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HB360
172818-5:n:02/11/2016:LFO-HP/bdl HB360 By Representatives Davis, Faust, Sessions, Gaston, Williams
(JW), Buskey, Bracy, Shiver, Baker, Drummond, Clarke and McMillan RFD Ways and Means General
Fund Rd 1 01-MAR-16 SYNOPSIS: This proposed amendment shall be known as the Alabama Strategic
Investment Initiative. This bill would propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama
of 1901, to provide for the distribution and use of certain payments received by the state
from settlements and other monies. The proposed amendment also would require the Legislature
to enact legislation creating an authority to issue revenue bonds using any Deepwater Horizon
Oil Spill Disaster Settlement to fund the bond payments and require distribution of amounts
from such bond issuance for certain purposes. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Proposing an amendment
to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to provide for the distribution and appropriations
of payments from settlements and other monies; and to authorize...
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SB242
173544-1:n:02/05/2016:LFO-HP*/bdl SB242 By Senator Pittman RFD Finance and Taxation Education
Rd 1 16-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: This bill updates the sales and use tax laws to provide for definitions
of tangible personal property and digital goods. This bill also amends the definition of a
wholesale sale to add clarification and consistency to the sales and use tax code. A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to sales and use tax definitions; to amend Sections 40-23-1,
40-23-2, 40-23-60, and 40-23-61 of the Code of Alabama 1975, to add and update definitions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections 40-23-1, 40-23-2, 40-23-60,
and 40-23-61, Code of Alabama 1975 are hereby amended to read as follows: §40-23-1. "(a)
For the purpose of this division, the following terms shall have the respective meanings ascribed
by this section: "(1) PERSON or COMPANY. Used interchangeably, includes any individual,
firm, copartnership, association, corporation, receiver, trustee, or any...
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SB272
174272-1:n:02/17/2016:LFO-HP/bdl SB272 By Senator Dial RFD Finance and Taxation Education Rd
1 18-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the state imposes sales or use taxes upon certain
persons, firms, or corporations. Sales of certain items are taxed at a reduced rate. Sales
of other items are exempt from the taxes. This bill would increase the state sales and use
tax general rate to four and one-half percent on September 1, 2016 and to five percent on
September 1, 2017. This bill would phase out the state sales and use taxes on food over a
two-year period by reducing the rates by two percentage points per year beginning September
1, 2016. This bill would exempt sales of food from the sales and use taxes beginning September
1, 2017. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Sections 40-23-2 and 40-23-61, Code of Alabama
1975, to increase the state sales and use tax general rates to four and one-half percent on
September 1, 2016 and five percent on September 1, 2017; to phase out the state...
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SB355
175655-2:n:03/15/2016:MCS/th LRS2016-1065 SB355 By Senator Pittman RFD Finance and Taxation
General Fund Rd 1 15-MAR-16 SYNOPSIS: Currently, a tax on certain insurance premiums is offset
by certain credits, including credits for insurance office facilities and real property investments.
This bill would eliminate the real property investment credit and would revise the credits
provided for certain office facilities to apply based on the number of insurance company employees
in the state. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Section 27-4A-3, Code of Alabama 1975,
relating to a tax on certain insurance premiums and credits for certain facilities and real
estate investments; to remove certain credits for the investments; and to eliminate the credit
for facilities and replace it with credits for the number of employees of insurance carriers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 27-4A-3, Code of Alabama 1975,
is amended to read as follows: §27-4A-3. "(a) Subject...
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HB359
175000-1:n:03/01/2016:JET/tj LRS2016-917 HB359 By Representative Moore (B) RFD Commerce and
Small Business Rd 1 01-MAR-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, employers are not required to
provide workers' compensation insurance if they employ less than five employees in any one
business. This bill would provide that the number of employees employed in any one business
does not include the employer or any other person owning 50 percent or more of the business
for the purposes of workers' compensation requirements. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating
to workers' compensation; to amend Section 25-5-50, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide that
the number of employees employed in any one business does not include the employer or other
persons owning a certain percentage of the business for workers' compensation purposes. BE
IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 25-5-50, Code of Alabama 1975,
is amended to read as follows: §25-5-50. "(a) This article and Article 2 of this...
