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SB59
181096-1:n:02/06/2017:EBO-KB/mej SB59 By Senator Ward RFD Judiciary Rd 1 07-FEB-17 SYNOPSIS:
This bill will be known as the Alabama Prison Transformation Initiative Act. This bill would
provide for the construction of four modern, efficient prison facilities to reduce overcrowding,
to improve safety conditions for corrections officers, to allow for additional inmate re-entry
programs and to improve operational practices and procedures. This bill would require increased
reporting to the Joint Legislative Prison Committee. Under existing law, the Alabama Corrections
Institution Finance Authority is authorized to issue bonds for prison construction purposes.
The Authority is required to construct facilities using plans and specifications of architects
or engineers, or both. This bill would also allow the Authority to construct women's and regional
prison facilities using various types of construction agreements. This bill would allow the
Authority to issue additional bonds with no...
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HB235
182223-1:n:02/10/2017:JET/tgw LRS2017-675 HB235 By Representative Coleman RFD Judiciary Rd
1 14-FEB-17 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a person is justified in using physical force, including
deadly force, in self-defense or in the defense of another person under certain conditions.
This bill would provide that a person is not justified in using physical force if he or she
initially pursued another person engaged in a lawful activity in a public place and the pursuit
resulted in a confrontation and the use of force, including deadly force. This bill would
also provide immunity to innocent bystanders who use force to protect themselves as a result
of a confrontation between other persons. 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...
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SB36
176863-1:n:04/13/2016:KBH/th LRS2016-1530 SB36 By Senator Sanders RFD Judiciary Rd 1 07-FEB-17
SYNOPSIS: This bill would create the Fairness in Enforcement of Fines and Fees Act and would
require all courts within the State of Alabama and all municipal or other governmental entities
to comply with basic constitutional principles relevant to the enforcement of fines and fees,
including due process, equal protection, and right to counsel. This bill would prohibit a
person from being incarcerated for nonpayment of fines or fees without a prior indigency determination
and would provide the person with certain notifications. This bill would require a person
charged with a traffic violation or minor misdemeanor be provided with adequate information,
including the charges against him or her and the options he or she has for resolving the charges.
This bill would require a court to proportion all fines, fees, and costs imposed by the court
when a sufficient showing of indigency has been made...
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HB213
173064-1:n:01/28/2016:LLR/cj LRS2016-81 HB213 By Representative Williams (JD) RFD County and
Municipal Government Rd 1 14-FEB-17 SYNOPSIS: This bill would authorize the city council or
other governing body of a municipality to adopt a municipal ordinance providing for parking
enforcement and collection. This bill would provide for parking enforcement civil violations.
This bill would authorize each municipality to adopt a municipal ordinance consistent with
this act. This bill would provide certain procedures to be followed by the municipality for
parking enforcement. This bill would provide that the owner of the vehicle unlawfully parked
shall be presumptively liable for a civil violation and the payment of a civil fine, but providing
procedures to contest liability. This bill would provide for jurisdiction in the municipal
court of the municipality over the civil violations and allow appeals to the circuit court
of the county where the municipality is situated for trial de novo...
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HB29
Rep(s). By Representative Holmes (M) HB29 ENROLLED, An Act, To amend Section 32-6-7.2, Code
of Alabama 1975, as last amended by Act 2015-516, 2015 First Special Session, to further provide
restrictions on the issuance of driver's licenses to persons under 18 years of age, to revise
the penalties for a violation of the restrictions on a Stage II license; to provide for the
assessment of a fine against a parent or legal guardian who knowingly allows a driver with
a Stage I or Stage II license to drive a motor vehicle in violation of applicable restrictions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be
cited as the Deputy Hart Act.Section 2. Section 32-6-7.2, Code of Alabama 1975, as last amended
by Act 2015-516, 2015 First Special Session, is amended to read as follows: §32-6-7.2. "(a)
A person who is under the age of 18 may not apply for a Stage II restricted regular driver's
license until the person has held a Stage I learner's license...
