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SB330
175097-1:n:03/07/2016:PMG/th LRS2016-916 SB330 By Senator Ward RFD Banking and Insurance Rd
1 08-MAR-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, lenders of $1,000 or less are licensed and regulated
under the Alabama Small Loan Act. This bill would authorize non-bank lenders to issue short-term
unsecured loans, known as flex loans. This bill would provide for the licensure and regulation
of lenders of flex loans by the State Banking Department. This bill would establish the maximum
interest rate and maximum duration of a flex loan and provide for fees that may be charged
to a customer. This bill would set qualifications, including financial guarantees, for lenders
and provide civil penalties for violations by lenders. This bill would also authorize the
State Banking Department to enforce the provisions of this act and promulgate rules. A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to short-term loans; to authorize non-bank lenders to issue
short-term unsecured loans, known as flex loans; to provide for...
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HB100
173386-1:n:02/02/2016:PMG/cj LRS2016-339 HB100 By Representative McMillan RFD Ways and Means
Education Rd 1 03-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, certain surviving beneficiaries of
law enforcement officers and firefighters who are killed in the line of duty are entitled
to free college tuition and compensation. This bill would include members of a rescue squad
within the definition of firefighters for purposes of providing free college tuition and compensation
to certain surviving beneficiaries of firefighters who are killed in the line of duty. A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to rescue squads; to amend Sections 36-21-102 and 36-30-1,
Code of Alabama 1975, by including members of a rescue squad within the definition of firefighters
for purposes of providing free college tuition and compensation to certain surviving beneficiaries
of firefighters who are killed in the line of duty. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section
1. Sections 36-21-102 and 36-30-1, Code of...
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HB393
Rep(s). By Representative Johnson (K) HB393 ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to industrial
hemp; to authorize the Department of Agriculture and Industries to administer an industrial
hemp research program; to authorize the production of industrial hemp
to be used for the manufacture of industrial hemp products; and to amend Section
20-2-2, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide further for the definition of marijuana. BE IT ENACTED
BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the
Alabama Industrial Hemp Research Program Act. Section 2. As used in this act
the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Agriculture
and Industries. (2) GROWER. Any person, business entity, or cooperative licensed to grow industrial
hemp by the department or an institution of higher education pursuant to this act.
(3) HEMP PRODUCTS. Any and all products made from industrial hemp, including,
but not limited to, cloth, cordage, fiber,...
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HB569
Rep(s). By Representative Clouse HB569 ENGROSSED A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To authorize
the creation of a new public corporation of the State of Alabama to be known as the "Alabama
Economic Settlement Authority"; to make Legislative findings; to provide procedures for
incorporating the authority; to provide for the members, officers and directors of the authority;
to provide for the powers of the authority; to authorize the issuance of bonds by the authority
and to provide for the source of payment of, and security for, the bonds; to provide for the
form, sale and execution of the bonds; to provide for the disposition of the proceeds of the
bonds, including deposits in the Alabama Trust Fund and the General Fund Rainy Day Account
of the Alabama Trust Fund and the payment of costs of certain transportation projects; to
create a special fund to be known as the "BP Settlement Fund" and to provide for
deposits into and withdrawals from the fund; to appropriate and pledge certain...
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SB347
174366-2:n:03/09/2016:JMH/cj LRS2016-746R1 SB347 By Senators Bussman and Singleton RFD Agriculture,
Conservation, and Forestry Rd 1 10-MAR-16 SYNOPSIS: This bill would authorize the Department
of Agriculture and Industries to administer an industrial hemp research program.
This bill would allow the department or an institution of higher learning could apply for
a permit or waiver to grow industrial hemp for the manufacture of hemp
products. This bill would revise the definition of marijuana in the controlled substances
law to exclude industrial hemp. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to industrial
hemp; to authorize the Department of Agriculture and Industries to administer an industrial
hemp research program; to authorize the production of industrial hemp
to be used for the manufacture of industrial hemp products; and to amend Section
20-2-2, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide further for the definition of marijuana. BE IT ENACTED
BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. This act...
