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HB335
Rep(s). By Representative Williams (JD) HB335 ENROLLED, An Act, To amend Sections 12-21-131
and 15-1-3 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to interpreters in certain criminal and juvenile
proceedings; to expand the types of proceedings for which an interpreter may be requested
and to clarify the persons who may request an interpreter. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE
OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections 12-21-131 and 15-1-3 of the Code of Alabama 1975, are amended
to read as follows: §12-21-131. "(a) "Deaf person" means any person either
totally deaf, or who has defective hearing, or who has both defective hearing and speech.
"(b) For the purpose of this section, the term "qualified interpreter" means
an interpreter certified by the National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Alabama Registry
of Interpreters for the Deaf, or, in the event an interpreter so certified is not available,
an interpreter whose qualifications are otherwise determined. Efforts to obtain the services
of a...
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HB38
Rep(s). By Representatives Tuggle, Mooney, Wingo, Hill (M), Weaver, Harper, Fridy, Chesteen,
Lee, Ledbetter, Wilcox, Sanderford, Clouse, Boothe, McCutcheon, Baker, McMillan, Millican,
Greer, Martin, Beckman, Fincher, Pettus, Garrett, Carns, Shedd, Poole, Hubbard, Faulkner,
South and Johnson (K) HB38 ENGROSSED A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Section 40-2A-3,
Code of Alabama 1975, to revise the definitions of Taxpayer Advocate and taxpayer assistance
order; to amend Section 40-2A-4, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Taxpayer Advocate;
to provide for the appointment of the advocate by the Governor; to require the advocate to
maintain a public website; to require the advocate to promote the interests of taxpayers involved
in disputes where an ambiguity in tax law exists; to remove the assistant commissioner's authority
to approve taxpayer assistance orders; to require an annual report to certain legislative
committees regarding tax law ambiguities; to provide for additional...
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HB292
173599-2:n:02/09/2016:JET/th LRS2016-317R1 HB292 By Representative Rowe RFD Military and Veterans
Affairs Rd 1 24-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Existing law does not provide a specific remedy for the state
to pursue damages sustained when a person or entity commits false or fraudulent acts against
the state. This bill would establish the Alabama Medicaid False Claims Act, to provide a remedy
for fraudulent claims in the Alabama Medicaid program. This bill would provide that certain
persons who make false claims or commit fraud against the Medicaid program would be liable
to the state for three times the amount of damage sustained, a civil penalty, and any associated
costs, including attorneys' fees. This bill would provide for the responsibilities of the
Attorney General and private individuals in investigating and proceeding against violators
in civil actions. This bill would prohibit any employer from taking retaliatory action or
preventing an employee from disclosing information to government or...
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HB440
175063-3:n:03/16/2016:JET*/th LRS2016-926R2 HB440 By Representative Hill (J) RFD Judiciary
Rd 1 17-MAR-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a case in which a child 14 years of age or more
is alleged to have committed an act that would constitute a criminal offense if committed
by an adult may be transferred from juvenile court to circuit court under certain conditions.
This bill would require the juvenile court clerk to forward to the circuit or district court
all papers connected with the case within a specified time, would require the circuit or district
court, within a specified time, to examine all orders, papers, reports, and studies and would
require for reversion of the case to the juvenile court under certain conditions. Also under
existing law, a minor who has attained 16 years of age may be charged, arrested, and tried
as an adult for capital offenses, other specified felonies, and certain lesser included offenses.
This bill would require the juvenile court to maintain...
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SB216
173599-2:n:02/09/2016:JET/th LRS2016-317R1 SB216 By Senator Ward RFD Judiciary Rd 1 11-FEB-16
SYNOPSIS: Existing law does not provide a specific remedy for the state to pursue damages
sustained when a person or entity commits false or fraudulent acts against the state. This
bill would establish the Alabama Medicaid False Claims Act, to provide a remedy for fraudulent
claims in the Alabama Medicaid program. This bill would provide that certain persons who make
false claims or commit fraud against the Medicaid program would be liable to the state for
three times the amount of damage sustained, a civil penalty, and any associated costs, including
attorneys' fees. This bill would provide for the responsibilities of the Attorney General
and private individuals in investigating and proceeding against violators in civil actions.
This bill would prohibit any employer from taking retaliatory action or preventing an employee
from disclosing information to government or law enforcement agencies...
