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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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HB469
166471-1:n:03/26/2015:PMG/mfc LRS2015-1258 HB469 By Representatives Greer, Pettus, Henry and
Butler RFD Education Policy Rd 1 09-APR-15 SYNOPSIS: This act would 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.
This bill would 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. The
bill would provide that a publisher of textbooks is responsible for ensuring that a sufficient
stock of textbooks is maintained at a qualified depository. This bill would prohibit the price
of any textbook sold through a qualified depository for textbooks from exceeding the costs
already prescribed by law. This bill would also clarify that textbooks include digital textbooks
for the purposes of public school textbook...
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HB633
168874-1:n:05/06/2015:KMS/cj LRS2015-1896 HB633 By Representative Jones RFD Ethics and Campaign
Finance Rd 1 07-MAY-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, there are certain criminal and civil
penalties that may be charged or assessed against any person who violates the Fair Campaign
Practice Act. This bill would provide that any civil penalties for violation of the act would
be assessed by the appropriate filing official. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Section
17-5-19, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Fair Campaign Practices Act; to provide that
civil penalties for violations shall be assessed by the filing official. BE IT ENACTED BY
THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 17-5-19 of the Code of Alabama 1975, is amended
to read as follows: §17-5-19. "(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person
who intentionally violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty, upon conviction,
of a Class A misdemeanor. "(b) A person who intentionally violates any...
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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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SB226
SB226 By Senators Brewbaker, Melson, Dunn, Whatley, Glover, Figures, Hightower, Smitherman,
Orr, Stutts, Ross, Pittman, Reed, Ward, Williams, Allen, Smith, Albritton, Singleton, Waggoner,
Chambliss, Holley, Marsh, McClendon, Blackwell, Beasley, Scofield and Bussman ENROLLED, An
Act, This bill would amend Sections 16-33C-1, 16-33C-2, 16-33C-2.1, 16-33C-3, 16-33C-4, 16-33C-5,
16-33C-10, 16-33C-11, 16-33C-12, and 40-18-19, Code of Alabama 1975 to rename the Wallace-Folsom
College Savings Investment Plan to the Wallace-Folsom Savings Investment Plan; to provide
for the ABLE Program; provide for definitions relating to the ABLE Program; provide for the
income tax exemption eligible to the ABLE Program; allow board members that are employed by
the state. This bill would add new sections to the Code of Alabama 1975, to generally provide
for the ABLE Program; provide for the investment of ABLE and ACES Programs; and provide appropriations
for Fiscal Year 2015 for development and...
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SB471
168874-1:n:05/06/2015:KMS/cj LRS2015-1896 SB471 By Senator Glover RFD Constitution, Ethics
and Elections Rd 1 12-MAY-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, there are certain criminal and
civil penalties that may be charged or assessed against any person who violates the Fair Campaign
Practice Act. This bill would provide that any civil penalties for violation of the act would
be assessed by the appropriate filing official. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Section
17-5-19, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Fair Campaign Practices Act; to provide that
civil penalties for violations shall be assessed by the filing official. BE IT ENACTED BY
THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 17-5-19 of the Code of Alabama 1975, is amended
to read as follows: §17-5-19. "(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person
who intentionally violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty, upon conviction,
of a Class A misdemeanor. "(b) A person who intentionally violates any...
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HB274
165243-1:n:03/11/2015:LF0-HP*/bdl HB274 By Representatives Johnson (K), Davis, McCutcheon,
Hill (M), Weaver, South, Butler, Williams (P), Faulkner, Collins and Baker RFD Ways and Means
Education Rd 1 12-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Currently, the State of Alabama's college savings program
pursuant to Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, is the Wallace-Folsom
College Savings Investment Plan that consists of the Alabama College Education Savings (ACES)
Program and the Alabama Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (PACT) Program to assist individuals
in paying costs and expenses of attending colleges and universities. Recently, the Achieving
a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act of 2014 established Section 529A of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended, to allow families and individuals to save for disability-related
expenses of a disabled individual in a federal tax-advantaged account modeled after Section
529 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, to be...
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HB416
Rep(s). By Representative Pringle HB416 ENGROSSED A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To enact the
Alabama Renewal Act; to enact new programs for the growth of business and industry in Alabama;
to create tax credits for increased use of the states port facilities; to create the Growing
Alabama Act tax credit to address economic development needs in Alabama that cannot be solved
with traditional tax incentives; to cap the credits; to provide for the carryforward of certain
earned but unused credits; to provide methods for claiming certain credits; to provide for
proof that credits are due to be granted; to provide for the promulgation of forms; to create
new Articles 18 and 19 of Chapter 18 of Title 40; to provide for the promulgation of regulations;
to provide for the severability of invalid provisions; to provide for the repeal of conflicting
laws; to provide for effective dates. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section
1. This act shall be known as the Alabama Renewal Act....
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HB211
Rep(s). By Representative Ball HB211 ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to the Legislative Department,
to reconstitute the Legislative Council and create the Senate Legislative Council and the
House Legislative Council; to transfer to the councils functions from the House Legislative
Council, the entity consisting of the Senate members elected to the Legislative Council, the
Joint Fiscal Committee, and the Legislative Building Authority, and abolish those entities;
to assign additional administrative functions to the council; to delete a provision for an
automatic appropriation to the Legislature; to revise the procedure for the appointment and
tenure of the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House; to specify the Alabama Law Institute
is part of the Legislative Department, revise the membership of the governing council of the
institute, and grant additional authority to the council and the president and director of
the institute; to restructure the Commission on Uniform State Laws; to...
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