HB568
167521-2:n:04/16/2015:PMG*/agb LRS2015-1536R1 HB568 By Representatives Weaver, Beech, Morrow,
Collins, Henry, Shedd, Martin, Buskey, Bracy, Clarke, McClammy, Drummond, Hubbard, Clouse,
Robinson, Scott, South, Williams (JD), Treadaway, Hall, Pettus, Whorton (R), Hanes, Patterson,
Harper and Hill (M) RFD Ways and Means General Fund Rd 1 28-APR-15 SYNOPSIS: This bill would
provide for the establishment, operations, and funding of the Health Center Access and Quality
Improvement Program. This bill would provide for an assessment on qualified health centers
in Alabama to be administered by the Department of Revenue. This bill would create a Health
Center Assessment Account and require health center assessments be deposited in that account
for use by the Alabama Medicaid Agency to obtain matching federal funds. This bill would provide
that the program shall terminate on September 30, 2018. This bill would provide that the federal
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) must approve...
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SB45
165751-6:n:03/18/2015:HOUSE EDUCATION POLICY COMMITTEE/ajh SB45 By Senator Marsh RFD Education
and Youth Affairs Rd 1 03-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: This bill would create the Alabama School Choice
and Student Opportunity Act. This bill would create the Alabama Public Charter School Commission
and would provide for the membership, powers, duties, and liabilities of the commission. This
bill would provide for the application process for establishing public charter schools and
conversion charter schools and would provide for charter terms, charter contracts, and preopening
requirements and conditions. This bill would provide for accountability of charter schools
pursuant to a performance framework, ongoing oversight and corrective action, and renewal,
revocation, and nonrenewal of charters. This bill would provide for the operation and autonomy
of public charter schools. This bill would also provide for funding and facilities. A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To create the Alabama School Choice and...
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HB192
165300-1:n:03/05/2015:KMS/mfc LRS2015-938 HB192 By Representatives Collins, Moore (B), Pringle,
Johnson (K), Henry, Williams (P), Shiver, Gaston, Weaver, Fridy, Davis, Brown, Hammon, Greer,
Wood, Rowe, Butler, Fincher, Tuggle and Hubbard RFD Education Policy Rd 1 05-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS:
This bill would create the Alabama School Choice and Student Opportunity Act. This bill would
create the Alabama Public Charter School Commission and would provide for the membership,
powers, duties, and liabilities of the commission. This bill would provide for the application
process for establishing public charter schools and conversion charter schools and would provide
for charter terms, charter contracts, and preopening requirements and conditions. This bill
would provide for accountability of charter schools pursuant to a performance framework, ongoing
oversight and corrective action, and renewal, revocation, and nonrenewal of charters. This
bill would provide for the operation and autonomy of public...
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SB411
SB411 By Senator Orr ENROLLED, An Act, To amend Section 36-27B-1, Code of Alabama 1975, relating
to preretirement death benefits for judges, clerks and district attorneys; to establish the
Judges' and Clerks' Plan for retirement for justices, judges, and circuit clerks; to establish
the District Attorneys' Plan for retirement for district attorneys; and to provide guidelines
for the plans. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 36-27B-1, Code
of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows: §36-27B-1. "There shall be created the
Preretirement Death Benefit Program effective October 1, 1985, which shall be effective as
of that date to all employees covered under the Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama and
the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama. Beginning November 8, 2016, the Preretirement
Death Benefit Program shall be effective to all members of the Judges' and Clerks' Plan and
the District Attorneys' Plan provided for in Section 3 and Section 19. In...
