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HB276
164927-1:n:03/03/2015:EBO-lml/EBO-lml HB276 By Representative England RFD Ways and Means General
Fund Rd 1 12-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Currently, municipal utility corporations are not paying the
state license tax equal to 2.2% on each $1 of gross receipts. Revenue generated by the tax
is distributed to the State General Fund and to the Special Mental Health Fund. This bill
will require any public, private or municipal utility corporation to pay the license tax.
This bill will distribute the additional revenue generated from removing this exemption to
the State General Fund. This bill will also repeal the requirement that the Alabama Municipal
Electric Authority make an in-lieu-of tax payment. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Sections
11-50A-7, 40-21-53 and 40-21-55, Code of Alabama 1975, to require any public, private or municipal
utility corporation to pay the state 2.2% license tax; to repeal the requirement that the
Alabama Municipal Electric Authority make an in-lieu-of tax payment;...
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HB304
165935-1::03/17/2015:EBO-JK/JK HB304 By Representatives Williams (P) and Ball RFD Technology
and Research Rd 1 17-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, there are no economic incentives
or tax credits extended to Alabama businesses for qualified research expenses incurred by
Alabama companies that spend funds and resources in-house, or pay Alabama research companies
to conduct qualified research for new or improved products or services. This bill would establish
the Alabama Innovation Act that would provide for a research and development tax credit to
certain Alabama companies modeled on the federal research and development tax credit. The
credit would be 25 percent of new research at an Alabama research entity, and 5 percent for
other new research conducted in Alabama. The credit could be taken against the income tax
or the financial institution excise tax. This bill would limit the Alabama Innovation tax
credits to no more than $10 million of credits per year, and no eligible company...
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HB560
167352-2:n:04/23/2015:JET/th LRS2015-1518R1 HB560 By Representative Hill (J) RFD Judiciary
Rd 1 28-APR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, certain pension, annuity, or retirement allowance
benefits under the Teachers' Retirement System and the Employees' Retirement System are exempt
from state or municipal taxes, levy, sale, garnishment, attachment, or any other related process.
This bill would provide that restitution, fines, court costs, fees, or any other financial
obligations in a felony criminal case ordered by a circuit or district court judge in this
state are not subject to this exemption. This bill would allow the court and certain licensing
authorities to revoke or suspend certain licenses, such as driver's licenses, hunting licenses,
fishing licenses, concealed carry licenses, and other occupational, regulatory, or professional
licenses if a person is delinquent in any criminal case in making certain payments to the
court or has an outstanding writ of arrest or alias warrant....
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SB334
166856-1:n:04/01/2015:LLR/mfc LRS2015-1377 SB334 By Senator Holley RFD Education and Youth
Affairs Rd 1 07-APR-15 SYNOPSIS: This bill would enable county and municipal boards of education
to approve in their jurisdiction a process of civil enforcement of offenses related to overtaking
a school bus by using automated detection devices, and allowing a civil notice of violation
to be issued by mail. It would provide that the owner of the vehicle is presumptively responsible
but provide procedures to transfer responsibility or to contest the notice of violation. This
bill would allow a law enforcement agency or a local governing entity, in consultation with
a school system, to enter an agreement with a private contractor for the installation, operation,
notice processing, and administration of a school bus automated device. This bill would grant
subject matter jurisdiction to district and municipal courts to adjudicate the civil notice.
This bill would provide procedures for civil action...
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SB38
164351-3:n:02/05/2015:FC/agb LRS2015-318R1 SB38 By Senator Holley RFD County and Municipal
Government Rd 1 03-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, county and municipal governing bodies
have authority to operate solid waste programs and may establish and collect fees, charges,
and rates for the service. Existing law provides that all funds collected from the solid waste
program are required to be used for the administration of the solid waste program. This bill
would provide further for the use of the funds by the local governing body for administrative
service related to the program, for buildings and roads or bridges used for solid waste services,
and for certain other services provided through the solid waste program. Existing law also
provides for the collection of delinquent fees for solid waste services by the suspension
of service and by civil action. This bill would further authorize local governing bodies to
use provisions for collection through income tax refund set-offs. A...
