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SB321
183263-1:n:03/01/2017:EBO-KB/mej SB321 By Senator Hightower RFD Finance and Taxation Education
Rd 1 15-MAR-17 SYNOPSIS: This bill would create an option for certain retirees of the Teachers'
Retirement System and the Employees' Retirement System to elect to receive a lump-sum cash
payment equal to and in lieu of a portion of his or her retirement allowance, not to exceed
50 percent. This bill would require the Director of Finance to certify to the Board of Control,
the Governor, and the presiding officer of each house of the Legislature whether or not available
funds are sufficient and economic conditions are satisfactory to support the financial viability
of the lump-sum retirement allowance option and would delay the offering of the option for
a period of 12 months if economic conditions do not support the viability of the lump-sum
option. This bill would also create the Alabama Pension Authority and would authorize the
authority to issue bonds to fund the lump-sum retirement...
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SB77
SB77 ENGROSSED By Senators Smitherman, Ross, Figures, Coleman-Madison, Dunn and Beasley A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to absentee voting; to amend Sections 17-9-30, 17-11-3, 17-11-4,
17-11-5, 17-11-7, 17-11-9, 17-11-10, and 17-11-49, Code of Alabama 1975; to allow a qualified
elector to vote by absentee ballot without an excuse or explanation; to require an absentee
ballot application to include a form of photo identification; to authorize the Secretary of
State, by rule, to establish a process for submitting an application for an absentee ballot
electronically; and to remove the requirement that an absentee ballot include the signature
of two witnesses. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections 17-9-30,
17-11-3, 17-11-4, 17-11-5, 17-11-7, 17-11-9, 17-11-10, and 17-11-49, Code of Alabama 1975,
are amended to read as follows: ยง17-9-30. "(a) Each elector shall provide valid photo
identification to an appropriate election official prior to voting. A voter...
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SB391
181691-5:n:04/04/2017:FC/tgw LRS2017-443R4 SB391 By Senator McClendon RFD Judiciary Rd 1 20-APR-17
SYNOPSIS: This bill would relate to persons charged with driving under the influence and the
installation of ignition interlock devices on vehicles. This bill would: Require each person
approved for a pretrial diversion program to be required to have an ignition interlock device
installed for a certain period of time; provide that a portion of the court fee would be distributed
to the municipal court if the case is a municipal court case when the person is ordered or
agrees to have an ignition interlock device; delete the requirement for indigents to pay for
the services; provide that a person convicted of a third offense would be authorized or required
to obtain an ignition interlock device after the completion of his or her incarceration; would
require manufacturers to provide ignition interlock services to indigent under certain conditions
without charge; and would specify the number...
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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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HB245
182280-2:n:02/15/2017:KMS/tgw LRS2017-714R1 HB245 By Representative Collins RFD Education Policy
Rd 1 16-FEB-17 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the Alabama School Choice and Student Opportunity
Act establishes the Alabama Public Charter School Commission and provides the process for
establishing and maintaining public charter schools in the state. This bill would provide
that the 10 members of the Alabama Public Charter School Commission currently appointed by
the State Board of Education from nominees recommended by the Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and Speaker of the House of Representatives be appointed
by the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the
Speaker of the House of Representatives and would authorize the commission to employ necessary
staff. Under existing law, a public charter school may be authorized only by a local school
board or the Alabama Public Charter School Commission. This bill would...
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SB300
182280-3:n:03/09/2017:KMS/mfc LRS2017-714R2 SB300 By Senator Marsh RFD Education and Youth
Affairs Rd 1 14-MAR-17 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the Alabama School Choice and Student
Opportunity Act establishes the Alabama Public Charter School Commission and provides the
process for establishing and maintaining public charter schools in the state. This bill would
provide that the 10 members of the Alabama Public Charter School Commission currently appointed
by the State Board of Education from nominees recommended by the Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and Speaker of the House of Representatives be appointed
by the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the
Speaker of the House of Representatives and would authorize the commission to employ necessary
staff. Under existing law, a public charter school may be authorized only by a local school
board or the Alabama Public Charter School Commission. This bill would...
