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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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HB386
164536-1:n:02/12/2015:JMH/tj LRS2015-433 HB386 By Representative Wadsworth RFD Boards, Agencies
and Commissions Rd 1 02-APR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, liquefied petroleum gas containers
may be filled only by the owner or upon authorization of the owner. Under existing law, the
Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board inspects all liquefied petroleum gas containers, but the owner
of a liquefied petroleum gas container is responsible for ensuring its suitability for continued
use and is subject to criminal penalties for violating a directive of the board to discontinue
use. This bill would delete the requirement that the container be filled by the owner or with
the authorization of the owner. This bill would also delete the language specifying that the
owner of the container is responsible for ensuring its suitability for continued use. This
bill would retain language providing for inspections by the board and authorizing criminal
penalties for failure to follow a directive of the board. A...
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HB638
168899-1:n:05/06/2015:PMG/cj LRS2015-1873 HB638 By Representatives Fridy, Mooney and Wingo
RFD Ways and Means General Fund Rd 1 07-MAY-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, funds in the
Secretary of State's Information Bulk Sales Fund may be used for any purpose, provided the
funds are allotted and budgeted in accordance with law. This bill would authorize the Information
Bulk Sales Fund to be used for the administration of the Office of the Secretary of State.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to the Information Bulk Sales Fund; to amend Section
7-9A-523, Code of Alabama 1975; to authorize the Information Bulk Sales Fund to be used for
the administration of the Office of the Secretary of State. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE
OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 7-9A-523, Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows:
§7-9A-523. "(a) Acknowledgment of filing written record. If a person that files a written
record requests an acknowledgment of the filing, the filing office shall send...
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SB234
SB234 ENGROSSED By Senator Bussman A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to the Alabama Nursing
Board; to amend Sections 34-21-1 and 34-21-2, Code of Alabama 1975; to change the composition
of the Alabama Nursing Board; to change the process for selection of appointees to the board;
and to clarify that a certified registered nurse practitioner, a certified nurse midwife,
or a physician's assistant, in addition to a physician or dentist, may delegate orders to
a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section
1. Sections 34-21-1 and 34-21-2, Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as follows: §34-21-1.
"For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the respective meanings
ascribed by this section: "(1) BOARD. The Board of Nursing created hereunder. "(2)
ADVISORY COUNCILS. Advisory councils provided for under the terms of this chapter. "(3)
PRACTICE OF PROFESSIONAL AND PRACTICAL NURSING. Nursing is a profession the...
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SB239
165928-1:n:03/17/2015:JET/agb LRS2015-1119 SB239 By Senator Sanford RFD Fiscal Responsibility
and Economic Development Rd 1 17-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: This bill would give public owners a new
alternative means for procuring design and construction services for public works contracts
by making available the construction manager/general contractor option when determined by
the awarding authority that this alternative project delivery method potentially offers better
value to taxpayers than the design-bid-build method. In addition to the existing design-bid-build
project delivery method, this bill would provide awarding authorities the alternative of selecting
a construction manager/general contractor, would specify that a construction manager/general
contractor assumes the risk for construction, rehabilitation, renovation, alteration, or repair
of a public works project at the contracted price, and would set forth the selection process
for the CM/GC and subcontractors necessary to complete a...
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SB480
168899-1:n:05/06/2015:PMG/cj LRS2015-1873 SB480 By Senator Holtzclaw RFD Governmental Affairs
Rd 1 14-MAY-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, funds in the Secretary of State's Information
Bulk Sales Fund may be used for any purpose, provided the funds are allotted and budgeted
in accordance with law. This bill would authorize the Information Bulk Sales Fund to be used
for the administration of the Office of the Secretary of State. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT
Relating to the Information Bulk Sales Fund; to amend Section 7-9A-523, Code of Alabama 1975;
to authorize the Information Bulk Sales Fund to be used for the administration of the Office
of the Secretary of State. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section
7-9A-523, Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows: §7-9A-523. "(a) Acknowledgment
of filing written record. If a person that files a written record requests an acknowledgment
of the filing, the filing office shall send to the person an image of the...
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HB202
163123-4:n:02/20/2015:KMS*/th LRS2014-3171R3 HB202 By Representative Lee RFD Health Rd 1 10-MAR-15
SYNOPSIS: This bill would establish the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact in order to develop
a comprehensive licensing process that complements the existing licensing and regulatory authority
of state medical boards in member states and provides a streamlined process for physicians
to become licensed in multiple states. This bill would provide eligibility requirements for
physicians, require the designation of a state of principal license, and would provide for
the application, issuance, and fees of expedited and continued licensure of physicians under
the compact. This bill would provide for a coordinated information system, joint investigations,
and disciplinary actions. This bill would establish the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact
Commission, and would provide for membership, powers, duties, and terms of office. This bill
would also provide for the funding of and rulemaking...
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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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SB1
SB1 ENGROSSED By Senators Dial and McClendon A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Sections
16-16B-1 and 16-16B-2, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Alabama Ahead Act; commencing
with the 2015-2016 school year, to delete the requirement that tablets and mobile computers
be pen-enabled; to delete the phase-in provisions; to delete the reassignment provisions;
to revise the composition of the advisory committee; to make participation by local school
systems voluntary; to provide that funds be used to purchase and install a high-quality, standards-based,
broadband Wi-Fi infrastructure and mobile digital computing devices to enable access to digital
instructional materials in all public school classrooms, where feasible, in the state in lieu
of textbooks for public school students; to make an appropriation of $110,000,000 from the
Education Trust Fund to the Alabama Public School and College Authority for the purpose of
implementing the Alabama Ahead Act, for the fiscal year ending...
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HB331
Rep(s). By Representative Scott HB331 ENROLLED, An Act, To amend Section 41-15-4, as amended
by Act 2014-261, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the State Insurance Fund, to require the
risk manager, with the approval of the Finance Director, to develop a program of gap coverage
and gap plus coverage to provide, within reasonable limitations, proceeds sufficient to allow
a public school building under the jurisdiction of the Department of Postsecondary Education
that has been rendered a total loss as a result of a covered peril to be reconstructed with
materials superior to its original construction and in an increased size if appropriate based
upon current construction standards and occupancy. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section
1. Section 41-15-4, as amended by Act 2014-261, Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as
follows: §41-15-4. "(a) All covered property, unless otherwise provided in this section,
shall be insured for no more than its replacement cost and...
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