered voters is required to be
published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county prior to each regular primary
election. Additionally, a list of the registered voters to be removed from the voters list
is required to be published when statewide voter file maintenance is conducted. Also under
existing law, notice of all elections and a list of inspectors and clerks for an election
are required to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. This bill
would eliminate the requirement to publish these lists and notices, except the lists of voters
to be removed, and have this information posted on the county website, or...
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