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SB325
SB325 ENGROSSED By Senator Orr A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To establish procedures by which
the state Medicaid Agency may place a lien on the property of a recipient or file a claim
against the estate of a deceased recipient. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section
1. (a) For purposes of this act, Medicaid Agency shall mean the Medicaid Agency of the State
of Alabama. (b) In accordance with applicable federal law and regulations, including Title
XIX of the federal Social Security Act, the Medicaid Agency may file real property liens against
the property of a Medicaid recipient. (c) The lien shall include the name of the recipient
and the legal description of the property owned by the recipient. (d) The lien shall be in
the amount of any medical assistance payments made on behalf of the recipient. The amount
of the lien shall be calculated on a continuing basis for so long as the Medicaid Agency makes
payments on behalf of the recipient. (e) The lien, once recorded, shall...
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HB143
Rep(s). By Representatives Sessions, Pringle, Williams (JW) and Buskey HB143 ENGROSSED A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to Mobile County; to amend Act 99-651, 1999 Second Special
Session (Acts 1999 Second Special Session, p. 105), as amended by Act 2010-268 (Acts 2010,
p. 488) authorizing government officials to accept credit card payments for amounts due; to
clarify that the costs of the office related to the acceptance of credit cards shall include
information technology, equipment, employees, and processing or transactional fees imposed
on the transaction by the credit card company or banking institution; and to provide for retroactive
effect. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. Section 1 of Act 99-651, 1999
Second Special Session (Acts 1999 Second Special Session, p. 105), as amended by Act 2010-268
(Acts 2010, p. 488), is amended to read as follows: "(a) For purposes of this act, the
term "credit card" includes any credit card, charge card, or debit card...
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HB586
185794-1:n:04/25/2017:KBH/cj LRS2017-1886 HB586 By Representatives Baker and Jones RFD Local
Legislation Rd 1 03-MAY-17 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to Escambia County; to authorize
the extradition of a tribal fugitive to the Poarch Band of Creek Indians upon certain conditions;
to provide procedures for the extradition of a tribal fugitive; to provide for an extradition
proceeding under certain conditions; and to authorize the confinement of a tribal fugitive
in a county jail under certain conditions. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section
1. For the purposes of this act, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1)
COUNTY. Escambia County. (2) DISTRICT ATTORNEY. The District Attorney for the 21st Judicial
Circuit. (3) RESERVATION. The reservation of the tribe or any land held in trust for the tribe
by the United States of America. (4) TRIBE. The tribe of Indians recognized as the Poarch
Band of Creek Indians by the federal government and by the...
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SB364
SB364 By Senator Albritton ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to Escambia County; to authorize the
extradition of a tribal fugitive to the Poarch Band of Creek Indians upon certain conditions;
to provide procedures for the extradition of a tribal fugitive; to provide for an extradition
proceeding under certain conditions; and to authorize the confinement of a tribal fugitive
in a county jail under certain conditions. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section
1. For the purposes of this act, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1)
COUNTY. Escambia County. (2) DISTRICT ATTORNEY. The District Attorney for the 21st Judicial
Circuit. (3) RESERVATION. The reservation of the tribe or any land held in trust for the tribe
by the United States of America. (4) TRIBE. The tribe of Indians recognized as the Poarch
Band of Creek Indians by the federal government and by the State of Alabama as a tribal government.
(5) TRIBAL FUGITIVE. Any Indian, as defined by Section 5129 of...
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SB41
176460-1:n:04/05/2016:LLR/mfc LRS2016-1389 SB41 By Senator Sanders RFD Tourism and Marketing
Rd 1 07-FEB-17 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, to 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. A BILL TO
BE ENTITLED AN ACT Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, relating
to legalizing certain operations of electronic bingo games for prizes or money for charitable
or educational purposes in the Town of White Hall and Lowndes County; to authorize the Town
of White Hall to operate and license electronic bingo games; and to prohibit...
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