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SB245
SB245 ENGROSSED By Senator McClendon A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To define over-the-counter
spectacles and provide for certain requirements for lenses; to provide that the sale of over-the-counter
spectacles which do not conform to the definition would be unlawful; and to provide for civil
enforcement. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. (a) For the purposes
of this act, over-the-counter spectacles means nonprescription, ready-to-wear magnifying spectacles
or glasses that contain spherical convex lenses, uniform in each meridian, which are encased
in eyeglass frames and intended to ameliorate the symptoms of presbyopia. The lenses in over-the-counter
spectacles may not have a minus power (-) and may not exceed plus three and one-half diopters
(+3.50). (b) The sale of over-the-counter spectacles which do not conform to the definition
in subsection (a) is unlawful. (c) A violation of this act may be enforced by the Board of
Optometry, a district attorney, or the...
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SB260
SB260 By Senators Scofield, Livingston, Waggoner, Reed, Whatley, Melson, Stutts, Dial, Holley,
Ward, Marsh and Beasley ENROLLED, An Act, To propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama
of 1901, to prohibit any monies from the State Parks Fund, the Parks Revolving Fund, or any
fund receiving revenues currently deposited in the State Parks Fund or the Parks Revolving
Fund, and any monies currently designated under law for use by the state parks system from
being transferred to any other public account, fund or entity or used for any purpose other
than the support, upkeep, and maintenance of the state parks system; and to propose an amendment
to Amendment 617 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 213.32 of
the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended; to provide
exceptions to the requirement that all state park system land and facilities be exclusively
and solely operated and maintained by the Department of Conservation...
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SB272
174272-1:n:02/17/2016:LFO-HP/bdl SB272 By Senator Dial RFD Finance and Taxation Education Rd
1 18-FEB-16 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 increase the state sales and use
tax general rate to four and one-half percent on September 1, 2016 and to five percent on
September 1, 2017. This bill would phase out the state sales and use taxes on food over a
two-year period by reducing the rates by two percentage points per year beginning September
1, 2016. This bill would exempt sales of food from the sales and use taxes beginning September
1, 2017. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Sections 40-23-2 and 40-23-61, Code of Alabama
1975, to increase the state sales and use tax general rates to four and one-half percent on
September 1, 2016 and five percent on September 1, 2017; to phase out the state...
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SB298
174083-2:n:02/24/2016:KMS*/cj LRS2016-633R1 SB298 By Senators Hightower and Pittman RFD Banking
and Insurance Rd 1 24-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, all insurers authorized and writing
property insurance in the State of Alabama are required to be members of the Alabama Insurance
Underwriting Association, which was established to provide a method whereby essential property
insurance coverage would be provided in any county contiguous to the Gulf of Mexico and Mobile
Bay. This bill would create the Alabama Coastal Insurance Authority for the purpose of providing
affordable windstorm insurance for owners of insurable property in any county contiguous to
the Gulf of Mexico and Mobile Bay. This bill would provide for the selection of the board
of directors of the authority. This bill would provide for the adoption of the plan of operation
of the authority, including the process for post-loss assessments of policyholders and assessable
insurers. This bill would authorize the sale of...
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SB349
SB349 ENGROSSED By Senator Ward A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to crimes and offenses,
corrections, and pardons and paroles; to amend Sections 12-25-34, 13A-4-1, 13A-4-2, and 13A-4-3,
Code of Alabama 1975, Sections 6, 7, 9, 11, and 18 of Act 2015-185, 2015 Regular Session,
now appearing as Sections 13A-8-4.1, 13A-8-8.1, 13A-8-10.25, 13A-8-18.1, 15-22-26.2, and 15-22-29.1,
Code of Alabama 1975, respectively, Sections 13A-5-6 and 15-18-8, Code of Alabama 1975, as
last amended by Act 2015-463, 2015 Regular Session, and Sections 12-25-32, 15-18-172, 15-22-29,
15-22-32, 15-22-52, 15-22-54, and 29-2-20, Code of Alabama 1975, as last amended by Act 2015-185,
2015 Regular Session, to clarify when modifications to the initial voluntary sentencing standards
are effective; to modify the predicate monetary values of theft of property in the third degree,
theft of lost property in the third degree, theft of services in the third degree, and receiving
stolen property in the third degree; to...