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SB366
SB366 By Senator Albritton ENROLLED, An Act, To amend Sections 16-25-23 and 36-27-28, Code
of Alabama 1975, to provide that certain pension, annuity, or retirement allowance benefits
under the Teachers' Retirement System and the Employees' Retirement System are subject to
certain recovery action. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections 16-25-23
and 36-27-28, Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as follows: §16-25-23. "(a)
The Except as provided in subsection (b), the right of a person to a pension; an annuity,
or a retirement allowance; to the return of contributions; the pension, annuity or retirement
allowance itself; any optional benefit or any other right accrued or accruing to any person
under the provisions of this chapter; and the moneys monies in the various funds created by
this chapter are hereby exempt from any state or municipal tax and exempt from levy and sale,
garnishment, attachment or any other process whatsoever, and shall be...
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SB235
by the taxpayer in connection with the adoption of a minor. For purposes of this subdivision,
medical expenses shall include any medical and hospital expenses of the adoptee and the adoptee's
biological mother which are incident to the adoptee's birth and subsequent medical care and
which, in the case of the adoptee, are paid or incurred before the petition is granted. "(25)
The amount of any aid or assistance, whether in the form of property, services, or monies,
provided to the State Industrial Development Authority pursuant to Section 41-10-44.8(d)
in order to induce an approved company to undertake a major project within the state. "(26)
The amount of premiums paid pursuant to a qualifying insurance contract for qualified long-term
care coverage. "(27) The amount deductible by the taxpayer in accordance with 26 U.S.C.
§ 162(h). "(28) The amount, up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) per annum, contributed
subsequent to December 31, 2007, to the Alabama Prepaid Affordable...
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HB238
Rep(s). By Representative Collins HB238 ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to children; to add Section
13A-6-82.1, to the Code of Alabama 1975, to create the crime of a school employee transmitting
obscene material to a student; to amend 13A-6-80, 13A-6-81, 13A-6-82, Code of Alabama 1975,
relating to sexual conduct by school employees, to further provide for the crimes of sexual
contact or soliciting a sex act with a student; to amend Section 15-25-31, Code of Alabama
1975, to provide for the admissibility of certain out-of-court statements by children under
the age of 12 years in certain child abuse and neglect criminal proceedings; to amend Section
26-14-3, Code of Alabama 1975, to reference a specific definition of child abuse and neglect
in mandatory child abuse and neglect reporting provisions; to amend Section 38-7-2, Code of
Alabama 1975, to revise the definition of day care center; to add Section 38-7-20 to the Code
of Alabama 1975, to authorize an individual under 19 years of age with...
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HB317
174518-1:n:02/23/2016:DSM/th LRS2016-769 HB317 By Representatives Mooney, Fridy, Weaver, Hill
(M), Farley, Carns and Drake RFD Ways and Means Education Rd 1 24-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing
law, certain organizations and vendors are exempt from payment of state, county, and municipal
sales and use taxes. This bill would provide that the Alabama Wildlife Center would be exempt
from payment of state, county, and municipal sales and use taxes. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN
ACT Relating to state, county, and municipal sales and use taxes; to amend Section 40-23-5,
as last amended by Act 2015-384, 2015 Regular Session, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide that
the Alabama Wildlife Center would be exempt from payment of state, county, and municipal sales
and use taxes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 40-23-5, as
last amended by Act 2015-384, 2015 Regular Session, Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read
as follows: §40-23-5. "(a) The Diabetes Trust Fund, Inc., and...
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HB405
175708-1:n:03/15/2016:JET/tj LRS2016-1131 HB405 By Representative England RFD Judiciary Rd
1 15-MAR-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a person charged with a misdemeanor criminal offense,
traffic violation, or municipal ordinance violation and certain felony offenses may petition
the circuit court to have the criminal record expunged if the charge was dismissed or if he
or she meets other limited conditions. This bill would provide for the expungement of convictions
for misdemeanor criminal offenses, traffic violations, or municipal ordinance violations and
certain Class C and Class D felony convictions, including those adjudicated as a youthful
offender, under limited circumstances. Also under existing law, the filing fee to expunge
a criminal charge is $300. This bill would provide for a filing fee of $500 for the expungement
of criminal convictions. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Sections 115-27-1, 15-27-2,
15-27-3, 15-27-4, 15-27-6, 15-27-7, and 15-27-8, Code of Alabama 1975,...
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