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SB90
SB90 By Senators Orr and Ward ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to courts; to establish the Judicial
Resources Allocation Commission; to establish the criteria for determining the need for increasing
or decreasing the number of judgeships in district courts and circuit courts; and to authorize
the Judicial Resources Allocation Commission to reallocate judgeships based on such criteria.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. (a) A permanent study commission on
the judicial resources in Alabama is hereby created and shall be known as the Judicial Resources
Allocation Commission. The Judicial Resources Allocation Commission shall be composed of the
following members: (1) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama, who shall serve
as chair. (2) The legal advisor to the Governor of Alabama. (3) The Alabama Attorney General.
(4) Three incumbent circuit judges appointed by the President of the Circuit Judges Association,
one of whom shall be from the most populous circuit....
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HB65
181091-1:n:01/03/2017:JMH/tj LRS2016-3651 HB65 By Representative Hill RFD Constitution, Campaigns
and Elections Rd 1 07-FEB-17 SYNOPSIS: This bill would establish the Judicial Resources Allocation
Commission. This bill would specify the criteria for determining the need for increasing or
decreasing the number of judgeships in each district court and circuit court and authorize
the Judicial Resources Allocation Commission to reallocate judgeships based on such criteria.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to courts; to establish the Judicial Resources Allocation
Commission; to specify the criteria for determining the need for increasing or decreasing
the number of judgeships in district courts and circuit courts; and to authorize the Judicial
Resources Allocation Commission to reallocate judgeships based on such criteria. BE IT ENACTED
BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. (a) A permanent study commission on the judicial
resources in Alabama is hereby created and shall be known as...
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HB334
Rep(s). By Representatives Butler, Harbison, Farley, Blackshear, Nordgren and Standridge HB334
ENGROSSED A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to public records pertaining to law enforcement
officers; to amend Sections 36-25-14 and 41-13-7, Code of Alabama 1975; to exempt from public
scrutiny all identifiable information with regard to law enforcement officers and district
attorneys, including the names and addresses of certain family members; and to require the
Ethics Commission to remove from public disclosure the names and addresses of family members
of a law enforcement officer or district attorney listed on past economic statements if so
requested. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections 36-25-14 and 41-13-7,
Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as follows: ยง36-25-14. "(a) A statement of
economic interests shall be completed and filed in accordance with this chapter with the commission
no later than April 30 of each year covering the period of the...
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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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HB545
183337-2:n:04/20/2017:JET/cj LRS2017-1807R1 HB545 By Representative Farley RFD Judiciary Rd
1 20-APR-17 SYNOPSIS: 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 issue bonds up to $100,000,000 to purchase, renovate,
and equip the existing Perry County facility, the Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women and existing
regional or other prison facilities and would require the competitive bidding of all contracts
for renovations. This bill would require increased reporting to the Joint Legislative Prison
Committee. This bill would provide for the creation of capital improvement cooperative districts
by counties and municipalities for the renovation, expansion, maintenance, and operation of
county and municipal jail facilities to house state inmates....
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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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SB302
SB302 ENGROSSED By Senators Ward and Albritton A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to the
finance and construction of prisons; to amend the heading of Chapter 101A (commencing with
Section 11-101A-1) of Title 11 and Sections 11-101A-1, 11-101A-2, 11-101A-4, and 11-101A-8
of and to add Section 11-101A-8.1 to the Code of Alabama 1975; to authorize counties and municipalities
to create authorities to construct prisons; to authorize the Department of Corrections to
enter into a lease of up to three prisons from authorities; to amend Sections 14-2-1, 14-2-6,
14-2-12, 14-2-13.1, 14-2-14, 14-2-16, 14-2-19, 14-2-21, 14-2-28, and 14-2-34, Code of Alabama
1975, to allow the Alabama Corrections Institution Finance Authority to issue up to $350 million
in bonds for the purpose of the renovation of existing prison facilities and the construction
of a new prison upon the lease of two prison facilities from a local authority; to revise
the membership of the authority; to require reporting to the...
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HB177
181269-1:n:01/26/2017:MA/mfc LRS2016-3600 HB177 By Representatives Pettus, Hanes, Mooney, Greer,
Fridy, Patterson and Williams (JW) RFD Ways and Means Education Rd 1 09-FEB-17 SYNOPSIS: Under
existing law, the State Employees' Health Insurance Plan and the Public Education Employees'
Health Insurance Plan are governed by the State Employees' Insurance Board (SEIB) and the
Public Education Employees' Health Insurance Board (PEEHIB), respectively. This bill would
create a new board, titled the Public Employees' Health Insurance Board (PEHIB), to govern
these two health insurance plans. This bill would provide for the membership of the board,
election and qualifications of certain members, and terms for appointed and elected members.
This bill would provide that all references to the State Employees' Insurance Board and the
Public Education Employees' Health Insurance Board in state law be amended to reference the
Public Employees' Health Insurance Board. This bill would allow the new...
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HB576
186113-1:n:04/27/2017:JET/th LRS2017-1955 HB576 By Representatives Mooney, Ainsworth, Butler,
Williams (JW), Holmes (M), Greer, Hanes, Whorton (R), Wadsworth, Wingo and Moore (B) RFD Constitution,
Campaigns and Elections Rd 1 27-APR-17 SYNOPSIS: Under Article VI, Sections 156 and 157 of
the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, the Judicial
Inquiry Commission is created to investigate and receive or initiate complaints relating to
any judge in the state, and the Court of the Judiciary is created to hear complaints filed
by the Judicial Inquiry Commission. A judge aggrieved by a decision of the Court of the Judiciary
may appeal the decision to the Supreme Court of Alabama. This bill would propose an amendment
to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to revise the membership of the Judicial Inquiry Commission
and the Court of the Judiciary, to subject all Judicial Inquiry Commission and Court of the
Judiciary appointees to confirmation by the Senate,...
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SB8
179374-2:n:09/07/2016:JET/th LRS2016-2716R1 SB8 By Senator Hightower RFD Judiciary Rd 1 07-FEB-17
SYNOPSIS: Under Article VI, Section 157 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution
of Alabama of 1901, as amended, the Court of the Judiciary is created to hear complaints filed
by the Judicial Inquiry Commission, and a judge aggrieved by a decision of the Court of the
Judiciary may appeal the decision to the Supreme Court of Alabama. This bill would propose
an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to require legislative approval of affirmations
by the Supreme Court of decisions by the Court of the Judiciary removing a judge from office.
Under Article VI, Section 159 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama
of 1901, as amended, a judge is disqualified from acting as judge when a complaint has been
filed against him or her by the Judicial Inquiry Commission with the Court of the Judiciary.
This bill would propose an amendment to the Constitution of...
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