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SB428
167352-2:n:04/23/2015:JET/th LRS2015-1518R1 SB428 By Senator Albritton RFD Judiciary Rd 1 30-APR-15
SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, certain pension, annuity, or retirement allowance benefits under
the Teachers' Retirement System and the Employees' Retirement System are exempt from state
or municipal taxes, levy, sale, garnishment, attachment, or any other related process. This
bill would provide that restitution, fines, court costs, fees, or any other financial obligations
in a felony criminal case ordered by a circuit or district court judge in this state are not
subject to this exemption. This bill would allow the court and certain licensing authorities
to revoke or suspend certain licenses, such as driver's licenses, hunting licenses, fishing
licenses, concealed carry licenses, and other occupational, regulatory, or professional licenses
if a person is delinquent in any criminal case in making certain payments to the court or
has an outstanding writ of arrest or alias warrant. This...
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HB617
168687-1:n:05/04/2045:LLR*/th LRS2015-1860 HB617 By Representative Warren RFD Ways and Means
General Fund Rd 1 05-MAY-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a person who owns or operates, or
both, a motor vehicle that uses natural gas does not have to obtain an annual decal from the
Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board or remit the motor fuel excise tax prescribed in Article 3A
of Chapter 17 of Title 40, Code of Alabama 1975, until October 1, 2016. This bill would establish
a uniform motor fuel and enforcement system for the collection of excise tax on compressed
natural gas and liquefied natural gas. This bill would provide for civil and criminal penalties
for a violation. Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section
111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits
a general law whose purpose or effect would be to require a new or increased expenditure of
local funds from becoming effective with regard to a local...
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HB652
168879-1:n:05/06/2015:JET/cj LRS2015-1917 HB652 By Representative Coleman-Evans RFD Judiciary
Rd 1 12-MAY-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the Attorney General, either before or after
indictment, may superintend and direct the prosecution of any criminal case in any of the
courts of this state, with or without the assistance of the district attorney. Also under
existing law, the State Bureau of Investigations of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency provides
investigative services in support of other members of the criminal justice system in Alabama.
This bill would require the State Bureau of Investigations to investigate and the Attorney
General to prosecute criminal offenses committed by a county or municipal law enforcement
officer arising during the performance of the officer's official duties. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT To amend Sections 36-15-1 and 41-27-5, Code of Alabama 1975, to require the State Bureau
of Investigations to investigate and the Attorney General to prosecute...
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HB400
164835-1:n:02/23/2015:LLR/agb LRS2015-543 HB400 By Representatives Scott, Melton, Hammon, Sanderford,
Boyd, Brown, Beech, Drake, Wadsworth, Morrow, Hall, Williams (JW), Coleman-Evans, Alexander,
Buskey, Todd, Treadaway, Bracy, Faust, Ball, England, Wilcox, Tuggle, Patterson, Howard, Davis,
Chesteen, Baker, Daniels, Rowe, South, Jackson, Garrett, McMillan, Forte, Knight, Moore (M),
Shiver, Pringle, Sessions, Johnson (R), Warren, McCampbell, Nordgren, Collins, Butler, Drummond,
Hanes, Whorton (R), Harper, Grimsley, Clarke, Martin, Fincher, Whorton (I), Ledbetter, Givan,
Sells, Lawrence, Williams (P), Lindsey, Faulkner, Shedd, Poole, McCutcheon, Weaver and Bandy
RFD Financial Services Rd 1 02-APR-15 SYNOPSIS: This bill would provide for the Alabama Title
Pledge Act to license and regulate the title loan business; would provide or charges, interest,
and fees for loans; and to provide for the enforcement of the act by fines and criminal penalties.
Amendment 621 of the Constitution of...
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HB609
168681-1:n:05/04/2015:LLR/th LRS2015-1863 HB609 By Representative Coleman-Evans RFD Public
Safety and Homeland Security Rd 1 05-MAY-15 SYNOPSIS: This bill would authorize the city council
or other governing body of any Class 6 municipality to adopt a municipal ordinance providing
for automated speeding enforcement. This bill would authorize automated speeding enforcement
in a Class 6 municipality as a civil violation. This bill would authorize the municipality
to adopt a municipal ordinance consistent with this act. This bill would provide certain procedures
to be followed by the municipality using automated photographic speeding enforcement. This
bill would provide that the owner of the vehicle involved shall be presumptively liable for
a civil violation and the payment of a civil fine, but providing procedures to contest liability.
This bill would provide for jurisdiction in the municipal court of the municipality over the
civil violations and allowing appeals to the circuit court of...
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