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SB234
173998-1:n:02/11/2016:JET*/th LRS2016-627 SB234 By Senator Orr RFD Judiciary Rd 1 16-FEB-16
SYNOPSIS: This bill would create the Alabama RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations)
Act to provide criminal penalties and other sanctions for those who engage in racketeering
activity or patterns of racketeering activity. This bill would prohibit a person, through
a pattern of racketeering activity or proceeds derived therefrom, from acquiring or maintaining,
directly or indirectly, any interest in or control of any enterprise, real property, or personal
property of any nature, including money, and would prohibit a person employed by or associated
with any enterprise to conduct or participate in, directly or indirectly, an enterprise through
a pattern of racketeering activity. This bill would allow courts to enjoin certain violations
of the act to protect the rights of innocent persons and would provide that all property of
every kind used or derived from a pattern of racketeering...
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SB337
SB337 ENGROSSED By Senator Blackwell A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Section 19-3B-508
of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to qualified trusts under the federal tax code; to further
define the term qualified trust; to provide for the treatment of benefits of such trusts for
purposes of assignment or alienation of such accounts and the exclusion from federal bankruptcy
and insolvency laws. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 19-3B-508
of the Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows: §19-3B-508. "(e)(a) As used
in this section: "(1) ASSIGNMENT or ALIENATION, and any conjugation thereof, includes
any anticipation, assignment at law or in equity, alienation, attachment, garnishment, levy,
execution, or other legal or equitable process. The term includes: (i) any arrangement providing
for the payment to the employer or other sponsor of such plan of benefits that otherwise would
be due the participant under the plan; (ii) any direct or indirect...
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HB191
Rep(s). By Representative Clouse HB191 ENROLLED, An Act, To amend Sections 40-26B-70, 40-26B-71,
40-26B-73, 40-26B-77.1, 40-26B-79, 40-26B-80, 40-26B-81, 40-26B-82, 40-26B-84, 40-26B-86,
and 40-26B-88, Code of Alabama 1975, to extend the private hospital assessment and Medicaid
funding program for fiscal year 2017; to change the base year to fiscal year 2014 for purposes
of calculating the assessment; and to clarify the uses of Certified Public Expenditures by
publicly and state-owned hospitals; and to repeal Section 40-26B-77. BE IT ENACTED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections 40-26B-70, 40-26B-71, 40-26B-73, 40-26B-77.1, 40-26B-79,
40-26B-80, 40-26B-81, 40-26B-82, 40-26B-84, 40-26B-86, and 40-26B-88, Code of Alabama 1975,
are amended to read as follows: §40-26B-70. "For purposes of this article, the following
terms shall have the following meanings: "(1) ACCESS PAYMENT. A payment by the Medicaid
program to an eligible hospital for inpatient and or outpatient hospital...
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HB556
177178-3:n:04/19/2016:LFO-KF/bdl HB556 By Representatives Ingram and Clouse RFD Ways and Means
General Fund Rd 1 19-APR-16 SYNOPSIS: Under current law, the Department of Revenue collects
a fee for issuing and processing certain motor vehicle titles. This bill levies an additional
processing fee for issuing and processing such titles and provide for the distribution of
proceeds. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Sections 32-8-6, 32-8-87, and 32-20-4, Code
of Alabama 1975, relating to motor vehicle titles; to levy an additional processing fee for
issuing and processing certain motor vehicle titles; and to provide for the distribution of
proceeds. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections 32-8-6, 32-8-87,
and 32-20-4, Code of Alabama 1975, are hereby amended to read as follows: §32-8-6. "(a)
There shall be paid to the department for issuing and processing documents required by this
chapter a fee of fifteen dollars ($15) plus an additional processing fee of...
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HB208
172788-1:n:12/30/2015:JLB/tj LRS2015-3467 HB208 By Representative Ford RFD Economic Development
and Tourism Rd 1 11-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, lotteries and gift enterprises are
prohibited by Section 65 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901. This bill proposes an amendment
to Section 65 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to authorize and regulate gaming by
an entity licensed by the county commission of the county in which the sponsor of the amendment
resides and by the entities currently licensed to conduct pari-mutuel wagering at the four
existing racetracks in Alabama where pari-mutuel wagering is currently legal; to levy a state
gross receipts tax and a local gross receipts tax on gaming revenue of the entities; to levy
a tax on vendors of gaming equipment; to provide for the disposition of state gaming tax proceeds;
to create the Alabama Gaming Commission to implement, regulate, and administer gaming and
regulate; to authorize the Governor to negotiate a compact for...
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