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SB282
204315-2:n:02/26/2020:JLB/tj LSA2020-313R1 SB282 By Senator Albritton RFD Tourism Rd 1 05-MAR-20
SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, lotteries and gift enterprises are prohibited by Section 65
of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901. This bill proposes an amendment to Section 65 of the
Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to establish the Alabama Education Lottery and the Alabama
Education Lottery Corporation and require the Legislature to enact one or more general laws
to provide for the duties, powers, authority, and composition of the corporation. The proposed
amendment would also create the Alabama Gaming Commission to supervise the conduct of bingo,
charitable bingo, pari-mutuel wagering, and casino-style games in the state. The proposed
amendment would provide that casino-style games may be operated only pursuant to a compact
between the state and the Poarch Band of Creek Indians on lands held in trust for the Poarch
Band of Creek Indians and, for an initial period of 25 years, at two...
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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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HB127
203665-1:n:01/08/2020:PMG/bm LSA2019-3142 HB127 By Representative Sorrell RFD Ethics and Campaign
Finance Rd 1 04-FEB-20 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a candidate, public official, or principal
campaign committee may accept, solicit, or receive campaign contributions for a period of
120 days following an election for the purpose of paying down campaign debt. This bill would
require a candidate, public official, or principal campaign committee who accepts, solicits,
or receives campaign contributions during the 120-day period after the election in order to
pay down campaign debt to report the campaign debt to the appropriate filing official and
would prohibit a candidate from accepting contributions that exceed the amount reported. This
bill would create the Campaign Debt Clarification Act. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating
to campaign finance; to amend Sections 17-5-2, 17-5-7, 17-5-8, and 17-5-9, Code of Alabama
1975; to create the Campaign Debt Clarification Act; to require a...
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HB336
205425-1:n:02/25/2020:AHP*/cr LSA2020-768 HB336 By Representatives Rogers and Moore (M) RFD
Economic Development and Tourism Rd 1 27-FEB-20 SYNOPSIS: This bill would permit wagering
on the results of certain professional or collegiate sports or athletic events and other events
authorized as sports wagering activities. This bill would create the Alabama Sports Wagering
Commission, provide for its composition, powers, and duties. This bill would provide rule-making
authority to the Alabama Sports Wagering Commission. This bill would allow the Alabama Sports
Wagering Commission to issue licenses relating to sports wagering. This bill would provide
for four types of licenses to be issued related to sports betting. This bill would establish
license requirements and prohibitions. This bill would authorize licensing fees. This bill
would define the duties of an operator conducting sports wagering. This bill would require
the posting of betting limits. This bill would authorize sports wagering...
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HB347
204381-2:n:02/27/2020:KMS/ma LSA2020-192R1 HB347 By Representative Collins RFD Ways and Means
Education Rd 1 27-FEB-20 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the Alabama School Choice and Student
Opportunity Act provides for the establishment of public charter schools in the state. This
bill would provide further for the membership of the Alabama Public Charter School Commission,
would authorize the commission to employ staff, and would allow an applicant to apply directly
to the commission to open a public charter school under certain conditions. This bill would
also provide further for the funding of public charter schools based on projected enrollment
initially and then on current enrollment, would require the disbursement of funds to a public
charter school on a monthly, rather than quarterly, basis, and would provide for the treatment
of certain local revenues and local tax allocations. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend
Sections 16-6F-6, 16-6F-7, 16-6F-9, and 16-6F-10, Code of Alabama...
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SB80
202986-1:n:09/17/2019:AHP/tj LSA2019-2490 SB80 By Senator Jones RFD Children, Youth and Human
Services Rd 1 04-FEB-20 SYNOPSIS: Existing law requires juvenile courts and the Department
of Human Resources to abide by certain requirements for placement and treatment of children
in juvenile dependency cases. This bill would require the Department of Human Resources to
conduct a diligent search when seeking a relative or other individual to be a caregiver for
a child determined to be dependent by a juvenile court. A diligent search pursuant to this
bill would include interviews with both the child and his or her relatives, as well as records
searches and other targeted inquiries during court hearings pertaining to criminal history,
financial status, employment status, and residential status. This bill would also require
a juvenile court to find that in a situation where a child determined to be dependent has
resided with a caregiver for at least 12 months prior to the determination of...
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HB224
Rep(s). By Representative Ellis HB224 ENGROSSED A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to the
appointment of members to county boards of equalization; to authorize the Commissioner of
the Department of Revenue to make appointments to the board under certain conditions; to provide
a process for the filling of vacancies; to increase the per diem rate for an active board
member; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language
to current style. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections 40-3-2,
40-3-4, 40-3-7, as last amended by Act 2019-452, 2019 Regular Session, and 40-3-8 Code of
Alabama 1975, are amended to read as follows: §40-3-2. "(a) This subsection shall apply
to every county in the state except a county subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of
this section. During the month of August, 1943, and during the month of August of each fourth
year thereafter, the county commission of each county, the county board of...
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SB4
202593-3:n:07/16/2019:LSA-JF/ccd SB4 By Senator Elliott RFD Finance and Taxation Education
Rd 1 04-FEB-20 SYNOPSIS: This bill would establish an income tax credit for eligible taxpayers
who pay toll fees to certain toll roads, bridges, or tunnels that are constructed with public
funds. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to taxation; to provide an income tax credit
for eligible taxpayers who pay toll road or bridge fees to the Alabama Toll Road, Bridge,
and Tunnel Authority, or to a concessionaire of the Authority. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE
OF ALABAMA: Section 1. (a) As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) AUTHORITY. The Alabama Toll Road, Bridge, and Tunnel Authority, as defined in
Section 23-2-142, Code of Alabama 1975. (2) AUTHORITY PROJECT. Any type of transportation
project constructed or to be constructed on or after the effective date of this act by or
on behalf of the authority using public funds of the state, including a...
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HB131
203716-2:n:01/07/2020:LSA-JP/jmb HB131 By Representative Sorrell RFD Ways and Means Education
Rd 1 04-FEB-20 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the state imposes sales or use taxes upon certain
persons, firms, or corporations. Sales of certain items are taxed at a reduced rate. Sales
of other items are exempt from the taxes. This bill would phase out the state sales and use
taxes on food by reducing the rates by one fifth of a percentage point over an twenty-part
reduction schedule beginning September 1, 2021. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To phase out
the state sales and use taxes on food by reducing the rate by one fifth of a percentage point
over an twenty-part reduction schedule beginning September 1, 2021. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE
OF ALABAMA: Section 1. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of Section 2 of this act, the following terms
are defined as follows: (1) FOOD. Food as defined in 7 U.S.C. §2011, et seq., for the purposes
of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program...
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SB103
204275-1:n:01/31/2020:CMH/ma LSA2020-268 SB103 By Senators Coleman-Madison, Albritton, Smitherman
and Waggoner RFD Governmental Affairs Rd 1 04-FEB-20 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a fee is
required to record certain mortgages, deeds of trust, contracts of conditional sale, or other
instruments of like character which is given to secure the payment of any debt which conveys
any real or personal property. This bill would increase the fee for recording of certain mortgages,
deeds of trust, contracts of conditional sale, or other instruments of like character which
is given to secure the payment of any debt which conveys any real or personal property. This
bill would modify the rate and further provide for the distribution of the mortgage record
tax in order to provide a dedicated revenue for the Alabama Housing Trust Fund. This bill
would also make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to
current style. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Section...
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