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SB126
SB126 ENGROSSED By Senator Orr A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to the Alabama Open Meetings
Act; to allow members of governmental bodies to participate in meetings and deliberation via
electronic communications under certain circumstances. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF
ALABAMA: Section 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (d), members of a governmental body
as defined in Section 36-25A-2, Code of Alabama 1975, that is comprised of members from two
or more counties, may participate in a meeting of that governmental body by means of telephone
conference, video conference, or other similar communications equipment which allows all persons
participating in the meeting to hear each other at the same time. Participation by such means
shall constitute presence in person at the meeting for all purposes, except for the establishment
of a quorum. (b) Every meeting shall have one physical location available for persons wishing
to be physically present, at which any interested...
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SB67
SB67 By Senator Ward ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to crimes and offenses and supervision; to
amend Sections 12-25-32 and 12-25-33, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Alabama Sentencing
Commission; to amend Sections 13A-5-3, 13A-5-6, 13A-5-9, 13A-5-11, 13A-5-13, 13A-7-7, 13A-8-4,
13A-8-5, 13A-8-8, 13A-8-9, 13A-8-10.2, 13A-8-10.3, 13A-8-18, 13A-8-19, 13A-9-3, 13A-9-4, 13A-9-7,
13A-9-14, 13A-12-212, 13A-12-213, and 13A-12-291, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to crimes
and offenses to create a Class D felony offense classification and to reclassify certain crimes
and offenses based on such Class D classification and to revise certain driver license suspension
provisions for drug related offenses; to amend Sections 14-14-2, 14-14-4, 14-14-5, 15-12-21,
15-18-8, 15-18-171, 15-18-172, 15-18-174, 15-18-176, 15-18-180, 15-18-182, 15-22-24, 15-22-26,
15-22-28, 15-22-29, 15-22-31, 15-22-32, 15-22-33, 15-22-36, 15-22-36.2, 15-22-37, 15-22-50,
15-22-51, 15-22-52, 15-22-53, and 15-22-54, Code of...
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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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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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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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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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HB582
168310-1:n:04/29/2015:PMG/agb LRS2015-1759 HB582 By Representative Weaver RFD State Government
Rd 1 30-APR-15 SYNOPSIS: This bill would authorize a public university in the state that operates
a school of medicine to organize and establish public corporations to own and operate health
care facilities or to collaborate with other health care providers. This bill would provide
procedures for the incorporations, reincorporation, and dissolution of authorities by a university.
This bill would provide for a board of directors to direct the operations of an authority
established under this act. This bill would also authorize these authorities to have any power
granted nonprofit corporations, the power of eminent domain as is vested by law in any municipality,
and the power to incur indebtedness. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to medical schools;
to authorize a public university in the state that operates a school of medicine to organize
and establish public corporations to own and...
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SB429
SB429 ENGROSSED By Senators Reed, Marsh and Waggoner A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating
to universities; to enact the University Authority Act of 2015, in order to authorize universities
operating schools of medicine to form a new type of public corporation to be called an authority;
to provide for definitions; to express legislative intent; to establish a procedure for incorporation
of authorities by universities; to prescribe the requirements for articles of incorporation
of an authority; to establish a procedure for amending articles of incorporation of an authority;
to prescribe requirements for and powers of a board of directors of an authority; to prescribe
requirements for and powers of officers of an authority; to prescribe powers of an authority,
which includes the power to form university affiliates; to authorize authorities to exercise
their powers even if the exercise of such powers would be deemed anticompetitive or monopolistic
under federal or state antitrust laws;...
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HB554
Rep(s). By Representatives Baker, Harper, Collins, Shiver, Hill (M), McCutcheon, Weaver, Gaston,
Sessions, Moore (B), Johnson (K), Nordgren, McMillan, Ingram and Davis HB554 ENROLLED, An
Act, Relating to the Department of Commerce; to transfer various departments, programs, duties,
functions, boards, and committees of the Department of Economic and Community Affairs and
the Department of Postsecondary Education to the Department of Commerce; to transfer certain
property, employees, and appropriations to the Department of Commerce; to reorganize the newly
constituted Department of Commerce and provide for its duties and functions; to amend and
renumber Sections 41-9-201, 41-9-202, 41-9-202.1, and 41-9-203 as Article 1, Chapter 29, of
Title 41 of; to add Section 41-29-5 to; to amend and renumber Sections 41-9-760 to 41-9-767,
inclusive, as Division 1, Part 1, Article 2, Chapter 29 of Title 41 of; to add Part 2 to Division
3, Article 2, Chapter 29 of Title 41 of; to add Division 4 to...
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HB564
167187-1:n:04/08/2015:DSM*/th LRS2015-1385 HB564 By Representatives Mooney, Moore (B), Hanes,
Ledbetter, Whorton (I), Butler, Wood, Fridy, Wingo, Fincher, Lee, McMillan, Ingram, Polizos
and Holmes (M) RFD Education Policy Rd 1 28-APR-15 SYNOPSIS: This bill would set limits on
student data that may not be collected and provide what data may be used on a local level
to a minimum degree for clearly stated academic purposes. This bill would set limits on the
state government and data collection systems and programs in order to protect students and
parents from invasive government practices. This bill would protect the civil liberties of
students and parents which are foundational to strong academics, freedom of speech, and progress.
This bill would limit the collection of certain sensitive information and the disclosure of
personally identifiable information to third parties and provide for enforcement and penalties.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to student data collected in the...
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