SB402
SB402 ENGROSSED By Senator Melson A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To provide for the registration and regulation of certain individual tax preparers; to provide for registration exemptions; to prohibit individuals not registered from conducting tax preparation services; to provide penalties for violations; and to create the Alabama Taxpayer Protection and Assistance Act Advisory Council for the purpose of determining acceptable examinations, continuing education requirements, and certifications. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Alabama Taxpayer Protection and Assistance Act." Section 2. The Alabama Taxpayer Protection and Assistance Act is enacted to protect consumers by establishing a registration program to ensure that qualified individuals provide individual tax preparation services. Section 3. When used in this act, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) CONSUMER. Any natural person who,...
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SB407
176920-1:n:04/12/2016:MCS/tj LRS2016-1552 SB407 By Senator Sanders RFD Tourism and Marketing Rd 1 12-APR-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, bingo may be played in the Town of White Hall pursuant to Amendment 674 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901. This bill proposes an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, that would provide that electronic bingo may be played in the Town of Whitehall and Lowndes County on any machine or device that is authorized by the National Indian Gaming Commission pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 25 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq., and which is operated by any Native American tribe in Alabama; levy a state gross receipts tax and a county gross receipts tax on electronic bingo gaming; levy a tax on vendors of bingo gaming equipment; provide for the administration of electronic bingo by the Town Council of White Hall; provide for the allocation of the gaming tax proceeds to the State of Alabama and Lowndes County; and provide for the distribution...
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SB6
171473-1:n:08/18/2015:KMS/th LRS2015-2667 SB6 By Senators Allen and McClendon RFD Governmental Affairs Rd 1 02-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: This bill would create the Alabama Heritage Preservation Act of 2015. This bill would prohibit the relocation, removal, alteration, renaming, or other disturbance of certain commemorative statues, monuments, memorials, or plaques which are located on public property, or the relocation of grave sites with historical significance. This bill would prohibit any person from preventing the governmental entity having responsibility for maintaining the objects from taking proper measures to protect, preserve, care for, repair, or restore the objects. This bill would authorize the Alabama Legislative Council to grant waivers under certain circumstances and would provide for the levy of fines against governmental entities that act without approval of the Legislative Council. This bill would also exempt certain art and artifacts, the Department of Transportation, and...
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HB166
173503-1:n:02/04/2016:PMG*/cj LRS2016-378 HB166 By Representative Hill (M) RFD Ethics and Campaign Finance Rd 1 09-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a member of the Legislature may not be an employee of any other branch of state government or any public educational institution during his or her term of office. This bill would allow a member of the Legislature who is retired under the Teachers' Retirement System or the Employees' Retirement System to perform duties in any capacity, including as an independent contractor, and to earn compensation with any employer participating in the Teachers' Retirement System or the Employees' Retirement System without suspension of his or her retirement allowance provided that the member is not employed in a permanent full-time capacity and his or her compensation does not exceed a certain amount. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to the Legislature; to amend Sections 16-25-26 and 36-27-8.2, as amended by Act 2015-410, 2015 Regular Session,...
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HB431
175266-1:n:03/08/2016:FC/th LRS2016-982 HB431 By Representative Sessions RFD Mobile County Legislation Rd 1 17-MAR-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, generally, vacancies in judicial office are filled by appointment by the Governor and the appointee holds office until the first Monday after the second Tuesday in January following the first general election held more than one year after the appointee takes office. Notwithstanding the general provision, vacancies in the Office of Circuit Court Judge and District Court Judge in Mobile County, are filled by the Governor based on nominations made by the Mobile County Judicial Commission and the appointee holds office until the next general election for any state officer held at least six months after the vacancy occurs. Thereafter, a successor is elected for the remainder of the unexpired term of the original judgeship. This bill would propose an amendment to Amendment 408 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Local...
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HB51
Rep(s). By Representatives Fridy, Rowe, Butler, Whorton (I) and Whorton (R) HB51 ENROLLED, An Act, To amend Section 41-21-1, Code of Alabama 1975, to reduce the number of copies of the Code of Alabama 1975, and supplements and replacement volumes thereof, that the Secretary of State is required to distribute to certain departments, agencies, boards, commissions, and other entities of the state. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 41-21-1, Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows: §41-21-1. "(a) It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State, on publication and delivery to the state, to transmit sets of the Code of Alabama 1975, and supplements or replacement volumes thereof, subject to subsection (b), to all of the following agencies, departments, institutions, bureaus, boards, commissions, and offices: "(1) One set to the law library of Congress. "(2) One set to the custodian of the law library of the court of last resort of every state and...
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HB518
of Education, the Albertville City Board of Education, and the Boaz Board of Education, on a per pupil basis based upon the student enrollment of the respective schools on the last day of the first monthly attendance report of each school year. "(2)a. Four percent of the remaining 75 percent shall be allocated for the operation of the Marshall County Legislative Delegation Office. "b. Any funds not expended for the operation of the legislative office may be used for educational purposes or industrial or economic development projects in Marshall County as approved by unanimous consent of the legislative delegation. "(3) The remaining 71 percent shall be allocated as provided herein and shall be reviewed by the county legislative delegation every four years. "a. Six percent of the remaining 71 percent or two hundred thirty-two thousand dollars ($232,000), whichever is greater, shall be allocated to the Marshall County Economic Development Office. These moneys shall be used to employ a...
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SB133
SB133 By Senators Figures and Bussman ENROLLED, An Act, To amend Section 41-9-243 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Alabama Historical Commission; to include an appointee from the Alabama Black Heritage Council; and to provide that one of the at-large members would reside within the Tennessee Valley Authority service area. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 41-9-243 of the Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows: §41-9-243. "The commission shall consist of 20 21 members, one of whom shall be the Governor, one of whom shall be the Lieutenant Governor, one of whom shall be the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall be the Director of the Department of Archives and History, one of whom shall be the Director of the Alabama Tourism Department, one of whom shall be the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources, one of whom shall be the Director of the Technical Staff of the Alabama Building Commission, and 13...
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SB143
SB143 ENGROSSED By Senator Albritton A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Sections 22-9A-17, 30-1-5, 30-1-12, and 30-1-16 of the Code of Alabama 1975, to abolish the requirement that a marriage license be issued by the judge of probate and replace existing state statutory marriage law with a statutory contract for marriage; to provide that a marriage would be entered into by two parties; to provide that the judge of probate would record each marriage presented to the probate court for recording and would forward the contract to the Office of Vital Statistics; to provide for the content of a properly formed marriage; and to repeal Sections 30-1-9, 30-1-10, 30-1-11, 30-1-13, and 30-1-14 of the Code of Alabama 1975. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections 22-9A-17, 30-1-5, 30-1-12, and 30-1-16 of the Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as follows: §22-9A-17. "(a) A record of each marriage performed in this state shall be filed with the Office of Vital...
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SB193
173503-1:n:02/04/2016:PMG*/cj LRS2016-378 SB193 By Senator Dial RFD Governmental Affairs Rd 1 09-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a member of the Legislature may not be an employee of any other branch of state government or any public educational institution during his or her term of office. This bill would allow a member of the Legislature who is retired under the Teachers' Retirement System or the Employees' Retirement System to perform duties in any capacity, including as an independent contractor, and to earn compensation with any employer participating in the Teachers' Retirement System or the Employees' Retirement System without suspension of his or her retirement allowance provided that the member is not employed in a permanent full-time capacity and his or her compensation does not exceed a certain amount. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to the Legislature; to amend Sections 16-25-26 and 36-27-8.2, as amended by Act 2015-410, 2015 Regular Session, Code of Alabama...
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