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SB14
203439-1:n:01/06/2020:CNB/bm LSA2019-2922 SB14 By Senator Ward RFD Judiciary Rd 1 04-FEB-20
SYNOPSIS: Under current law, a person convicted of a criminal offense may only apply for an
expungement in very limited circumstances. This bill would expand the expungement of criminal
records to include convictions of certain misdemeanor offenses, traffic violations, municipal
ordinances, and felony offenses. This bill would also make nonsubstantive, technical revisions
to update the existing code language to current style. Amendment 621 of the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution
of Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general law whose purpose or effect would be to
require a new or increased expenditure of local funds from becoming effective with regard
to a local governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote unless: it comes within one
of a number of specified exceptions; it is approved by the affected...
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SB208
203627-2:n:02/18/2020:CMH/tj LSA2019-2779R1 SB208 By Senators Coleman-Madison, Singleton and
Burkette RFD Judiciary Rd 1 18-FEB-20 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a person who has been
charged with a felony offense that does not constitute a violent offense may file a petition
to have the criminal records of that offense expunged when the charge is dismissed with prejudice;
when the charge has been no-billed by a grand jury; when the charge has been dismissed after
successful completion of a court-approved deferred prosecution program; when the charge has
been dismissed without prejudice and has not been refiled and more than 5 years have passed
without the person being convicted of any crime; or when the person was a victim of human
trafficking at the time of the offense and only committed the offense as a result of being
trafficked. Under existing law, when a person has been charged with a felony offense that
constitutes a violent offense, the person may only file a petition to have...
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SB185
203524-1:n:02/12/2020:CNB/tj LSA2019-3002 SB185 By Senators Orr, Albritton, Shelnutt, Butler,
Melson and Allen RFD Judiciary Rd 1 13-FEB-20 SYNOPSIS: Under current law, an expert witness
may testify in the form of an opinion or otherwise. This bill would provide additional circumstances
in which an expert witness may give expert testimony. Under current law, any person who operates
a motor vehicle on the public highways of this state is deemed to have given consent to a
chemical test of his or her blood, breath, or urine to determine the alcoholic content of
his or her blood. This bill would also provide that a chemical test may be used to determine
whether a person was driving under the influence. Under current law, only a physician, a registered
nurse, or other qualifying person may withdraw blood for a chemical test of a person's blood.
This bill would provide additional persons who would be allowed to withdraw blood for a chemical
test of a person's blood. This bill would provide...
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SB165
SB165 ENGROSSED By Senator Melson A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to the medical use
of cannabis; to add a new Chapter 2A to Title 20, Code of Alabama 1975; to amend Section 13A-7-2,
Code of Alabama 1975; to create the Compassion Act; to provide civil and criminal protections
to certain patients with a qualifying medical condition who have a valid medical cannabis
card for the medical use of cannabis; to establish the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission
and provide for its membership and duties; to provide for certification of patients to authorize
use of medical cannabis; to license and regulate the cultivation, processing, transporting,
testing, and dispensing of medical cannabis; to prohibit certain types of medical cannabis
products; to provide for patient registry and seed-to-sale tracking; to impose taxes; to provide
certain legal protections for users of medical cannabis; to provide certain legal protections
for employers; to provide further for workers' compensation...
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HB5
202436-1:n:06/13/2019:AHP/tj LSA2019-2031 HB5 By Representative Givan RFD Judiciary Rd 1 04-FEB-20
SYNOPSIS: Existing law provides that a juvenile court may terminate parental rights of a parent
who has been convicted of certain sex crimes. This bill would require a juvenile court to
find that a person is unable to properly care for a child and to discharge his or her responsibilities
to and for the child, and to terminate the parental rights of that person, in any case where
the juvenile court finds from clear and convincing evidence that the person committed rape,
incest, sodomy, sexual torture, or sexual abuse against another person and that rape, incest,
sodomy, sexual torture, or sexual abuse resulted in the conception of the child. A BILL TO
BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Section 12-15-319, Code of Alabama 1975, as amended by Act 2019-512,
2019 Regular Session; to require a juvenile court to terminate the parental rights of a person,
in any case where the juvenile court finds from...