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HB340
181412-2:n:02/27/2017:CMH/mfc LRS2017-167R1 HB340 By Representatives Fridy, Rowe, Standridge,
Treadaway, Todd, Daniels, Farley, Sanderford, Butler, Blackshear, Harbison, Collins, Nordgren,
Mooney, Hanes, Ledbetter, Weaver, Williams (P), Harper, Ball, Wood, Greer, Shedd, Whorton
(I), Brown and Holmes (M) RFD Public Safety and Homeland Security Rd 1 02-MAR-17 SYNOPSIS:
Under existing law, the benefits payable to the surviving spouse of a law enforcement officer,
firefighter, rescue squad member, or certain volunteer firefighters, killed in the line of
duty cease upon his or her remarriage or at the expiration of 500 weeks, whichever is earlier.
This bill would create an exception that would allow the surviving spouse of a law enforcement
officer, firefighter, rescue squad member, or certain volunteer firefighters, killed in the
line of duty to continue to receive the benefits for life. This bill would also allow the
surviving spouse to receive benefits after remarriage. Under existing...
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SB155
180776-3:n:02/07/2017:JET/th LRS2016-3467R3 SB155 By Senator Ward RFD Judiciary Rd 1 09-FEB-17
SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, there are certain periods of confinement that may be imposed
for parolees and probationers who violate the terms of parole or probation, with exceptions.
Furthermore, significant revisions were made to the criminal justice, corrections, and probation
and parole systems during the 2015 Regular Session (Act 2015-185). This bill would further
clarify certain provisions of Act 2015-185, 2015 Regular Session, including clarification
of the periods of confinement that may be imposed for violations and would specify that, prior
to the imposition of confinement, the parolee or probationer must be presented with a written
violation report. This bill would modify the predicate monetary values of theft of property
in the third degree, theft of lost property in the third degree, theft of services in the
third degree, and receiving stolen property in the third degree. This...
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SB4
SB4 ENGROSSED By Senators Dial and Holley A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to the Legislature;
to create the Legislative Services Agency to provide certain staff services to the Legislature;
to reconstitute the Legislative Reference Service, Legislative Fiscal Office, and the Alabama
Law Institute as divisions of the agency; to provide for additional authority for the Legislative
Council with regard to legislative operations; to add additional provisions relating to the
provision of services by legislative staff; to make related and conforming changes; to add
Chapter 5A (commencing with Section 29-5A-1) and Sections 29-6-7.1 and 29-6-7.2 to, to amend
Sections 29-6-5, 29-6-7, and 41-9-370 of, and to repeal Chapter 5 (commencing with Section
29-5-1), Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 29-7-1), and Chapter 8 (commencing with Section
29-8-1) of Title 29 of, the Code of Alabama 1975. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. Chapter 5A (commencing with Section 29-5A-1)...
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HB472
183688-2:n:04/06/2017:JMH/mfc LRS2017-839R1 HB472 By Representative Poole RFD Judiciary Rd
1 06-APR-17 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the Alabama Partnership Act governs the formation,
powers, governance, and dissolution of partnerships in the state. This bill would revise the
Alabama Partnership Act and would specify that the procedures for formation, powers, governance,
and dissolution are applicable to limited liability limited partnerships, limited liability
partnerships, foreign limited liability partnerships, and foreign limited liability partnerships
that function in the state. This bill would make conforming changes elsewhere in the business
entities law. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to business entities; to amend Section
10A-1-1.02, Section 10A-1-1.03, as amended by Act 2016-379, 2016 Regular Session, Sections
10A-1-1.06, 10A-1-1.08, 10A-1-1.12, 10A-1-2.02, 10A-1-3.06, 10A-1-3.17, 10A-1-3.32, 10A-1-3.33,
10A-1-3.41, 10A-1-4.01, 10A-1-4.02, 10A-1-4.25, 10A-1-4.31,...
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