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HB48
164404-1:n:02/05/2015:FC/th LRS2015-344 HB48 By Representative McCutcheon RFD Public Safety
and Homeland Security Rd 1 03-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: This bill would establish the Office of the
Ombudsman For Child Welfare. The bill would provide for the State Advisory Committee to the
ombudsman that would appoint the ombudsman. The bill would provide for the duties and powers
of the ombudsman. The bill would prohibit discrimination or retaliation against persons filing
complaints with the ombudsman and would provide criminal penalties for violations. The bill
would also require protocols and require the presiding circuit judge to establish a protocol
committee to recommend protocols for the investigation and prosecution of alleged cases of
child abuse. 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...
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HB685
169496-1:n:05/14/2015:JET/cj LRS2015-2071 HB685 By Representative Hill (M) RFD Judiciary Rd
1 19-MAY-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a bail bondsman must be approved as either a professional
surety company or professional bail company and be approved by the presiding circuit judge
of each county in which the bail bondsman desires to operate. This bill would create the Alabama
Bail Bond Regulatory Act to require professional bondsmen and recovery agents to register
with the Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board, created under the act. This bill would provide
for the membership and duties of the board, would provide procedures for licensure applications,
would specify qualifications for licensure, and would provide criminal penalties for making
false statements to the board. This bill would also provide for the suspension and revocation
of licenses and would require licensees to complete continuing professional education. Amendment
621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now...
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SB110
164518-2:n:02/20/2015:LLR/agb LRS2015-368R1 SB110 By Senator Orr RFD Fiscal Responsibility
and Economic Development Rd 1 03-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a license is required
for any person engaged in the business of deferred presentment services. This bill would expand
the licensure requirement for persons engaged in the business of deferred presentment services
to include services offered by mail, telephone, Internet, mobile device application, or in
person. This bill would increase the nonrefundable license fee and provide that one half of
the increase would be paid to the State Banking Department and one half to the General Fund.
This bill would provide that a person who attempts to evade the licensure requirement for
the business of deferred presentment services would be guilty of a criminal offense and would
provide penalties. This bill would further regulate the business of deferred presentment services
by regulating the fees, interest, number of loans, term of a loan,...
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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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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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SB71
SB71 By Senator Marsh ENROLLED, An Act, To amend Sections 16-6D-4 and 16-6D-9, Code of Alabama
1975, relating to the Alabama Accountability Act of 2013; to clarify and confirm that the
intent of the Alabama Accountability Act of 2013 is educational choice; to amend certain current
definitions and add new definitions; to amend the reporting period for scholarship granting
organizations from a calendar year to an academic year; to clarify and confirm that educational
scholarships are provided to eligible students, not to particular schools; to require scholarship
granting organizations to determine the income eligibility of a scholarship recipient every
other year; to require all participating private schools to be accredited by one of the six
regional accrediting agencies, the National Council for Private School Accreditation, AdvancEd,
the American Association of Christian Schools, or one of their partner accrediting agencies,
within three years from the date their notice of intent to...
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HB122
164937-1:n:02/26/2015:LLR*/mfc LRS2015-564 HB122 By Representative Lee RFD Agriculture and
Forestry Rd 1 03-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Existing law requires that an inspection fee is collected
on petroleum products sold, offered for sale, stored, or used in the state. Currently, this
fee is collected by the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries. This bill would
move the collection of the inspection fee that pertains to gasoline to the terminal excise
tax return and dyed diesel fuel, dyed kerosene, and lubricating oil products to a separate
return. This bill would require the Alabama Department of Revenue to collect the fees. This
bill would clarify the definitions used for petroleum products fee under Title 8, Chapter
17, Code of Alabama 1975. This bill would change the disposition of the funds to provide for
an amount to the Alabama Department of Revenue for administration in collecting the fees.
This bill would change the date which importers importing motor fuel from a bulk plank...
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SB133
SB133 ENGROSSED By Senator Whatley A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Sections 8-17-80,
8-17-84, 8-17-87, 8-17-91, 8-17-92, and 8-17-93, Code of Alabama 1975; to repeal Section 8-17-89
of the Code of Alabama 1975; to add Sections 8-17-95, 8-17-96, 8-17-97, 8-17-98, 8-17-99,
8-17-100, 8-17-101, and 8-17-102 to Chapter 17, Article 5, Title 8 of the Code of Alabama
1975; and to amend Sections 40-17-325, 40-17-329, 40-17-340, 40-17-359, and 40-17-362, Code
of Alabama 1975, relating to the collection and distribution of certain petroleum products
by the Department of Revenue. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections
8-17-80, 8-17-84, 8-17-87, 8-17-91, 8-17-92, and 8-17-93, Code of Alabama 1975, are amended
to read as follows: ยง8-17-80. "(a) The following words and phrases, when used in this
division article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the
context clearly indicates a different meaning: "(1) GASOLINE. Gasoline, naphtha...
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HB458
Rep(s). By Representative Johnson (R) HB458 ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to unclaimed or abandoned
motor vehicles; to amend Sections 32-8-84, 32-13-1, 32-13-2, 32-13-3, 32-13-4, and 32-13-6,
Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the titling and sale of certain unclaimed motor
vehicles; to provide for notice; to further provide for when a law enforcement officer may
remove a motor vehicle from certain locations; to provide limited immunity; to further provide
for the titling and sale of abandoned motor vehicles; to provide for pre-sale appeals by the
Alabama Tax Tribunal and the circuit court; to provide procedures for contesting sales; to
provide for the deduction of certain costs from the proceeds of a sale; to add Sections 32-13-9
and 32-13-10, to the Code of Alabama 1975; to require cooperation of law enforcement in enforcement
of the act; to provide criminal penalties for fraudulent statements regarding the sale of
an abandoned motor vehicle; and in connection therewith would...
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SB370
SB370 ENGROSSED By Senator Beasley A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to unclaimed or abandoned
motor vehicles; to amend Sections 32-8-84, 32-13-1, 32-13-2, 32-13-3, 32-13-4, and 32-13-6,
Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the titling and sale of certain unclaimed motor
vehicles; to provide for notice; to further provide for when a law enforcement officer may
remove a motor vehicle from certain locations; to provide limited immunity; to further provide
for the titling and sale of abandoned motor vehicles; to provide for pre-sale appeals by the
Alabama Tax Tribunal and the circuit court; to provide procedures for contesting sales; to
provide for the deduction of certain costs from the proceeds of a sale; to add Sections 32-13-9
and 32-13-10, to the Code of Alabama 1975; to require cooperation of law enforcement in enforcement
of the act; to provide criminal penalties for fraudulent statements regarding the sale of
an abandoned motor vehicle; and in connection therewith...
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