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HB292
203909-2:n:01/23/2020:HB/bm LSA2020-3R1 HB292 By Representatives Pettus, Lee, Lovvorn, Fincher,
Hanes, Rich, Treadaway, South, Rowe, Jones (M), Ledbetter and Greer RFD Public Safety and
Homeland Security Rd 1 20-FEB-20 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, emergency responders may receive
counseling from certified peer support members. The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency is
the only agency that may certify a peer support member. This bill also would authorize the
Alabama Fire College to certify peer support members. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating
to emergency responders; to amend Section 36-21-14, Code of Alabama 1975, to authorize the
Alabama Fire College to provide certification to peer support members. BE IT ENACTED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 36-21-14, Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read
as follows: §36-21-14. "(a) As used in this section, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: "(1) CERTIFIED PEER SUPPORT MEMBER. A law enforcement...
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HB307
205153-1:n:02/19/2020:KMS/tj LSA2019-2548 HB307 By Representatives Reynolds, Ball, Pettus,
Robertson, Shaver, Marques, Isbell, Sorrells, Whitt and McCutcheon RFD Ways and Means General
Fund Rd 1 20-FEB-20 SYNOPSIS: This bill would allow hazardous duty time to be used in calculating
the requisite years of service for inservice death benefits for firefighters, law enforcement
officers, and correctional officers even if the member has not otherwise attained 25 years
of creditable service. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Sections 16-25-14 and 36-27-16,
as amended by Act 2019-221 and Act 2019-316, 2019 Regular Session, Code of Alabama 1975, relating
to inservice death benefits for firefighters, law enforcement officers, and correctional officers;
to allow hazardous duty time to be used in calculating the requisite years of service for
inservice death benefits. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections
16-25-14 and 36-27-16, as amended by Act 2019-221 and Act...
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HB161
202595-1:n:01/30/2020:CNB/bm LSA2019-2185 HB161 By Representative Hill RFD Judiciary Rd 1 06-FEB-20
SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a person charged with a misdemeanor criminal offense, traffic
violation, or municipal ordinance violation and certain felony offenses may petition the circuit
court to have the criminal record expunged if the charge was dismissed or if he or she meets
other limited conditions. This bill would provide for the expungement of convictions for misdemeanor
criminal offenses, traffic violations, and municipal ordinance violations, including those
adjudicated as a youthful offender, under limited circumstances. This bill would also provide
for technical revisions. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Sections 15-27-1, 15-27-2,
15-27-3, 15-27-6, 15-27-7, 15-27-8, and 15-27-19, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the expungement
of criminal records, to provide for the expungement of convictions for misdemeanor criminal
offenses, traffic violations, and municipal...
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HB75
202881-1:n:09/04/2019:AHP/ma LSA2019-2343 HB75 By Representatives Baker and Collins RFD Judiciary
Rd 1 04-FEB-20 SYNOPSIS: Existing law provides for the recording of videotaped depositions
in criminal prosecutions for physical or sexual abuse or exploitation of children under the
age of 16. This bill would remove and update outdated references to videotape from statutory
requirements for the recording of video depositions in criminal prosecutions for physical
or sexual abuse or exploitation of children under the age of 16. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN
ACT Relating to depositions; to amend Section 15-25-2, Code of Alabama 1975; to remove and
update outdated references to videotape from statutory requirements for the recording of video
depositions in criminal prosecutions for physical or sexual abuse or exploitation of children
under the age of 16. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 15-25-2,
Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows. §15-25-2. "(a) In...
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SB302
205899-1:n:03/10/2020:KMS*/cr LSA2020-906 SB302 By Senators Chesteen, Marsh, Holley, Reed and
Smitherman RFD Finance and Taxation Education Rd 1 12-MAR-20 SYNOPSIS: This bill would modify
the retirement benefits for Tier II plan members of the Teachers Retirement System by providing
30-year service retirement and allowing the conversion of sick leave into creditable service.
This bill would also increase the member contribution rate. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To
amend Sections 16-25-11.1, 16-25-14, and 16-25-21, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to retirement
benefits for employees who are members of the Teachers' Retirement System, to modify the retirement
benefits for Tier II plan members of the Teachers' Retirement System by providing 30-year
service retirement and allowing the conversion of sick leave into creditable service and increasing
the member contribution rate. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections
16-25-11.1, 16-25-14, as amended by Acts...
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