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SB87
171531-1:n:08/25/2015:LFO-RR/bdl SB87 By Senator Orr RFD Finance and Taxation General Fund
Rd 1 02-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Amendment 617 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing
as Section 213.32 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as
amended, provides for the issuance and sale of general obligation bonds of the State of Alabama
for the purpose of the acquisition, provision, construction, improvement, renovation, equipping,
and maintenance of the State Park System, public historical sites and public historical parks.
All state park system land and facilities must be exclusively and solely operated and maintained
by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. This proposed amendment would except
the operation of state park land and facilities at those state parks which offer overnight
lodging accommodations to transients, or a golf course, or both, from the requirement to be
exclusively and solely operated and maintained by the...
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HB157
170702-1:n:06/24/2015:JET/th LRS2015-2337 HB157 By Representatives Mooney, Weaver, Harper,
Fridy, Chesteen, Lee, Ledbetter, Wilcox, Millican, Greer, Pettus, Hanes, Holmes (M), Robinson,
Whorton (I), McCutcheon, Williams (JD), Butler, Harbison, Hammon, Wingo and Beech RFD Health
Rd 1 09-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: This bill would establish the Assisted Suicide Ban Act to prohibit
a person or a health care provider from providing aid in dying to another person and would
provide civil and criminal penalties for violations. 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 entity;...
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HB336
173156-3:n:02/09/2016:FC/mfc LRS2016-199R2 HB336 By Representative Weaver RFD Health Rd 1 25-FEB-16
SYNOPSIS: This bill would define over-the-counter spectacles or glasses and specify certain
requirements for lenses. The sale of over-the-counter spectacles which do not conform with
this definition would be unlawful. The bill would also provide for civil enforcement. A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To define over-the-counter spectacles and provide for certain requirements
for lenses; to provide that the sale of over-the-counter spectacles which do not conform to
the definition would be unlawful; and to provide for civil enforcement. BE IT ENACTED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. (a) For the purposes of this act, over-the-counter spectacles
means nonprescription, ready-to-wear magnifying spectacles or glasses that contain spherical
convex lenses, uniform in each meridian, which are encased in eyeglass frames and intended
to ameliorate the symptoms of presbyopia. The lenses in...
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HB352
173572-1:n:02/08/2016:JMH/th LRS2016-462 HB352 By Representative Todd RFD Boards, Agencies
and Commissions Rd 1 01-MAR-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the practice of psychology is
regulated by the Board of Examiners in Psychology, which is comprised of members appointed
by the Governor. Existing law establishes the process and requirement for being licensed to
practice psychology in the state. This bill would clarify that the board is comprised of eight
members and that one of those members shall be primarily engaged in teaching, research, or
administration. This bill would revise the process for a licensee to request that the board
designate a license as inactive to authorize the board to assess an inactive licensee fee.
This bill would require an applicant for a license to submit fingerprints and execute criminal
history information release and would require the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA)
to forward the fingerprints of an applicant to the Federal Bureau of...
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HB389
175422-1:n:03/08/2016:PMG/th LRS2016-1030 HB389 By Representatives Patterson, Hanes, Pettus,
Whorton (R), Ledbetter, Rowe, Treadaway and Ball RFD State Government Rd 1 10-MAR-16 SYNOPSIS:
Existing law provides a defined benefit retirement plan for any public employee who is first
hired on or after January 1, 2013, by an employer who participates in the Teachers' Retirement
System or the Employees' Retirement System. This bill would redefine the term "Tier I
Plan Member" to include any person who, regardless of his or her date of employment,
is employed as a correctional officer, firefighter, law enforcement officer, or state policeman.
This bill would also redefine the term "Tier II Plan Member" to exclude a person
hired as a correctional officer, firefighter, law enforcement officer, or state policeman.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Sections 36-27-1, 36-27-16, and 36-27-24, Code of Alabama
1975, relating to retirement; to define certain terms relating to the Retirement Systems...
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