SB46
SB46 ENGROSSED By Senator Sanders A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Section 13A-6-61, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to first degree rape; to terminate the parental rights of a person who is convicted of rape in the first degree and has a child as a result of the rape. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 13A-6-61, Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows: §13A-6-61. "(a) A person commits the crime of rape in the first degree if: "(1) He or she engages in sexual intercourse with a member of the opposite sex by forcible compulsion; or "(2) He or she engages in sexual intercourse with a member of the opposite sex who is incapable of consent by reason of being physically helpless or mentally incapacitated; or "(3) He or she, being 16 years or older, engages in sexual intercourse with a member of the opposite sex who is less than 12 years old. "(b) Rape in the first degree is a Class A felony. "(c) If a person is convicted of rape in the first...
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HB142
181495-1:n:01/24/2017:CMH/tj LRS 2017-239 HB142 By Representative Ford RFD Public Safety and Homeland Security Rd 1 07-FEB-17 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, law enforcement agencies may use an individual under the age of 21 years as a confidential informant without obtaining the consent of his or her parent or legal guardian. This bill would require law enforcement agencies to obtain the consent of a parent or legal guardian prior to using such an individual as a confidential informant. This bill would allow an individual under the age of 21 years to serve as a confidential informant without obtaining the consent of his or her parent or legal guardian, provided that he or she is over the age of 17 and acts upon the advice of counsel. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to confidential informants; to provide that law enforcement agencies may not use any individual under the age of 21 years as a confidential informant unless the individual's parent or legal guardian grants written...
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HB325
182248-2:n:02/22/2017:LLR/tgw LRS2017-689R1 HB325 By Representatives Knight, Daniels, Coleman, Warren, Boyd, England, Morrow, Lawrence, Moore (M), Black, Forte, McClammy and Alexander RFD Ways and Means General Fund Rd 1 28-FEB-17 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, there is a Circuit Clerk's Judicial Administration Fund in each county and the money in the funds may be used for the salaries and benefits of court employees. This bill would provide that the money in the Circuit Clerk's Judicial Administration Fund may be used for the purpose of awarding merit and promotions raises to full-time employees of the clerk's office. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Section 12-19-310, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Circuit Clerk's Judicial Administration Fund; to provide that the money in the Circuit Clerk's Judicial Administration Fund may be used for the purpose of awarding merit and promotions raises to full-time employees of the clerk's office. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF...
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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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SB318
184110-1:n:03/15/2017:MA/cj LRS2017-712 SB318 By Senator Whatley RFD Finance and Taxation General Fund Rd 1 15-MAR-17 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, appointed indigent defense counsel representing an indigent in a trial court or during an appeal is paid a fee based on the number of hours reasonably spent working on the case, computed at the rate of $70 per hour. This bill would increase the rate of the fee paid to appointed indigent counsel for representation of an indigent in a trial court or during an appeal to a rate of not lower than $125 per hour. This bill would also increase the caps on total fees indigent counsel can charge the state for representing an indigent to a level commensurate with the increase in the rate of fee paid for indigent representation in a trial or appeals court. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to indigents; to amend Sections 15-12-21 and 15-12-22, Code of Alabama 1975, to increase the rate of the fee paid to appointed indigent counsel for the...
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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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SB20
SB20 ENGROSSED By Senator Albritton A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Sections 22-9A-17, 30-1-5, 30-1-12, and 30-1-16 of the Code of Alabama 1975, to abolish the requirement that a marriage license be issued by the judge of probate and replace existing state statutory marriage law; to provide that a marriage would be entered into by two parties; to provide that the judge of probate would record each marriage presented to the probate court for recording and would forward the document to the Office of Vital Statistics; to provide for the content of a properly formed marriage; and to repeal Sections 30-1-9, 30-1-10, 30-1-11, 30-1-13, and 30-1-14 of the Code of Alabama 1975. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections 22-9A-17, 30-1-5, 30-1-12, and 30-1-16 of the Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as follows: §22-9A-17. "(a) A record of each marriage performed in this state shall be filed with the Office of Vital Statistics and shall be registered if it has...
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SB54
SB54 ENGROSSED By Senator Ward A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to county inmates and juveniles under the jurisdiction of a juvenile court who are otherwise eligible for Medicaid; to provide for Medicaid benefits to be suspended, but not terminated, when a county inmate is in a public institution under the administrative control and responsibility of the county sheriff or a juvenile is under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court; to provide for reinstatement of Medicaid benefits for medical care a county inmate or juvenile receives as an inpatient in a medical institution; to provide for payment of any state match required; and to provide for a centralized process for disseminating necessary information. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. (a) For the purposes of this act, the following words have the following meanings: (1) COUNTY INMATE. Any person being held in a public institution under the administrative control and responsibility of the county sheriff...
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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: §17-9-30. "(a) Each elector shall provide valid photo identification to an appropriate election official prior to voting. A voter...
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HB225
123993-1:n:11/18/2010:KBH/ll LRS2010-4329 HB225 By Representatives Rogers and Moore (M) RFD Education Policy Rd 1 14-FEB-17 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the State Superintendent of Education must revoke the teaching certificate of any person convicted of certain felony crimes, including rape, murder, kidnapping, robbery, and other violent and sex crimes. This bill would require the State Superintendent of Education to compile a list of teachers who hold teaching certificates in the state and transmit the list to the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center. This bill would require the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center to notify the State Superintendent of Education of any teachers on the list who have been convicted of a felony and require the superintendent to notify any school district that employs a teacher who has been convicted of a felony of the teacher's conviction. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Section 16-23-5 of the Code of Alabama 1975, as last amended...
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