SB67
SB67 By Senator Ward ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to crimes and offenses and supervision; to amend Sections 12-25-32 and 12-25-33, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Alabama Sentencing Commission; to amend Sections 13A-5-3, 13A-5-6, 13A-5-9, 13A-5-11, 13A-5-13, 13A-7-7, 13A-8-4, 13A-8-5, 13A-8-8, 13A-8-9, 13A-8-10.2, 13A-8-10.3, 13A-8-18, 13A-8-19, 13A-9-3, 13A-9-4, 13A-9-7, 13A-9-14, 13A-12-212, 13A-12-213, and 13A-12-291, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to crimes and offenses to create a Class D felony offense classification and to reclassify certain crimes and offenses based on such Class D classification and to revise certain driver license suspension provisions for drug related offenses; to amend Sections 14-14-2, 14-14-4, 14-14-5, 15-12-21, 15-18-8, 15-18-171, 15-18-172, 15-18-174, 15-18-176, 15-18-180, 15-18-182, 15-22-24, 15-22-26, 15-22-28, 15-22-29, 15-22-31, 15-22-32, 15-22-33, 15-22-36, 15-22-36.2, 15-22-37, 15-22-50, 15-22-51, 15-22-52, 15-22-53, and 15-22-54, Code of...
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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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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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SB496
169597-1:n:05/19/2015:LFO-RR/bdl SB496 By Senator Orr RFD Finance and Taxation General Fund Rd 1 21-MAY-15 SYNOPSIS: This bill would amend Sections 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 provide for legislative findings; and to amend Sections 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. The Legislature of the State of Alabama hereby finds the following: (a) the State General Fund has an immediate projected deficit for fiscal year 2016 in excess of $250 million; (b) the Legislative Fiscal Office has estimated a projected balance in the Education Trust Fund Budget Stabilization Fund at the end of fiscal year 2016 in excess of $350 million; (c) currently, (1) the Education Trust Fund receives 75% and the State General Fund receives 25% of the state use tax and (2) the State General...
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HB660
166544-1:n:03/30/2015:LFO-RR*/bdl HB660 By Representative Scott RFD Ways and Means General Fund Rd 1 12-MAY-15 SYNOPSIS: This bill, known as the Non-Nexus Use Tax Remittance Act, would provide an easily-accessible method for non-nexus sellers to remit, on behalf of their customers, a non-nexus sellers use tax on items delivered into Alabama. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to non-nexus sellers use tax to establish an easily-accessible method for non-nexus sellers to remit, on behalf of their customers, use tax on items delivered into Alabama. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. Sections 40-23-191 through 40-23-200 are hereby added to Division 3 of Article 6 of Chapter 23 of Title 40 of the Code of Alabama 1975, as follows: §40-23-191. "This act shall be titled The Non-Nexus Use Tax Remittance Act. "§40-23-192. "For the purpose of this act, the following terms shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in this section: "(1) DEPARTMENT. The...
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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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SB490
168968-1:n:05/06/2015:JET*/agb LRS2015-1922 SB490 By Senator Singleton RFD Judiciary Rd 1 19-MAY-15 SYNOPSIS: This bill would prohibit the use, delivery, sale, or manufacture of nitrous oxide cartridges in this state, would provide criminal penalties for violations, and would provide for the forfeiture of the nitrous oxide cartridges. 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; it is approved by the affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to the entity for the purpose. The purpose or effect of this bill would be to require a new or...
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HB70
163694-1:n:12/01/2014:LLR/th LRS2014-3635 HB70 By Representative Williams (P) RFD Ways and Means Education Rd 1 03-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, health savings account contributions are not exempt from state income taxation. This bill would provide that health savings account contributions would be exempt from state income tax. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Section 40-18-19, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to exemptions from the levy of state income tax; to provide that health savings account contributions would be exempt from state income tax. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 40-18-19, Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows: §40-18-19. "(a) The following exemptions from income taxation shall be allowed to every individual resident taxpayer: "(1) Retirement allowances, pensions and annuities, or optional allowances, approved by the Board of Control of the Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama, which exempt status is set out in...
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HB97
164856-1:n:02/24/2015:LLR/cj LRS2015-696 HB97 By Representatives Garrett, Williams (JD), Shiver, Wadsworth, Lawrence, Rowe, Faulkner, Fridy, Drummond, Rogers, Mooney, Butler, South, Gaston, Harbison, Collins, Drake, Robinson and Carns RFD Ways and Means Education Rd 1 03-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing state law, an income tax credit is not provided to eligible educators for qualified expenses for school supplies. Federal law allows an adjustment to gross income for such expenses. This bill would provide that an eligible educator would be entitled to a state income tax credit for certain qualified expenses allowed by federal law. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Providing an income tax credit for eligible educators for qualified expenses for school supplies, beginning with the 2015 tax year. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. (a) Beginning with the 2015 tax year and each tax year thereafter, an eligible educator is entitled to a state income tax credit for qualified...
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SB119
SB119 By Senators Hightower, Glover, Albritton, Melson, Stutts, Reed, Beasley, Coleman, Dunn, Ross, Smith, Figures, Orr, Waggoner, Dial, Holley, Chambliss, Allen, Bussman, Smitherman, Marsh, Whatley and Williams ENROLLED, An Act, To provide for the preparation and distribution of a tax expenditure report by the Legislative Fiscal Office for the Legislature at the same time the Governor is required to submit his or her budget to the Legislature; and to provide an effective date. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. (a) Beginning in 2017 Regular Session of the Legislature, the Legislative Fiscal Office shall prepare and submit an annual report to the Legislature which lists all state tax expenditures and the estimated cost associated with each of the tax expenditures. For purposes of this act, "tax expenditures" means those state revenue losses attributable to the provisions of the constitution, state tax statutes or rules promulgated pursuant to the statutes, which...
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