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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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HB269
164570-2:n:02/23/2015:FC/agb LRS2015-477R1 HB269 By Representatives Faulkner, Hill (J), Wadsworth,
South, Weaver, Rowe, Fridy, Hill (M), McCutcheon, Gaston, Drake, Carns, Garrett, Clouse and
Mooney RFD Judiciary Rd 1 12-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under current law, the primary remedy against
asset dissipation has traditionally been an "in rem" order prohibiting the transfer
of specific assets. Such prejudgment attachments are based in equity and require particularized
showings of fraud. This bill would enact the Alabama Uniform Asset-Preservation Orders Act.
The bill would create a process for the issuance of asset preservation orders, which are in
personam orders that prevent the dissipation of assets of parties to a civil action and imposing
collateral restraint on nonparties such as the party's bank, in order to preserve assets from
dissipation, pending judgment. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To enact the Alabama Uniform Asset-Preservation
Orders Act; to provide procedures in civil actions for...
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SB196
164570-2:n:02/23/2015:FC/agb LRS2015-477R1 SB196 By Senator Smitherman RFD Judiciary Rd 1 10-MAR-15
SYNOPSIS: Under current law, the primary remedy against asset dissipation has traditionally
been an "in rem" order prohibiting the transfer of specific assets. Such prejudgment
attachments are based in equity and require particularized showings of fraud. This bill would
enact the Alabama Uniform Asset-Preservation Orders Act. The bill would create a process for
the issuance of asset preservation orders, which are in personam orders that prevent the dissipation
of assets of parties to a civil action and imposing collateral restraint on nonparties such
as the party's bank, in order to preserve assets from dissipation, pending judgment. A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To enact the Alabama Uniform Asset-Preservation Orders Act; to provide
procedures in civil actions for the court to issue asset-preservation orders against parties
and nonparties to the civil action under certain conditions. BE...
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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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SB320
SB320 By Senators Singleton and Allen ENROLLED, An Act, To amend Sections 23-1-154, 23-1-155,
23-1-156, 23-1-157, and 23-1-158, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to authorization to issue
bonds without regard to principal amount for public roadway improvements on terms established
by the authority and payable from appropriations received by the authority and amounts paid
to the authority from counties, municipalities, public corporations and other governmental
entities pursuant to funding agreements with the authority, and other revenues or funds of
the authority; authority for municipalities, counties, public corporations and other governmental
entities to enter funding agreements with the authority; authorizes the authority to receive
donations; and changes in membership of the governing body and officers of the Alabama Highway
Authority. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections 23-1-154, 23-1-155,
23-1-156, 23-1-157, and 23-1-158 of the Code of Alabama 1975, are...
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HB467
164976-1:n:02/27/2015:LFO-KF/bdl HB467 By Representatives Scott and Knight RFD Ways and Means
Education Rd 1 09-APR-15 SYNOPSIS: This bill would add Article 7 to Chapter 29 of Title 40,
to the Code of Alabama 1975, to provide for reportable tax avoidance transactions. This bill
would provide definitions; taxpayer responsibility for disclosure of reportable tax avoidance
transactions; time and manner of disclosure; imposition and amount of penalties, assessment
date, and waiver; penalties related to understatement of tax resulting from a reportable tax
avoidance transaction, interest penalty, and waiver; extension of statute of limitations for
assessments; material advisor responsibility for disclosure; penalty for failure to disclose
a reportable tax avoidance transaction or to maintain advisee list and waiver; penalty for
tax shelters; and injunction of certain conduct related to reportable tax avoidance transactions
and tax shelters. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To add Article 7,...
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HB239
164436-1:n:02/03/2015:KMS/agb LRS2015-372 HB239 By Representative Harper RFD Boards, Agencies
and Commissions Rd 1 11-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Existing law provides for the licensing and regulation
of assisted living administrators. This bill would establish a replacement license fee for
a stolen, lost, or misplaced licensing card. This bill would require that each person who
applies for licensure as an assisted living administrator shall pay an annual administrative
fee as determined by the board. This bill would require each person holding an expired license
to follow all procedures for new licensure and pay a reapplication fee established by the
board. This bill would authorize the board to establish and charge an information change fee
under certain circumstances relating to a change of the place of employment or change of home
address of a licensee. This bill would increase the maximum administrative fine that may be
charged by the board per violation from $1,000 to $5,000. This bill...
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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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HB334
165352-1:n:03/12/2015:PMG/agb LRS2015-334 HB334 By Representatives Fincher and Hanes RFD Constitution,
Campaigns and Elections Rd 1 19-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, there is a separate ballot
for each party for which there are candidates in primary elections, and an elector may only
vote for candidates of one political party. This bill would create a primary election system
for state and local offices where all qualified candidates, including independent candidates,
would have their names on the primary election ballot and all qualified electors may vote
the same ballot. This bill would provide that the two candidates that receive the highest
number of votes in a primary election, regardless of their party affiliation or lack thereof,
would be placed on the ballot in the general election. This bill would also authorize the
Secretary of State to adopt rules to carry out the provisions of this act. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT Relating to primary elections; to amend 17-5-2,...
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HB610
168588-1:n:04/30/2015:LLR/tj LRS2015-1832 HB610 By Representative Warren RFD Lee County Legislation
Rd 1 05-MAY-15 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to Lee County, relating to alcoholic
beverages and the sale of wine in Lee County, to create the Lee County Wine Franchise Jobs
Protection Act; to provide for business relations between suppliers and wholesalers of wine
to preserve and expand jobs in Lee County in the wine industry; to require written agreements
setting forth in full the supplier's agreement with the wholesaler, and designating a specific
exclusive sales territory; to provide for prohibited acts by the supplier and by the wholesaler;
to provide for conditions of amendment, modification, resignation, cancellation, termination,
failure to renew, or refusal to continue the agreement; to provide for the transfer of wholesaler's
business, for the establishment of nondiscriminatory, material, and reasonable qualifications
and standards by suppliers, and prohibit interference...
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