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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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HB79
164923-1:n:03/02/2015:PMG/agb LRS2015-671 HB79 By Representatives Ball, McMillan and Standridge
RFD Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Rd 1 03-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, if
a candidate does not receive a majority of votes cast in a primary election, a second primary
election is held. This bill would eliminate a second primary election by providing that the
candidate who receives the greatest number of votes cast in a primary election becomes the
party nominee in the general election. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to primary elections;
to amend 17-5-2, 17-5-7, 17-5-8, 17-6-21, 17-6-22, 17-9-3, 17-11-12, 17-13-3, 17-13-18, 17-16-45,
17-16-46, and 21-4-21, Code of Alabama 1975; to repeal Sections 17-13-19, 17-13-20, and 17-13-21,
Code of Alabama 1975; and to eliminate a second primary election by providing that the candidate
who receives the greatest number of votes cast in a primary election becomes the party nominee
in the general election. BE IT ENACTED BY THE...
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SB473
168718-2:n:05/11/2015:FC*/mfc LRS2015-1882R1 SB473 By Senators Figures, Hightower, Albritton
and Glover RFD Local Legislation, Mobile County Rd 1 12-MAY-15 SYNOPSIS: This bill would apply
only to Class 2 municipalities and would authorize the establishment of Redevelopment Authorities
in the municipalities to finance projects in development areas to revitalize and redevelop
blighted or economically distressed areas of the municipalities. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN
ACT Relating to Class 2 municipalities; to authorize the establishment of Redevelopment Authorities
in the municipalities to finance projects in development areas to revitalize and redevelop
blighted or economically distressed areas of the municipalities. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE
OF ALABAMA: Section 1. This act shall only apply in a Class 2 municipality. Section 2. Chapter
54C is added to Title 11, Code of Alabama 1975, to read as follows: Chapter 54C. REDEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITIES IN CLASS 2 MUNICIPALITIES. §11-54C-1....
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HB250
163574-1:n:11/24/2014:LLR/tj LRS2014-2403 HB250 By Representative Todd RFD Ways and Means Education
Rd 1 11-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, commercial photographers are required to collect
and remit state sales taxes. This bill would provide certain state sales tax exemptions to
commercial photographers and other photographers. This bill would allow the Alabama Department
of Revenue to promulgate rules. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to taxation; to provide
state sales tax exemptions to certain commercial photographers and other photographers; and
to allow the Alabama Department of Revenue to promulgate rules. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE
OF ALABAMA: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Creative Professionals
Small Business Tax Protection Act." Section 2. The Legislature makes the following findings:
(1) Photographers and photography studios have recently been targeted by the Alabama Department
of Revenue, Sales and Use Tax Division, which takes...
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HB572
168543-1:n:04/29/2015:LFO-KF/bdl HB572 By Representative Todd RFD Ways and Means General Fund
Rd 1 30-APR-15 SYNOPSIS: Currently, the State of Alabama levies a tax on various tobacco products.
This bill would increase the tax on cigarettes from $.425 a pack to $.675 a pack and provide
for its distribution. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Section 40-25-2, Code of Alabama
1975, as amended by Act 2014 (2014 Regular Session) relating to the state tax on tobacco products,
to increase the tax on cigarettes and provide for its distribution. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE
OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 40-25-2, Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows:
§40-25-2. "(a) In addition to all other taxes of every kind now imposed by law, every
person, firm, corporation, club, or association, within the State of Alabama, who sells or
stores or receives for the purpose of distribution to any person, firm, corporation, club,
or association within the State of Alabama, cigars,...
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HB45
164126-1:n:01/14/2015:LLR/tj LRS2015-159 HB45 By Representative Todd RFD Ways and Means General
Fund Rd 1 03-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Currently, the State of Alabama levies a tax on various tobacco
products. This bill would increase the tax on cigarettes from $.42.5 a pack to $.75 a pack
and provide for its distribution. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Section 40-25-2, Code
of Alabama 1975, as amended by Act 2014 (2014 Regular Session) relating to the state tax on
tobacco products, to increase the tax on cigarettes and provide for its distribution. BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 40-25-2, Code of Alabama 1975, is
amended to read as follows: §40-25-2. "(a) In addition to all other taxes of every kind
now imposed by law, every person, firm, corporation, club, or association, within the State
of Alabama, who sells or stores or receives for the purpose of distribution to any person,
firm, corporation, club, or association within the State of Alabama, cigars,...
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