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SB69
173268-1:n:01/28/2016:MCS/tj LRS2016-303 SB69 By Senators Brewbaker, Whatley, Scofield, Livingston,
Ward, Shelnutt, Smitherman, Orr, Albritton, Stutts, Marsh, Allen, Sanford, Bussman, Pittman,
Holtzclaw, Reed, Glover and Melson RFD Judiciary Rd 1 02-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Existing law does
not provide for a comprehensive method for legislative committees to subpoena witnesses and
documents. This bill would provide standing committees of the House of Representatives and
standing committees of the Senate with the authority to subpoena witnesses to testify before
the committee and to subpoena documents as needed to conduct the business of the respective
committee. This bill would further provide for enforcement by the circuit court regarding
persons failing to properly respond to a legislative subpoena. This bill would provide for
payment of certain expenses of witnesses. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to standing
legislative committees; to provide the authority to subpoena witnesses and...
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HB412
164358-3:n:03/01/2016:PMG/cj LRS2015-301R2 HB412 By Representatives Givan, Bracy, Moore (M),
Robinson, Coleman, Grimsley, Buskey, Howard, Melton, Clarke, Bandy, Forte, Drummond, Warren,
Lawrence, Knight, McClammy, Holmes (A), Hall, Todd, Daniels and England RFD State Government
Rd 1 15-MAR-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, there is no Alabama statute prohibiting an employer
from discriminating against a job applicant based on the applicant's criminal conviction record
or a licensing authority from discriminating against an applicant for a license based on the
applicant's criminal conviction record. This bill would prohibit employers from inquiring
into or considering an applicant's conviction history for consideration of a job until after
the applicant has received a conditional job offer, except when a conviction is directly related
to the position of employment sought. This bill would prohibit licensing authorities from
inquiring into or considering an applicant's conviction history...
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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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SB327
164358-3:n:03/01/2016:PMG/cj LRS2015-301R2 SB327 By Senators Ross, Beasley, Figures, Smitherman,
Dunn, Singleton, Pittman and Sanders RFD Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Rd
1 08-MAR-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, there is no Alabama statute prohibiting an employer
from discriminating against a job applicant based on the applicant's criminal conviction record
or a licensing authority from discriminating against an applicant for a license based on the
applicant's criminal conviction record. This bill would prohibit employers from inquiring
into or considering an applicant's conviction history for consideration of a job until after
the applicant has received a conditional job offer, except when a conviction is directly related
to the position of employment sought. This bill would prohibit licensing authorities from
inquiring into or considering an applicant's conviction history for consideration of a license
until after the applicant is found to be otherwise qualified for...
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HB342
174690-1:n:02/24/2016:LLR/tj LRS2016-829 HB342 By Representative Todd RFD Financial Services
Rd 1 25-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a license is required for any person engaged
in the business of deferred presentment services. This bill would expand the licensure requirement
for persons engaged in the business of deferred presentment services to include services offered
by mail, telephone, Internet, mobile device application, or in person. This bill would increase
the nonrefundable license fee and provide that one half of the increase would be paid to the
State Banking Department and one half to the General Fund. This bill would provide that a
person who attempts to evade the licensure requirement for the business of deferred presentment
services would be guilty of a criminal offense and would provide penalties. This bill would
further regulate the business of deferred presentment services by regulating the fees, interest,
number of loans, term of a loan, finance charges, and...
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SB368
SB368 SYNOPSIS: This bill would provide for the issuance of temporary and permanent protection
orders against sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking (a STOP order). This bill would
establish procedures for petitioning for the issuance of temporary and permanent STOP orders,
would provide for notice and hearings on the petition, would set forth evidentiary standards,
and would provide for the modification of STOP orders under certain conditions. This bill
would also provide criminal penalties for the violation of STOP orders and would authorize
a law enforcement officer to arrest a STOP order violator without a warrant under certain
conditions. 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...
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HB170
organized under Sections 11-58-1 to 11-58-14, inclusive. "(5) Purchases for public hospitals
and nursing homes operated by the governing boards of instrumentalities of the state, counties,
and municipalities. "(6) Contracts for the purchase, lease, sale, construction, installation,
acquisition, improvement, enlargement, or extension of any plant, building, structure, or
other facility or any machinery, equipment, furniture, or furnishings therefor designed or
intended for lease or sale for industrial development, other than public utilities,
under Sections 11-54-80 to 11-54-99, inclusive, or Sections 11-54-20 to 11-54-28, inclusive,
or any other statute or amendment to the Constitution of Alabama authorizing the construction
of plants or other facilities for industrial development or for the construction and
equipment of buildings for public building authorities under Sections 11-56-1 to 11-56-22,
inclusive. "(7) The purchase of equipment, supplies, or materials needed, used, and...
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HB256
172645-1:n:12/10/2015:FC/tj LRS2015-3316 HB256 By Representative Poole RFD Judiciary Rd 1 18-FEB-16
SYNOPSIS: Currently, the age of majority is 19 years. This bill would lower the age of majority
to 18 years and provide for certain exceptions. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Section
26-1-1, Code of Alabama 1975, as amended by Act 2015-167 of the 2015 Regular Session, relating
to the age of majority, to lower the age of majority to 18 years; to provide for certain exceptions;
and to amend Section 13A-12-3, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to selling tobacco products
to minors, to retain the age limitation on sales. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section
1. Section 26-1-1, Code of Alabama 1975, as amended by Act 2015-167 of the 2015 Regular Session,
is amended to read as follows: ยง26-1-1. "(a) Any person in this state, at the arrival
at the age of 19 18 years, shall be relieved of his or her disabilities of minority and thereafter
shall have the same legal rights and...
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HB376
171399-2:n:09/01/2015:KMS/agb LRS2015-2635R1 HB376 By Representatives Butler, Nordgren, Mooney,
Rich, Henry, Ainsworth, Whorton (I), Moore (B), Ford, Williams (JD), Standridge, Drake, Hill
(J), Fincher, Brown, Holmes (M), Wingo and Gaston RFD Health Rd 1 08-MAR-16 SYNOPSIS: This
act would establish the Alabama Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act. This
act would prohibit and punish any individual who performs or attempts to perform a dismemberment
abortion unless necessary to prevent serious health risk to the mother of the unborn child.
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...
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HB18
Rep(s). By Representatives Clouse and Boothe HB18 ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to Dale County;
to establish a service of process fee for the service or attempted service of documents by
the Dale County Sheriff's Office in the civil and criminal divisions of the circuit and district
court with certain exceptions; to provide for the distribution of the fees; and to establish
the Dale County Sheriff's Service of Process Fee Fund for the disposition of service of process
fees. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. This act shall only apply to
Dale County. Section 2. (a)(1) In addition to all other charges, fees, judgments, and costs
of court, in the civil division and in the criminal division of the district court and the
circuit court of Dale County, a service of process fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) shall
be collected for service or attempted service of process on each document requiring personal
service of process by the sheriff for matters pending or to be commenced...
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