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HB128
203655-1:n:12/11/2019:LK/ma LSA2019-3145 HB128 By Representative Sorrell RFD State Government
Rd 1 04-FEB-20 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, various public notices are required to be published
in newspapers. This bill would require the Secretary of State to create, maintain, host, and
operate a website on which public notices may be published with legal effect. This bill would
require that the public notice website be available free of charge at all times and that both
current and archived public notices be searchable by keyword, file number, or area, and that
public notices of local legislation, both current and archived, be publicly searchable by
keyword, by sponsor, by subject matter, and by county. This bill would allow the Secretary
of State to require the person or entity purporting to provide the notice to pay a reasonable
fee, not to exceed $50, which reflects the actual cost of publication. There would be no fee
charged for any other usage of the public notice website. This bill...
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HB319
203733-2:n:02/21/2020:CMH/mfc LSA2019-3146R1 HB319 By Representative Sorrell RFD Local Legislation
Rd 1 25-FEB-20 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, there is no requirement that a person who operates
a program helping released inmates reenter into the community be licensed by the local government
authority prior to operation of the program. This bill would propose a local amendment to
the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to require a person to obtain a permit from the Colbert
County Commission prior to operating a community reentry program in Colbert County; authorize
the Colbert County Commission to establish requirements for the operation of the program and
authorize the commission to charge a permit fee; and establish a community reentry committee
for the purpose of providing for the permitting requirements of a community reentry program
and for the investigation of those programs. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to Colbert
County; to propose an amendment to the Constitution of...
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HB393
206240-1:n:03/05/2020:CMH/bm LSA2019-3146R2 HB393 By Representative Sorrell RFD Local Legislation
Rd 1 05-MAR-20 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, there is no requirement that a person who operates
a program helping released inmates reenter into the community be licensed by the local government
authority prior to operation of the program. This bill would propose a local amendment to
the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to require a person to obtain a permit from the Colbert
County Commission prior to operating a community reentry program in Colbert County; authorize
the Colbert County Commission to establish requirements for the operation of the program and
authorize the commission to charge a permit fee; and establish a community reentry committee
for the purpose of providing for the permitting requirements of a community reentry program
and for the investigation of those programs. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to Colbert
County; to propose an amendment to the Constitution of...
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SB57
203975-1:n:01/23/2020:LK/bm LSA2020-44 SB57 By Senator Ward RFD Governmental Affairs Rd 1 04-FEB-20
SYNOPSIS: This bill would repeal existing law providing access to public records and replace
it with a new Alabama Public Records Act with provisions establishing the rights of citizens
to access public records, enumerating exceptions to disclosure, establishing procedures for
making and responding to requests for access, setting the charges associated with responding
to requests, establishing a Public Access Counselor within the Alabama Department of Examiners
of Public Accounts, creating administrative and judicial remedies, and establishing civil
penalties for noncompliance. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to public records; to repeal
Sections 36-12-40 and 36-12-41, Code of Alabama 1975; to establish the Alabama Public Records
Act; to require governmental bodies of this state to adopt rules allowing each citizen to
inspect and take a copy of any public record upon a request made...
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HB179
203259-2:n:02/05/2020:PMG/bm LSA2019-2412 HB179 By Representative Ball RFD Ethics and Campaign
Finance Rd 1 06-FEB-20 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the State Ethics Commission is responsible
for administering and enforcing the code of ethics for public officials and public employees.
The commission is comprised of five members appointed on a rotating basis by the Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, and Speaker of the House of Representatives. Under existing law, the
State Ethics Commission may impose administrative penalties for minor violations, but refers
cases for all other enforcement of the code of ethics to the Attorney General or the appropriate
district attorney. The Attorney General or a district attorney may also initiate an enforcement
action against a public official or public employee without involving the State Ethics Commission.
This bill would require the Attorney General, a district attorney, or any other law enforcement
agency that initiates an investigation of a suspected...
