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HB232
Rep(s). By Representative Williams (JD) HB232 ENROLLED, An Act, To amend Sections 12-11-30,
12-12-31, 12-19-71, and 12-19-72, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide further for the jurisdiction
of the small claims division of the district court and for the filing fees associated with
filing a case in the district court. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1.
Sections 12-11-30, 12-12-31, 12-19-71, and 12-19-72, Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to
read as follows: §12-11-30. "(1) CIVIL. The circuit court shall have exclusive original
jurisdiction of all civil actions in which the matter in controversy exceeds ten thousand
dollars ($10,000), exclusive of interest and costs, and shall exercise original jurisdiction
concurrent with the district court in all civil actions in which the matter in controversy
exceeds three thousand dollars ($3,000) six thousand dollars ($6,000), exclusive of interest
and costs. "(2) CRIMINAL. The circuit court shall have exclusive original...
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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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SB303
166067-1:n:03/18/2015:DSM/mfc LRS2015-1094 SB303 By Senator Ward RFD Judiciary Rd 1 31-MAR-15
SYNOPSIS: Existing law does not provide for new assistive devices warranties. This bill would
establish the "New Assistive Devices Warranty Act." This bill would provide for
definitions, assistive device replacement or refund, and remedies. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN
ACT To establish the "New Assistive Devices Warranty Act"; to provide for definitions;
to provide for assistive device replacement or refund; and to provide for remedies. BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. This act shall be known and cited as the
"New Assistive Devices Warranty Act." Section 2. For purposes of this act, the following
terms shall have the following definitions: (1) ASSISTIVE DEVICE. Any device, costing five
hundred dollars ($500) or more, including a demonstrator, that a consumer purchases or accepts
transfer of in this state which is used for a major life activity which includes, but is not...
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SB417
167716-1:n:04/15/2015:JMH/mfc LRS2015-1613 SB417 By Senator Marsh RFD Judiciary Rd 1 28-APR-15
SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a collection fee is added to the total amount of funds due for
court-ordered restitution after a matter has been transferred to the district attorney for
collection purposes. Under existing law, the total amount of the collection fee is distributed
to the district attorney and the circuit clerk before any other distributions to a victim
or victims or any other entity are made. This bill would provide for a pro rata distribution
of the total amount collected by the district attorney, the Unified Judicial System, and the
circuit clerk for court-ordered restitution and other fines and court costs including the
distribution to victims of a pro rata share of any collections. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT
Relating to restitution recovery; to amend Sections 12-17-225, 12-17-225.2, 12-17-225.3, 12-17-225.4,
and 12-17-225.7, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide further for the...
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HB5
163982-1:n:01/12/2015:KMS/th LRS2015-50 HB5 By Representatives Chesteen, Lee, Clouse, Moore
(B), Brown and Patterson RFD Education Policy Rd 1 03-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law,
the Flexible School Calendar Act of 2012 requires each local board of education to establish
an academic school calendar, beginning with the 2012-2013 school year and ending with the
last day of the third month of the 2013-2014 school year, with the first day of instruction
for students no earlier than the Monday two calendar weeks before Labor Day, unless August
31 is a Monday, then on Monday, August 17, and the last day of instruction for students shall
be no later than the Friday immediately before Memorial Day. This bill would remove the temporary
academic school calendar parameters provided for the 2013-2014 school year and would allow
each local board of education to provide the required 180 full instructional days based on
an hourly equivalent of no less than 1080 instructional hours. Amendment 621...
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SB111
SB111 By Senator Orr ENROLLED, An Act, To establish the Alabama Transportation Infrastructure
Bank; to specify the membership, powers, duties, terms, sources for capitalization, and liability
of the bank; to provide for the redistribution of a portion of gasoline tax revenues and motor
vehicle registration fee revenues; to provide procedures for the issuance of loans and other
financial assistance to certain government entities for certain qualified projects; to provide
authority for the bank to issue certain bonds under certain conditions; to require the bank
to report annually to the Governor and the Legislature. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF
ALABAMA: Section 1. This act shall be cited as the Alabama Transportation Infrastructure Bank
Act. Section 2. For the purposes of this act, the following words shall have the following
meanings: (1) BANK. The Alabama Transportation Infrastructure Bank. (2) BOARD. The board of
directors of the bank. (3) BONDS. Includes bonds, notes, or...
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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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SB74
164633-1:n:02/13/2015:PMG/tj LRS2015-548 SB74 By Senator Albritton RFD Judiciary Rd 1 03-MAR-15
SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the district court has jurisdiction over cases where the amount
in controversy is $10,000 or less, and the small claims division of the district court has
jurisdiction over cases where the amount in controversy does not exceed $3,000. Under existing
law, a plaintiff filing a case in the district court is charged a filing fee. The amount of
the filing fee is less for cases filed in the small claims division of the district court.
This bill would increase the jurisdiction of the small claims division of the district court
to cover all cases where the amount in controversy is $6,000 or less. This bill would revise
the filing fee and filing fee distribution statutes to reflect the new jurisdiction of the
small claims division, but would keep the filing fees and distribution of filing fees at the
same amounts as before the revisions provided in this act. A BILL TO BE...
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HB140
Rep(s). By Representatives McMillan, Rogers, Garrett, Ingram and Hill (M) HB140 ENGROSSED A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to crimes and offenses; to amend Section 40-29-119, Code
of Alabama 1975, to provide for the limitation period on the offense; to add Section 40-29-121,
Code of Alabama 1975, to make it unlawful to knowingly sell, purchase, install, transfer,
or possess in this state any automated sales suppression device or phantom-ware; to provide
for definitions; to provide for criminal penalties; to provide that the devices and software
are contraband; 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. Section 40-29-119, Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to...
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HB346
166417-1:n:03/24/2015:JET/tj LRS2015-1227 HB346 By Representative Gaston RFD Ways and Means
General Fund Rd 1 31-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: This bill would create the Alabama Transportation Infrastructure
Bank for the purpose of selecting and assisting in the financing of major qualified transportation
projects by providing loans and other financial assistance to certain government entities
for constructing and improving highways and transportation facilities necessary for public
purposes, including economic development. This bill would specify the membership, powers,
duties, terms, sources for capitalization, and liability of the bank, as well as the procedures
for the bank to provide loans and other financial assistance to government entities for qualified
projects. This bill may redistribute a portion of revenues produced by one cent ($.01) a gallon
of the tax on gasoline pursuant to Act 2011-565 and may redistribute revenues collected pursuant
to Section 40-12-248, Code of Alabama 1975. This...
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