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SB386
176011-2:n:03/28/2016:MCS/tj LRS2016-1109R1 SB386 By Senator Whatley RFD Education and Youth
Affairs Rd 1 05-APR-16 SYNOPSIS: This bill would authorize public institutions of higher education
in Alabama to adopt a written policy for freedom of speech and freedom of the press for student
journalists. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to college and university-sponsored media
and student journalists; to allow university boards to establish a university-sponsored media
policy for student journalists; to define terms; to state that student journalists may exercise
lawful freedom of speech and freedom of the press; to provide for speech that is not considered
free speech; to provide that expression of speech by a student journalist is not deemed an
expression of university policy; and to absolve universities from liability for student journalist
expressions of speech. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. (a) As used
in this section, the following words have the...
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HB144
172273-1:n:10/09/2015:LLR/th LRS2015-2931 HB144 By Representatives Hanes, Holmes (M), Harbison,
Whorton (R), Butler, Shedd, Standridge, Whorton (I), Wadsworth, Williams (JW), Ledbetter,
Wingo and Sessions RFD Ways and Means Education Rd 1 09-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law,
various programs and organizations receive funds from income tax check-offs. This bill would
provide an income tax refund check-off for a contribution to the Alabama state parks, Alabama
Department of Mental Health, or the Alabama Medicaid Agency. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT
To amend Section 40-18-140, Code of Alabama 1975, as amended by Acts 2015-443 and 2015-447
of the 2015 Regular Session, to provide an income tax refund check-off for a contribution
to the Alabama state parks, the Department of Mental Health, or the Alabama Medicaid Agency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 40-18-140, Code of Alabama
1975, as amended by Acts 2015-443 and 2015-447 of the 2015 Regular Session, is...
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HB298
174491-2:n:02/23/2016:JMH/th LRS2016-770 HB298 By Representative Henry RFD Judiciary Rd 1 24-FEB-16
SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, controlled substances may only be sold by prescription. Under
existing law, the State Board of Health has the authority to add, delete, or reschedule substances
as controlled substances, but the board must exclude a nonnarcotic substance from a schedule
if the substance may lawfully be sold over the counter without a prescription pursuant to
federal law. This bill would allow ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine to
be sold by prescription by requiring the State Board of Health to classify the drugs as Schedule
III controlled substances. This bill would give the board the authority to exempt a product
containing any of these substances from classification as a controlled substance if the board
finds that the product is effectively formulated to prevent conversion of the active ingredient
into methamphetamine or its salts or precursors. This...
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HB158
173483-1:n:02/08/2016:KBH/tj LRS2016-434 HB158 By Representatives Wingo, Mooney, Hanes, Holmes
(M), Fincher, Carns, Brown, Greer, Ainsworth, Williams (JW), Whorton (R), Ledbetter, Daniels,
Chesteen, Garrett, Whorton (I) and Beech RFD Health Rd 1 09-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: This bill would
establish the Alabama Child Care Provider Inclusion Act. This bill would prohibit the state
from discriminating against a child care service provider on the basis that the provider declines
to provide a child care service that conflicts with the religious beliefs of the provider.
This bill would prohibit the state from refusing to license or renew the license of a provider
of a child care service on the basis that the provider declines to carry out an activity that
conflicts with the religious beliefs of the provider. This bill would also expressly authorize
civil remedies for enforcement including attorneys' fees. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To
establish the Alabama Child Care Provider Inclusion Act; to...
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HB232
173951-1:n:02/11/2016:JLB/tj LRS2016-561 HB232 By Representative Greer RFD Education Policy
Rd 1 16-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the Board of Trustees of the University of North
Alabama is authorized to fix the salaries or compensation of instructors and other officers
of the university. This bill also would authorize the board to establish and modify benefits
for the instructors and other officers. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to the University
of North Alabama; to amend Section 16-51-6 of the Code of Alabama 1975, to authorize the Board
of Trustees to establish and modify benefits for instructors and other officers of the university.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 16-51-6 of the Code of Alabama
1975, is amended to read as follows: §16-51-6. "The board of trustees has the power
to organize the university by appointing a president, whose salary shall be fixed by the board,
and by employing a corps of instructors, who shall be nominated...