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HB362
204312-1:n:02/24/2020:KMS*/ma LSA2020-334 HB362 By Representatives Estes, Lipscomb, Isbell,
Fincher, Baker, Ellis, Simpson, Moore (P), Brown (C), Marques, Collins, Drummond, Faust, Robertson,
Sorrell, Stringer, Meadows and Rogers RFD Education Policy Rd 1 03-MAR-20 SYNOPSIS: This bill
would create the Building Exceptional School Board Teams (BEST) Act, to provide further for
boardsmanship standards, training, and discipline of elected and appointed members of local
boards of education. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To create the Building Exceptional School
Board Teams (BEST) Act; to provide further for boardsmanship standards, training, and discipline
of elected and appointed members of local boards of education; to amend Sections 16-8-1 and
16-11-2, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the composition of city and county boards of education;
and to repeal Section 16-1-41.1, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the School Board Governance
Improvement Act of 2012. BE IT ENACTED BY THE...
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SB243
204312-1:n:02/24/2020:KMS*/ma LSA2020-334 SB243 By Senators Figures, Marsh, Waggoner, Beasley,
Coleman-Madison, Orr, Livingston, Barfoot, Stutts, Butler, Gudger, Ward, Holley, Albritton,
Chesteen, Sessions, Scofield, Price, Allen, Williams, Sanders-Fortier, Chambliss, Melson,
Burkette, Jones, Givhan, Smitherman and Singleton RFD Education Policy Rd 1 27-FEB-20 SYNOPSIS:
This bill would create the Building Exceptional School Board Teams (BEST) Act, to provide
further for boardsmanship standards, training, and discipline of elected and appointed members
of local boards of education. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To create the Building Exceptional
School Board Teams (BEST) Act; to provide further for boardsmanship standards, training, and
discipline of elected and appointed members of local boards of education; to amend Sections
16-8-1 and 16-11-2, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the composition of city and county boards
of education; and to repeal Section 16-1-41.1, Code of Alabama...
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SB239
204196-3:n:02/18/2020:HB/bm LSA2020-217R2 SB239 By Senators Smitherman, Waggoner and Sanders-Fortier
RFD Finance and Taxation General Fund Rd 1 25-FEB-20 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, The Judicial
Resources Allocation Commission is required to consider the Judicial Weighted Caseload Study
to determine the need for judgeships in each district and circuit court. This bill would require
the Alabama Supreme Court to adopt a Judicial Actual Caseload Study as the appropriate study
for determining the need for judgeships in each district and circuit court in order to revise
the factors considered in the study. This bill would also establish a deadline for the Supreme
Court to revise the factors considered in the study. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating
to the judiciary; to amend Sections 12-9A-1 and 12-9A-5, Code of Alabama 1975, to change Judicial
Weighted Caseload Study to Judicial Actual Caseload Study; to revise certain factors for the
study; and to establish a deadline for the...
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HB275
204707-1:n:02/07/2020:CNB*/bm LSA2020-555 HB275 By Representative Rowe RFD Judiciary Rd 1 18-FEB-20
SYNOPSIS: Under current law, the appellate procedure for death penalty cases provides for
a direct appeal to the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals. Under current law, the Alabama Supreme
Court may hear death penalty cases but is not required to hear the cases. This bill would
provide that the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals has exclusive appellate jurisdiction of
cases where a criminal defendant is convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death. This
bill would provide that a death penalty appeals case would have priority over all other cases
and the appeal would be expedited to the extent practicable. This bill would also make nonsubstantive,
technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT Relating to appellate procedure in death penalty cases; to amend Sections 12-3-9, 13A-5-53,
13A-5-55, 13A-5-56, 15-18-80 and 15-18-82.1,...
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SB200
204707-1:n:02/07/2020:CNB*/bm LSA2020-555 SB200 By Senator Ward RFD Judiciary Rd 1 18-FEB-20
SYNOPSIS: Under current law, the appellate procedure for death penalty cases provides for
a direct appeal to the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals. Under current law, the Alabama Supreme
Court may hear death penalty cases but is not required to hear the cases. This bill would
provide that the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals has exclusive appellate jurisdiction of
cases where a criminal defendant is convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death. This
bill would provide that a death penalty appeals case would have priority over all other cases
and the appeal would be expedited to the extent practicable. This bill would also make nonsubstantive,
technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT Relating to appellate procedure in death penalty cases; to amend Sections 12-3-9, 13A-5-53,
13A-5-55, 13A-5-56, 15-18-80 and 15-18-82.1, Code of...
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