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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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SB348
184619-1:n:04/04/2017:JMH/tj LRS2017-1433 SB348 By Senator Smitherman RFD Judiciary Rd 1 04-APR-17
SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a grandparent may petition for court-ordered visitation with
a grandchild by filing an action in the circuit court. This bill would require an action by
a grandparent requesting visitation with a grandchild to be assigned to the circuit court,
domestic relations division, if one exists, or to a circuit judge in the circuit who regularly
hears domestic relations cases. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to grandparent visitation;
to amend Section 30-3-4.2 of the Code of Alabama 1975, to provide further for the filing and
assignment of an action in the circuit court. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section
1. Sections 1 and 2 of Act 2016-362, 2016 Regular Session, now appearing as Section 30-3-4.2
of the Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as follows: §30-3-4.2. "(a) For the
purposes of this section, the following words have the following...
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HB208
Rep(s). By Representative Coleman HB208 ENROLLED, An Act, To amend Section 30-2-51, Code of
Alabama 1975, relating to allowance upon divorce of certain retirement benefits; to provide
further for the circumstances in which the court may make an allowance; and to provide further
for the valuation of retirement benefits; and to provide for the obligations of each party.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 30-2-51, Code of Alabama 1975,
is amended to read as follows: §30-2-51. "(a) If either spouse has no separate estate
or if it is insufficient for the maintenance of a spouse, the judge, upon granting a divorce,
at his or her discretion, may order to a spouse an allowance out of the estate of the other
spouse, taking into consideration the value thereof and the condition of the spouse's family.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the judge may not take into consideration any property acquired
prior to the marriage of the parties or by inheritance or gift unless the...
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SB265
183034-1:n:02/27/2017:CMH/th LRS2017-975 SB265 By Senators Coleman-Madison and Scofield RFD
Judiciary Rd 1 02-MAR-17 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the Board of Pardons and Paroles consists
of three members appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, from
nominations submitted by the Chief Justice, the presiding judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals,
the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President Pro
Tempore of the Senate. This bill would increase the membership of the board to five and adjust
the compensation for each member to $60,000. This bill would delete certain obsolete language.
This bill would further clarify that the Governor would submit nominations to be considered
within the first five legislative days at the next regular session of the Legislature . A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Section 15-22-20 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating
to the Board of Pardons and Paroles; to increase the membership;...
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SB274
SB274 By Senators Smitherman, Singleton, Dunn, Coleman-Madison and Beasley ENROLLED, An Act,
Relating to elder abuse; to amend Section 15-10-3, Code of Alabama 1975; to establish the
Elder Abuse Protection Order and Enforcement Act; to provide for the issuance of elder abuse
protection orders; to define terms; to authorize certain individuals in addition to the victim
to petition for an elder abuse protection order; to provide penalties for violating an elder
abuse protection order; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the
requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of 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. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE
OF ALABAMA: Section 1. Sections 1 to 11, inclusive, shall be known and may be cited as the
Elder Abuse Protection Order and Enforcement Act. Section 2....
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HB304
181709-2:n:02/14/2017:PMG/cj LRS2017-428R1 HB304 By Representative Scott RFD Judiciary Rd 1
23-FEB-17 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, elder abuse and neglect and financial exploitation
of an elderly person are crimes. This bill would establish the Elder Abuse Protection Order
and Enforcement Act. This bill would provide for the issuance of elder abuse protection orders
to provide greater protection and assistance to victims of elder abuse. This bill would define
elder abuse and other terms. This bill would authorize certain individuals in addition to
the victim to petition for an elder abuse protection order. This bill would provide penalties
for violating an elder abuse protection order. 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...
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SB317
SB317 SYNOPSIS: This bill would authorize any Class 5 municipality to establish an expedited
quiet title procedure to establish clear title to tax sale properties acquired from the State
Land Commissioner pursuant to Chapter 10 of Title 40, Code of Alabama 1975. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT Relating to Class 5 municipalities; to authorize Class 5 municipalities to file an
expedited quiet title and foreclosure action in circuit court to establish clear title to
abandoned tax sale properties within the corporate limits that are acquired from the State
Land Commissioner pursuant to Chapter 10, Title 40, Code of Alabama 1975; and to provide for
the procedure and due process for the action in circuit court. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE
OF ALABAMA: Section 1. This act shall apply only in a Class 5 municipality and provides the
exclusive procedure for an expedited quiet title and foreclosure action for a Class 5 municipality,
notwithstanding Section 24-9-8, Code of Alabama 1975. Section...
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HB45
175105-2:n:12/13/2016:JMH/th LRS2016-884R1 HB45 By Representative Brown RFD Agriculture and
Forestry Rd 1 07-FEB-17 SYNOPSIS: This bill would create the Alabama Dog and Cat Breeders
Commission and would give the commission the authority to license dog or cat breeders in this
state. This bill would exempt certain animals and breeders under certain conditions. This
bill would authorize the commission, by rule, to do all of the following: Set certain standards
for breeding and the minimum standard of care for certain animals, perform inspections and
investigations on the facility of a dog or cat breeder, set licensing requirements and fees,
require certain notifications to the commission and to local law enforcement, perform criminal
background checks on applicants, contract with third party inspectors, establish a breeders
and inspectors directory and a disciplinary database, provide certain consumer interest information,
require breeders submit an annual inventory and keep certain...
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HB229
180785-4:n:02/08/2017:JMH/tgw LRS2016-3447R2 HB229 By Representatives Harbison, Hanes, Whorton
(R), Butler, Farley, Rowe, Fridy, Williams (JW), Lovvorn, Ledbetter, Ainsworth, Wadsworth,
Henry, Shedd, Standridge, Davis and Whorton (I) RFD Judiciary Rd 1 14-FEB-17 SYNOPSIS: Under
existing law, there are certain enumerated capital offenses. This bill would provide that
the murder of a firefighter or other first responder in the line of duty would be an enumerated
capital offense. 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...
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SB214
181531-1:n:01/24/2017:JMH/cj LRS2017-333 SB214 By Senators Coleman-Madison, Ross, Figures,
Smitherman, Dial, Holtzclaw, Allen and Ward RFD Judiciary Rd 1 16-FEB-17 SYNOPSIS: Under existing
law, a court may order an allowance up to 50 percent of the present or future value of retirement
benefits of a person to his or her spouse upon divorce if the parties have been married for
at least 10 years and if certain other conditions are met. Under existing law, when the court
orders an allowance of retirement benefits of one spouse to another upon divorce, no amount
is payable until the covered spouse begins to receive benefits unless the parties agree to
a lump sum settlement. This bill would eliminate the requirement that the parties have been
married for 10 years before the court may award retirement benefits. This bill would allow
the court to use any equitable method of valuing, dividing, or distributing to benefits, but
the noncovered spouse could receive no more than 50 percent of the...
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