SB417
186435-2:n:05/04/2017:CMH/th LRS2017-2044R1 SB417 By Senator Whatley RFD Judiciary Rd 1 04-MAY-17 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a person who serves or has served as a district attorney and meets certain criteria may elect to become a supernumerary district attorney. This bill would further provide that a person who serves or has served as a district attorney and who meets alternative criteria may elect to become a supernumerary district attorney. This bill would also provide that upon the death of a supernumerary district attorney while in office, the remainder of his or salary for the fiscal year shall be deposited into a special fund of the Office of Prosecution Services to be used for certain purposes. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to the qualifications of supernumerary district attorneys; to add Sections 12-17-213.1, 12-17-213.2, and 12-17-217 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide a person who serves or has served as a district attorney with alternative criteria...
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SB74
SB74 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the maximum fee that counsel may collect when appointed to represent an indigent client in a juvenile case is $2,500. This bill would authorize the trial court to certify a fee in the amount of up to $5,000 in certain juvenile dependency cases for guardians ad litem representing children. This bill would require a court waiving the limit to enter an order specifying the reasons for the waiver. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Section 15-12-21 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to indigent defense services; to authorize the trial court to certify a fee of up to $5,000 in certain juvenile dependency cases for guardians ad litem representing children. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 15-12-21 of the Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows: §15-12-21. "(a) If it appears to the trial court that an indigent defendant is entitled to counsel, that the indigent defendant does not expressly waive the right to...
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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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SB111
SB111 ENGROSSED By Senator Ward A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to Class 8 municipalities; to provide for the abatement of grass or weeds which become a nuisance under certain conditions; to provide for notice to the property owners; to provide for the assessment of the costs for abatement when the work is required to be performed by the municipalities; to provide for the collection by the municipality of the costs through the addition of the costs to ad valorem taxes and for enforcement by the county tax collecting official; and to provide for liens on the property under certain conditions. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. This act shall apply only to any Class 8 municipality. Section 2. An abundance of overgrown grass or weeds within the municipality which is injurious to the general public health, safety, and general welfare by providing breeding grounds and shelter for rats, mice, snakes, mosquitoes, and other vermin, insects, and pests; or attaining...
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SB1
178102-1:n:05/12/2016:LLR/tj LRS2016-1839 SB1 By Senator Williams RFD Judiciary Rd 1 07-FEB-17 SYNOPSIS: This bill would establish the Alabama Privacy Act to impose requirements on any person or entity that maintains public rest rooms, bathrooms, or changing facilities regarding privacy and the gender of the persons admitted. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To establish the Alabama Privacy Act relating to public rest rooms, bathrooms, or changing facilities; to impose requirements relating to privacy; and to specify the types of public rest rooms that may be provided based on the gender of the user. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Privacy Act. The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) The law of Alabama has long held that a resident of this state has a right to privacy in his or her person and his or her personal affairs. This right has been determined by the courts of this state to include a...
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SB48
173428-1:n:02/02/2016:JMH/tj LRS2016-371 SB48 By Senator Sanders RFD Judiciary Rd 1 07-FEB-17 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a capital murder defendant who is an individual with an intellectual disability is not subject to the death sentence. This bill would establish standards and procedures in death penalty cases for the trial court to determine whether a defendant is an individual with an intellectual disability. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To add Section 13A-5-60 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to establish procedures in death penalty cases to determine whether a defendant is an individual with an intellectual disability. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. Section 13A-5-60 is added to the Code of Alabama 1975, to read as follows: §13A-5-60. (a) As used in this section, "an individual with an intellectual disability" means both of the following: (1) An individual with a significantly subaverage general intellectual functioning...
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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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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: §36-25-14. "(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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HB364
Rep(s). By Representatives Johnson (R), Hurst, Boyd and Wood HB364 ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to Talladega County; to provide for a booking fee to be imposed on each person booked into the Talladega County Jail and subsequently convicted of a crime; to provide for the collection of the booking fee; and to provide for the distribution of the revenues derived from the booking fee. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. (a) In Talladega County, a booking fee in the amount of forty dollars ($40) shall be assessed against and collected from each person booked or incarcerated into the Talladega County Jail and subsequently convicted. The fee assessed pursuant to this section shall be in addition to any fines, court costs, or other charges imposed. (b) The booking fee imposed by this section shall be assessed against a defendant upon conviction by a court of law where the defendant is convicted. The clerk of the court shall enter the amount of the fee as provided in this...
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HB185
Rep(s). By Representative Buskey HB185 ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to Class 2 municipalities; to amend Section 28-3A-17.1, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for entertainment districts; and to further define the licensed premises of a holder of a retail liquor license. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 28-3A-17.1, Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows: §28-3A-17.1. "(a) The provisions of this section shall only apply to Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4, and Class 5 municipalities and municipalities with an incorporated arts council, main street program, or downtown development entity. "(b) Upon compliance of the applicant with the provisions of this chapter, and the regulations made thereunder which are not in conflict with the provisions of this section, the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board may issue an entertainment district designation for any retail license authorized in this chapter which allows the licensee to sell...
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