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HB467
175401-3:n:03/22/2016:LFO-LC*/bdl HB467 By Representatives Williams (P), Greer and Ball RFD
State Government Rd 1 23-MAR-16 SYNOPSIS: Under current law, the Boards of Control of the
Teachers Retirement System and the Employees Retirement System are required to report
certain information annually and designate an actuary to make a valuation of each system annually.
This bill specifies information that must be included in the annual report and actuarial report
and requires the Boards of Control to adopt certain reporting standards for investments. A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to retirement; to amend Section 16-25-19, Code of Alabama
1975, relating to the administration of the Teachers Retirement System to provide information
that must be included in annual reports of the system and actuarial valuations of the system
and to provide that the Board of Control of the system shall adopt certain investment reporting
standards; and to amend Section 36-27-23, Code of Alabama 1975,...
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SB202
171463-1:n:08/17/2015:JET*/th LRS2015-2668 SB202 By Senators Coleman-Madison, Beasley, Singleton,
Pittman, Figures and Sanders RFD Finance and Taxation Education Rd 1 11-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under
current law, each entity, subject to the Alabama corporate income tax, is required to file
a separate return and calculate the income tax on its separately accounted for taxable income,
regardless whether the entity is part of a larger business that consists of an affiliated
group of entities. This filing method allows large corporate taxpayers to take advantage of
tax planning options to shift income to other entities within the affiliated group located
in tax favorable states. Most large corporate businesses consist of a parent corporation and
a number of corporate subsidiaries. This bill would amend the corporate income tax law to
require the operations of all related entities, involved in a unitary business, file one corporate
income tax return on a combined basis, known as combined...
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HB20
167702-1:n:04/21/2015:PMG/agb LRS2015-1592 HB20 By Representative Williams (JD) RFD State Government
Rd 1 02-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a corporate officer may elect on an annual basis
to be exempt from workers' compensation insurance coverage by notifying the Department of
Labor and his or her insurance carrier. This bill would remove the requirement that a corporate
officer notify the Department of Labor when he or she elects to be exempt from workers' compensation
insurance coverage. This bill would provide that once exempt from workers' compensation coverage,
the officer would continue to be exempt until he or she revokes the exemption in accordance
with certain procedures. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to workers' compensation insurance;
to amend Section 25-5-50, Code of Alabama 1975; to remove the requirement that a corporate
officer notify the Department of Labor when he or she elects to be exempt from workers' compensation
insurance coverage; and to provide...
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SB292
173949-2:n:02/24/2016:LFO-HP/bdl SB292 By Senators Orr and Melson RFD Fiscal Responsibility
and Economic Development Rd 1 24-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, liquor wholesale licensees
may sell liquor at wholesale to the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board or as authorized
by the board, other than to a retail licensee of the board. Under existing law, state liquor
stores operated by the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board and certain licensed private
retail stores may sell liquor at retail. Under existing law, retail licensees of the board
must purchase liquor from the board for resale. This bill would require the Alabama Alcoholic
Beverage Control Board to phase out retail sale of alcoholic beverages by the board prior
to October 1, 2021 but continue all other functions prescribed by law; require the board to
obtain the best available price for fixed assets, equipment, and property; and require the
Department of Economic and Community Affairs to provide certain technical...
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HB178
173076-2:n:02/04/2016:PMG/mfc LRS2016-139R1 HB178 By Representative Hill (M) RFD Ways and Means
General Fund Rd 1 11-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, funds deposited in the Uniform Commercial
Code Fund must be expended for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of law authorizing
the collection of the funds; funds in the Secretary of State's Information Bulk Sales Fund
may be used for any purpose; and funds in the Secretary of State Entity Fund may be used for
any purpose, provided the funds are allotted and budgeted in accordance with law. This bill
would authorize the Uniform Commercial Code Fund, the Secretary of State's Information Bulk
Sales Fund, and the Secretary of State Entity 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 Office of the
Secretary of State; to amend Sections 7-9A-523, 7-9A-525, and 10A-1-4.31 Code of Alabama 1975,
by authorizing the Uniform Commercial Code Fund, the Secretary...
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