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HB336
Rep(s). By Representatives Givan, Davis and Shedd HB336 ENROLLED, An Act, To repeal existing
Article VII of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, relating to impeachments, and to add a
new Article VII, relating to impeachments. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section
1. The following amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, is proposed
and shall become valid as a part thereof when approved by a majority of the qualified electors
voting thereon and in accordance with Sections 284, 285, and 287 of the Constitution of Alabama
of 1901, as amended: PROPOSED AMENDMENT I. Article VII of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901,
is repealed. II. Article VII is added to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to read as follows:
Article VII. Impeachments. Section 173. (a) The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General,
State Auditor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, members of the State Board of Education,
Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, and justices...
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HB42
163640-1:n:12/01/2014:LLR/th LRS2014-3639 HB42 By Representative Melton RFD Commerce and Small
Business Rd 1 03-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Currently, Alabama does not have a state minimum wage law.
This bill would propose a constitutional amendment to increase the state minimum wage to $9.80
per hour in three steps ending January 1, 2018. This bill would provide that tipped employees'
wages may not fall 30 percent of the minimum wage at any time. The bill would provide for
an increase commencing on January 1, 2020, and every three years thereafter based on the Consumer
Price Index for the July 1st of the year preceding the year of the increase. The bill would
require the State Finance Director to notify the Alabama Department of Labor in writing between
October 1 and October 15 each year preceding a wage adjustment of the percentage to be used
for the cost-of-living adjustment for the next three calendar years. This bill would require
the Alabama Department of Labor to post any change in the...
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HB131
162916-2:n:01/13/2015:FC/th LRS2014-3044R1 HB131 By Representative Buskey RFD State Government
Rd 1 05-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a meeting of a governmental body is subject to
the requirements of the Open Meetings Act. This bill would specify that a meeting as defined
in the Open Meetings Act would not include occasions when two members of a governmental body,
including two members of a governmental body which has three members, gather and discuss a
specific matter as long as a final decision is not made. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend
Section 36-25A-2 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Open Meetings Act; to further
define the term meeting. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 36-25A-2
of the Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows: §36-25A-2. "As used in and
for determining the applicability of this chapter, the following words shall have the following
meanings solely for the purposes of this chapter: "(1)...
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HB340
164638-2:n:03/12/2015:KMS/th LRS2015-558R1 HB340 By Representatives Williams (JD), Garrett,
Martin, Holmes (M), Fincher, Moore (B), Howard, Shiver, Polizos, Coleman-Evans, Forte, Williams
(JW), Boyd, Grimsley, Melton, Lawrence, Beech, Alexander, Standridge, Rogers, Moore (M), Hurst,
Whorton (I), Nordgren, Hanes, Givan, Scott, Williams (P), Butler, Treadaway, Farley, Daniels,
Ledbetter, Whorton (R), Ball, Pettus, Fridy, Rowe, Johnson (K), Wood, Faust, Greer and Mooney
RFD Education Policy Rd 1 19-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: This bill would propose an amendment to Section
264 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended by Amendment 399 to the Constitution
of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 264 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution
of Alabama of 1901, as amended, to rename the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama
as the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama System and to revise the makeup of the
board to include additional members from areas of the...
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HB344
Rep(s). By Representative Jones HB344 ENGROSSED A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To add Section
17-3-30.1 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to create the Definition of Moral Turpitude Act; to
establish a comprehensive list of felonies that involve moral turpitude; and to amend Sections
17-4-3 and 17-4-4, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to voter registration lists, to provide
procedures for the Board of Pardons and Paroles and the Secretary of State to follow to purge
certain disqualified voters from voter registration lists. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE
OF ALABAMA: Section 1. Section 17-3-30.1 is added to the Code of Alabama 1975, to read as
follows: §17-3-30.1. (a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Definition of
Moral Turpitude Act. (b)(1) The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Article VIII of the
Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 177 of Article VIII of the Official
Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, provides...
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SB132
SB132 By Senators Hightower, Bussman and Reed ENROLLED, An Act, To amend Section 36-25A-2 of
the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Open Meetings Act; to further define the term meeting.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 36-25A-2 of the Code of Alabama
1975, is amended to read as follows: §36-25A-2. "As used in and for determining the
applicability of this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings solely
for the purposes of this chapter: "(1) DELIBERATION. An exchange of information or ideas
among a quorum of members of a governmental body intended to arrive at or influence a decision
as to how the 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 body immediately
following the discussion or at a later time. "(2) EXECUTIVE SESSION. That portion of
a meeting of a governmental body from which the public is excluded for one or more...
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SB169
164783-3:n:03/04/2015:FC/mfc LRS2015-639R2 SB169 By Senator Waggoner RFD Local Legislation,
Jefferson County Rd 1 10-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: This bill would propose a local constitutional amendment
relating to Jefferson County to authorize the governing body of the county to levy and collect
a special school district ad valorem tax in each school district in the county subject to
an election in the school district and to provide for the use of the proceeds for public school
purposes in the district where levied. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To propose a local constitutional
amendment relating to Jefferson County to authorize the governing body of the county to levy
and collect a special school district ad valorem tax in each school district subject to an
election in the school district and to provide for the use of the proceeds for public school
purposes in the district where levied. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section
1. The following amendment to the Constitution of Alabama...
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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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SB248
164819-1:n:02/25/2015:LFO-SS/bdl SB248 By Senators Pittman, Sanford, Scofield, Whatley, Shelnutt,
Allen, Albritton, Dial, Marsh, Blackwell, Glover, Williams, Livingston, Brewbaker, Hightower,
Melson, Stutts, Reed, Waggoner, Orr and Bussman RFD Finance and Taxation Education Rd 1 17-MAR-15
SYNOPSIS: This bill proposes an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901 to provide
for the maximum amount that may be appropriated annually from the Education Trust Fund; and
to provide for the establishment and operation of a budget stabilization fund and a capital
fund for the Education Trust Fund. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To propose an amendment to
the Constitution of Alabama of 1901 to provide for the maximum amount that may be appropriated
annually from the Education Trust Fund; and to provide for the establishment and operation
of a budget stabilization fund and a capital fund for the Education Trust Fund. BE IT ENACTED
BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. The following...
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SB26
163387-1:n:10/20/2014:KMS/tj LRS2014-3371 SB26 By Senator Albritton RFD Constitution, Ethics
and Elections Rd 1 03-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Article VII of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901,
provides for impeachments in Alabama. This bill would propose an amendment to the Constitution
of Alabama of 1901, to repeal the existing Article VII and to readopt Article VII to make
nonsubstantive technical amendments, including renumbering sections, capitalization, and gender
neutral references, throughout the article and to make all of the following substantive changes:
Section 173. The rewritten section would remove the State Superintendent of Education and
include the members of the State Board of Education as officers who are subject to impeachment,
would require a two-thirds vote of the Senate, sitting as a court of impeachment, for conviction,
and would delete the requirement that members of the Legislature be summoned to the capitol
for impeachment proceedings by publication in a newspaper....
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