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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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HB595
165715-4:n:04/30/2015:LLR*/th LRS2015-630R3 HB595 By Representatives Faulkner, Gaston, Wingo
and Clouse RFD Ways and Means General Fund Rd 1 30-APR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, each
person, firm, corporation, association, or copartnership operating an amusement or entertainment
machine business where the machine is operated by the use of coin, cash, token, or credit
card is required to pay an annual privilege license tax based on the total sales of each machine.
This bill would levy an annual license fee on the privilege of owning and operating a bona
fide coin, cash, token, or credit card amusement or entertainment machine for commercial use
by the public, regardless of the total sales derived from such machines. This bill would provide
for the collection of the fee. This bill would provide for a civil penalty for a violation.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to amusement or entertainment machines; to levy an annual
license fee on the privilege of owning a bona fide coin,...
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SB418
168068-1:n:04/21/2015:JET/th LRS2015-1691 SB418 By Senator Ward RFD Fiscal Responsibility and
Economic Development Rd 1 28-APR-15 SYNOPSIS: This bill would create the Alabama Homeowners'
Association Act to govern homeowners' associations responsible for the maintenance of common
areas of a residential development and with the authority to levy assessments that are enforceable
as liens against real property. This bill would require that any association formed after
January 1, 2016, to organize under the Alabama Nonprofit Corporation Act, including all duties,
requirements, obligations, rights, and privileges under the act and would require the filing
of certain association documents with the Secretary of State. This bill would require the
Secretary of State to implement and maintain an electronic database, organized by association
name, accessible by the public through the Secretary of State's website which provides the
capability to search and retrieve association filings. This bill...
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HB195
165123-1:n:03/03/2015:LLR/th LRS2014-871 HB195 By Representative Davis RFD Ethics and Campaign
Finance Rd 1 05-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the Open Meetings Act of 2005 specifically
applies to quorums of committees and subcommittees of governmental bodies. In 2012, the Alabama
Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, ruled that the Open Meetings Act did not apply to a series
of committee or subcommittee gatherings at which discussions were conducted on matters that
would later come before the full governmental body. In 2013, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled,
in a 5-3 decision, that citizens do not have standing to bring suits under the Open Meetings
Act if the civil penalty is paid to the state and there is no allegation of a likelihood of
future violations. Also in 2013, the Alabama Supreme Court stated that there is no requirement
that the Alabama Legislature hold open meetings. This bill would define and prohibit serial
meetings. This bill would further define deliberation,...
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SB21
SB21 ENGROSSED By Senator Ward A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to the Open Meetings Act
of 2005; to amend Sections 36-25A-1, 36-25A-2, 36-25A-3, and 36-25A-9, Code of Alabama 1975,
to define and prohibit serial meetings; to further define deliberation, governmental body,
and meeting to apply to the exchange of information or ideas among a quorum of members of
a committee, subcommittee, or full governmental body intended to arrive at or influence a
decision as to how any members of the governmental body should vote on a specific matter that,
at the time of the exchange, the participating members expect to come before the committee,
subcommittee, or full governmental body immediately following the discussion or at a later
time; to clarify that the Alabama Legislature is solely governed by the Alabama Constitution
which establishes that the doors of each house of the Alabama Legislature shall be open to
the public except when secrecy is required under the circumstances and that no...
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SB473
168718-2:n:05/11/2015:FC*/mfc LRS2015-1882R1 SB473 By Senators Figures, Hightower, Albritton
and Glover RFD Local Legislation, Mobile County Rd 1 12-MAY-15 SYNOPSIS: This bill would apply
only to Class 2 municipalities and would authorize the establishment of Redevelopment Authorities
in the municipalities to finance projects in development areas to revitalize and redevelop
blighted or economically distressed areas of the municipalities. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN
ACT Relating to Class 2 municipalities; to authorize the establishment of Redevelopment Authorities
in the municipalities to finance projects in development areas to revitalize and redevelop
blighted or economically distressed areas of the municipalities. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE
OF ALABAMA: Section 1. This act shall only apply in a Class 2 municipality. Section 2. Chapter
54C is added to Title 11, Code of Alabama 1975, to read as follows: Chapter 54C. REDEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITIES IN CLASS 2 MUNICIPALITIES. ยง11-54C-1....
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HB96
165103-1:n:03/03/2015:LLR/mfc LRS2015-869 HB96 By Representative Brown RFD Economic Development
and Tourism Rd 1 03-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a brewery is generally not allowed
to operate a restaurant on its premises and dispense alcoholic beverages. This bill would
allow a retail licensee to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on its premises. This
bill would allow a patron of a craft brewery licensee, or brewpub licensee to exit with open
containers of alcoholic beverages and consume alcoholic beverages anywhere within the confines
of the entertainment district. This bill would allow a brewpub to sell alcoholic beverages
for on- and off-premises consumption. This bill would create a license for limited production
breweries that allows them to produce beer and operate a restaurant on their licensed premises
and sell their beer at the brewery and restaurant. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Sections
28-3A-17.1 and 28-4A-3 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to...
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SB214
165740-1:n:03/11/2015:LLR/th LRS2015-1007 SB214 By Senator Stutts RFD Tourism and Marketing
Rd 1 12-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a brewery is generally not allowed to operate
a restaurant on its premises and dispense alcoholic beverages. This bill would allow a retail
licensee to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on its premises. This bill would allow
a patron of a craft brewery licensee, or brewpub licensee to exit with open containers of
alcoholic beverages and consume alcoholic beverages anywhere within the confines of the entertainment
district. This bill would allow a brewpub to sell alcoholic beverages for on- and off-premises
consumption. This bill would create a license for limited production breweries that allows
them to produce beer and operate a restaurant on their licensed premises and sell their beer
at the brewery and restaurant. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Sections 28-3A-17.1 and
28-4A-3 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the sale of...
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HB241
Rep(s). By Representatives McCutcheon, Daniels, Hill (M), Fridy, Faust, Davis, Rich, Sanderford,
Johnson (K), Ball, Wood, Drake, Patterson, Ainsworth, Ledbetter, Williams (P) and Collins
HB241 ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to certain homeowners' associations; to define terms; to
require certain associations to organize under the Alabama Nonprofit Corporation Act; to require
the filing of certain association documents with the Secretary of State; and to require the
Secretary of State to implement and maintain a public searchable electronic database of association
filings; to provide for the election of a board of directors; to require the declarant to
deliver certain information to the board upon election; to provide for notice of meetings
to members of the association; to authorize a homeowners' association to adopt and enforce
rules regarding the use of the common areas; to provide for the enforcement of rules against
tenants of a member of the association; to authorize the association...
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HB58
Rep(s). By Representative Baker HB58 ENROLLED, An Act, To enact the Alabama Jobs Act; to authorize
and provide for a jobs credit incentive and an investment credit incentive to certain businesses
for approved projects that create new jobs in Alabama; to provide that the incentives would
only be available following the execution of a project agreement and a determination that
the economic benefits of the project would exceed the cost of the incentives to the state;
to allow the jobs credit for 10 years in an amount of 3 percent of the previous year's annual
wages for eligible employees; to apply the jobs credit against the utility gross receipts
and utility service use taxes; to provide that the jobs credit could be refundable during
the incentive period; to provide that the jobs credit may be claimed as a credit against utility
taxes paid with a carryforward for earned but unused amounts; to allow the investment credit
in an amount of 1.5 percent of a qualified capital investment...
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