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SB135
SB135 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the state occupies and preempts the entire field of regulation
in this state touching in any way upon firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories, with
certain limited exceptions. This bill would clarify that the occupation and preemption by
the state expressly includes taxation and use of firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories.
This bill would also prohibit counties and municipalities from imposing user fees or other
special fees related solely to the ownership or use of a firearm, ammunition, or firearm accessory
or from imposing additional restrictions on the issuance of pistol permits. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT Relating to firearms; to amend Section 13A-11-61.3, Code of Alabama 1975, to specify
that the state occupies the entire field of regulation of firearms, ammunition, and firearm
accessories including taxation and use; and to specify that a county or municipality may not
impose a user fee or other special fee related solely to...
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SB247
173951-1:n:02/11/2016:JLB/tj LRS2016-561 SB247 By Senators Melson, Stutts and Orr RFD Education
and Youth Affairs Rd 1 16-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the Board of Trustees of the
University of North Alabama is authorized to fix the salaries or compensation of instructors
and other officers of the university. This bill also would authorize the board to establish
and modify benefits for the instructors and other officers. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating
to the University of North Alabama; to amend Section 16-51-6 of the Code of Alabama 1975,
to authorize the Board of Trustees to establish and modify benefits for instructors and other
officers of the university. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section
16-51-6 of the Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows: §16-51-6. "The board
of trustees has the power to organize the university by appointing a president, whose salary
shall be fixed by the board, and by employing a corps of instructors,...
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HB51
Rep(s). By Representatives Fridy, Rowe, Butler, Whorton (I) and Whorton (R) HB51 ENROLLED,
An Act, To amend Section 41-21-1, Code of Alabama 1975, to reduce the number of copies of
the Code of Alabama 1975, and supplements and replacement volumes thereof, that the Secretary
of State is required to distribute to certain departments, agencies, boards, commissions,
and other entities of the state. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section
41-21-1, Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows: §41-21-1. "(a) It shall
be the duty of the Secretary of State, on publication and delivery to the state, to transmit
sets of the Code of Alabama 1975, and supplements or replacement volumes thereof, subject
to subsection (b), to all of the following agencies, departments, institutions, bureaus, boards,
commissions, and offices: "(1) One set to the law library of Congress. "(2) One
set to the custodian of the law library of the court of last resort of every state and...
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HB558
170665-1:n:06/16/2015:LLR/agb LRS2015-2297 HB558 By Representative Holmes (A) RFD Economic
Development and Tourism Rd 1 19-APR-16 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 an Alabama Lottery
and the Alabama Lottery Corporation; to authorize and regulate gaming by the entities currently
licensed to conduct pari-mutuel wagering at the four existing racetracks in Alabama where
pari-mutuel wagering is currently legal; to levy a state gross receipts tax and a local gross
receipts tax on gaming revenue of the racetracks; to levy a tax on vendors of gaming equipment;
to provide for the disposition of lottery proceeds and state gaming tax proceeds; to create
the Alabama Lottery and Gaming Commission to implement, regulate, and administer gaming and
regulate and supervise the Alabama Lottery and Alabama Lottery...
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SB182
172711-1:n:12/10/2015:JET/tj LRS2015-3391 SB182 By Senators Beasley, Singleton, Figures, Coleman-Madison,
Smitherman, Ross, Dunn and Sanders RFD Finance and Taxation General Fund Rd 1 09-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS:
This bill would expand the Medicaid program to provide assistance to all persons for whom
federal matching funds are available to the state under the Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to Medicaid; to expand the program to provide
assistance to certain persons; to direct the Alabama Medicaid Agency to implement the expansion;
to direct other state agencies and entities to provide certain assistance; and to provide
for appropriations for adequate funding. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section
1. The Legislature finds all of the following: (1) The residents of this state are suffering
because of their lack of access to health care. (2) Broad access to health care leads to preventive
care, which produces healthier families, a...
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