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SB186
SB186 By Senators Coleman-Madison and Singleton ENROLLED, An Act, To amend Section 15-22-36.1,
Code of Alabama 1975, relating to Certificates of Eligibility to Register to Vote for certain
convicted persons, to revise some of the application procedures for the Certificate of Eligibility
to Register to Vote to expedite the process to within a specified timeframe; to specify fees
that must be paid prior to an application for eligibility; and to require each state or county
correctional facility, prison, or jail to post materials provided by the Secretary of State
and the Board of Pardons and Paroles relating to requirements and procedures for restoring
one's right to vote. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 15-22-36.1,
Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows: §15-22-36.1. "(a) Any other provision
of law notwithstanding, any person, regardless of the date of his or her sentence, may apply
to the Board of Pardons and Paroles for a Certificate of...
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SB282
173438-1:n:02/03/2016:FC/tj LRS2016-424 SB282 By Senator Shelnutt RFD Transportation and Energy
Rd 1 23-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: This bill would prohibit a dump truck from operating on any highway,
road, or street in this state with the bed of the truck in the up position and would provide
penalties. 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 increased expenditure of
local funds from becoming effective with regard to a local governmental entity without enactment
by a 2/3 vote unless: it comes within one of a number of specified exceptions; it is approved
by the affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates funds, or provides a local source
of revenue, to the entity for the purpose. The purpose or effect of this bill would be to
require a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the...
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HB268
Rep(s). By Representative Jones HB268 ENGROSSED A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To add Section
17-3-30.1 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to create the Felony Voter Disqualification Act; to
establish a comprehensive list of felonies that involve moral turpitude which disqualify a
person from exercising his or her right to vote; and to amend Sections 17-4-3 and 17-4-4,
Code of Alabama 1975, relating to voter registration lists, to provide procedures for the
Board of Pardons and Paroles and the Secretary of State to follow to purge certain disqualified
voters from voter registration lists. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section
1. Section 17-3-30.1 is added to the Code of Alabama 1975, to read as follows: §17-3-30.1.
(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Definition of Moral Turpitude Act
Felony Voter Disqualification Act. (b)(1) The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Article
VIII of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 177 of...
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HB394
175343-3:n:03/15/2016:JET*/cj LRS2016-1000R2 HB394 By Representative McCutcheon RFD Transportation,
Utilities and Infrastructure Rd 1 15-MAR-16 SYNOPSIS: This bill would provide for additional
gasoline and diesel fuel excise taxes and would provide for an adjustment to the gasoline
and diesel fuel excise tax rates effective in 2019 and again in 2023 and 2027, unless the
Legislature adopts a resolution that the adjustment not take place, to bring the excise taxes
in line with the average gasoline taxes and fees levied in the four states bordering Alabama.
The revenue from the additional taxes would be paid into the Alabama Transportation Safety
Fund established in SB180, 2016 Regular Session, and would be expended only as authorized
in that act. This bill would also prohibit the passage of a local law levying an excise tax
on gasoline or diesel fuel unless approved by a local referendum and would allow a local governing
body to hold a local referendum on levying a local excise tax on...
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SB231
173269-1:n:01/29/2016:KMS*/cj LRS2016-290 SB231 By Senator Ward RFD Judiciary Rd 1 16-FEB-16
SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a person who commits a felony involving moral turpitude loses
his or her right to vote. This bill would create the Definition of Moral Turpitude Act to
establish a comprehensive list of felonies that involve moral turpitude. This bill would also
provide procedures for the Board of Pardons and Paroles and the Secretary of State to follow
to purge certain disqualified voters from voter registration lists. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT To add Section 17-3-30.1 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to create the Definition of Moral
Turpitude Act; to establish a comprehensive list of felonies that involve moral turpitude;
and to amend Sections 17-4-3 and 17-4-4, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to voter registration
lists, to provide procedures for the Board of Pardons and Paroles and the Secretary of State
to follow to purge certain disqualified voters from voter registration...
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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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SB304
SB304 ENGROSSED By Senators Waggoner, Melson, Whatley, Shelnutt, Singleton, Ward, Allen, Reed
and Ross A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Section 13A-11-75, Code of Alabama 1975, relating
to pistol permits, to allow a sheriff to issue or renew a pistol permit to or for a person
residing in another county; to specify who may revoke a permit; and to require that a duplicate
of the pistol permit be delivered to the sheriff of the county in which the permittee resides.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 13A-11-75, Code of Alabama
1975, is amended to read as follows: §13A-11-75. "(a)(1)a. The sheriff of a county,
upon the application of any person residing in that county, within 30 days from receipt of
a complete application and accompanying fee receipt of a completed application, accompanying
fees, and a successfully completed National Instant Criminal Background Check, shall issue
or renew, within 30 days, a permit for such person to carry a pistol in a...
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HB255
publicly traded corporation held exclusively for investment purposes. "5. A manufacturer
of recreational vehicles which as of December 31, 1999, owns, operates, or controls a facility
in this state for performance of motor vehicle warranty repair or service work on recreational
vehicles manufactured by that manufacturer. "6. The manufacturer or distributor is owning,
operating, or controlling an entity primarily engaged in the business of renting passenger
and commercial motor vehicles and industrial and construction equipment, as well as
activities incidental to said businesses, including warranty and repair work on vehicles that
it owns, previously owned, or takes in trade. "7. A manufacturer or distributor that:
"(i) Manufactures or distributes engines for installation in a vehicle having as its
primary purpose the transport of a person or persons or property on a public highway and having
a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 16,000 pounds, provided that the manufacturer does...
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HB334
Rep(s). By Representatives Jones, Shiver, Polizos and Gaston HB334 ENROLLED, An Act, Relating
to grandparent visitation; to establish procedures by which certain grandparents may petition
for visitation with their grandchildren; to provide for the burden of proof of the petitioner;
and to repeal Section 30-3-4.1 of the Code of Alabama 1975. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE
OF ALABAMA: Section 1. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following words have the
following meanings: (1) GRANDPARENT. The parent of a parent, whether the relationship is created
biologically or by adoption. (2) HARM. A finding by the court, by clear and convincing evidence,
that without court-ordered visitation by the grandparent, the child's emotional, mental, or
physical well-being has been, could reasonably be, or would be jeopardized. (b) A grandparent
may file an original action in a circuit court where his or her grandchild resides or any
other court exercising jurisdiction with respect to the...
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SB55
172743-1:n:01/14/2016:JMH/th LRS2015-3430 SB55 By Senator Allen RFD Judiciary Rd 1 02-FEB-16
SYNOPSIS: Under existing statutory law, grandparents may petition for visitation with their
grandchildren under certain circumstances. The Alabama Supreme Court declared parts of Alabama's
existing grandparent visitation law unconstitutional. This bill would repeal the existing
grandparent visitation law and replace it with a new grandparent visitation law that requires
the petitioning grandparent to prove, by clear and convincing evidence, that the grandparent
has an existing relationship with the grandchild and visitation is in the best interest of
the child. This bill would specify the factors that establish a significant and viable relationship
for the purposes of establishing clear and convincing evidence. This bill would also establish
the criteria and procedures for filing a petition. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to
grandparent visitation; to establish procedures by which...
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