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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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SB483
169136-1:n:05/08/2015:MCS/mfc LRS2015-1981 SB483 By Senator Marsh RFD Banking and Insurance
Rd 1 19-MAY-15 SYNOPSIS: This bill would amend the Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage Chapter
of the Alabama Insurance Code to provide further for the applicability of Chapter 45 of Title
27, Code of Alabama, to pharmacy benefit management administered by various health care plans,
companies, and facilities; to provide for definitions, choice of pharmacy services, and contracting
providers, void policies, non-mandated benefits and services; requirements of compliance;
nonconforming policies; duty of Insurance Department to enforce, adoption of rules, regulated
activities; and violations. This bill would add a new Article 3 to Chapter 45 of Title 27,
Code of Alabama, relating to the administration of pharmaceutical insurance coverage, including
timely notice of changes in terms of managers; reimbursement and payment; cancellation procedures;
denial of payment; preservation of patient care; use of...
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HB368
166407-1:n:03/31/2015:JET/mfc LRS2015-1246 HB368 By Representative Black RFD Economic Development
and Tourism Rd 1 31-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, premium tax credits are authorized
under the Certified Capital Company program to investors who contribute capital to certified
capital companies. This bill would create the Alabama Small Business Investment Act to replace
references to certified capital companies with Alabama small business investment companies
and would further define the term community outreach as it relates to these companies. This
bill would further provide for application procedures for the Alabama small business investment
companies and would further provide for the decertification of an Alabama small business investment
company. This bill would also establish additional requirements for the allocation of a tax
credit for these companies, provide for a third allocation of tax credits, and would require
the Department of Commerce to post certain related...
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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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SB325
165735-1:n:03/26/2015:KBH/agb LRS2015-993 SB325 By Senator Sanford RFD County and Municipal
Government Rd 1 02-APR-15 SYNOPSIS: This bill would provide that the annexation of property
by general or local law would not extend the police jurisdiction unless specifically provided
for in the general or local law. This bill would specify that a municipality could only change
its police jurisdiction based on annexation and deannexation once a year. This bill would
further specify that a municipality could only enforce certain ordinances, collect license
fees, and levy and collect taxes within its police jurisdiction after providing notice to
affected persons. This bill would require that if an annexation results in a portion of a
county-maintained street being within the police jurisdiction of a municipality being bound
on at least two sides by a municipal street, the municipality would assume responsibility
for that portion of the county-maintained street. This bill would also require that...
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SB376
161869-1:n:05/21/2014:MCS/th LRS2014-2189 SB376 By Senators Hightower and Glover RFD Veterans
and Military Affairs Rd 1 14-APR-15 SYNOPSIS: Currently, there is no specific state law prohibiting
discriminatory hiring practices against veterans. This bill would specifically prohibit discriminatory
hiring practices against veterans. The bill would provide that the Department of Veterans'
Affairs would review complaints of alleged discriminatory practices and issue, if appropriate,
administrative orders to provide remedies for violations. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To
amend Sections 31-5-4 and 31-5-7, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Department of Veterans'
Affairs; to prohibit discriminatory hiring practices against veterans; to provide for complaints
by veterans, hearings of alleged violations, and administrative relief; and to provide for
a defense based on certain job-related criteria. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section
1. Sections 31-5-4 and 31-5-7, Code of...
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SB84
164370-2:n:04/02/2015:FC/th LRS2015-241 SB84 By Senator Melson RFD Local Legislation Rd 1 03-MAR-15
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to the City of Athens; to provide for the abatement
of grass or weeds which becomes a nuisance under certain conditions; to provide for notice
to the property owners; to provide for the assessment of the costs for abatement when the
work is required to be performed by the city; to provide for the city's collection of the
costs through the addition of the costs to ad valorem taxes; and to provide for liens on the
property under certain conditions. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1.
This act shall apply only in the City of Athens. Section 2. An abundance of overgrown grass
or weeds within the city which is injurious to the general public health, safety, and general
welfare by providing breeding grounds and shelter for rats, mice, snakes, mosquitoes, and
other vermin, insects, and pests; or attaining heights and dryness so as to...
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HB342
Rep(s). By Representative Davis HB342 ENGROSSED A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Sections
16-5-10 and 16-46-3, Code of Alabama 1975, as amended by Act 2014-245 and Act 2014-330 of
the 2014 Regular Session, relating to exemptions from state approval for entities participating
in reciprocity agreements; to clarify the exemption for regional accrediting authorities and
accredited degree granting entities; and to establish the State Reciprocity Committee and
provide for the duties and powers of the reciprocity committee. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE
OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections 16-5-10 and 16-46-3, Code of Alabama 1975, as amended by Act
2014-245 and Act 2014-330 of the 2014 Regular Session, are amended to read as follows: §16-5-10.
"The commission shall exercise the following powers and duties in addition to those otherwise
specified in this article: "(1) To cause to be made such surveys and evaluations of higher
education as are believed necessary for the purpose of providing...
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SB159
SB159 By Senator Glover ENROLLED, An Act, To amend Sections 16-5-10 and 16-46-3, Code of Alabama
1975, as amended by Act 2014-245 and Act 2014-330 of the 2014 Regular Session, relating to
exemptions from state approval for entities participating in reciprocity agreements; to clarify
the exemption for regional accrediting authorities and accredited degree granting entities;
and to establish the State Reciprocity Committee and provide for the duties and powers of
the reciprocity committee. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections
16-5-10 and 16-46-3, Code of Alabama 1975, as amended by Act 2014-245 and Act 2014-330 of
the 2014 Regular Session, are amended to read as follows: §16-5-10. "The commission
shall exercise the following powers and duties in addition to those otherwise specified in
this article: "(1) To cause to be made such surveys and evaluations of higher education
as are believed necessary for the purpose of providing appropriate information to carry...
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SB329
SB329 ENGROSSED By Senators Coleman, Dunn, Brewbaker and Singleton A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN
ACT To amend Section 16-6D-4, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to definitional phrases for the
Alabama Accountability Act of 2013; to provide further for the definition of failing school.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 16-6D-4, Code of Alabama 1975,
is amended to read as follows: §16-6D-4. "For the purposes of this chapter, the following
terms shall have the following meanings: "(1) EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS. Grants made by
a scholarship granting organization to cover all or part of the tuition and mandatory fees
charged by a qualifying school to an eligible student receiving a scholarship. "(2) ELIGIBLE
STUDENT. A student who satisfies all of the following: "a. Is a member of a household
whose total annual income the year before he or she receives an educational scholarship under
this program does not exceed an amount equal to 150 percent of the median household...
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