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SB419
176863-1:n:04/13/2016:KBH/th LRS2016-1530 SB419 By Senator Sanders RFD Judiciary Rd 1 19-APR-16
SYNOPSIS: This bill would create the Fairness in Enforcement of Fines and Fees Act and would
require all courts within the State of Alabama and all municipal or other governmental entities
to comply with basic constitutional principles relevant to the enforcement of fines and fees,
including due process, equal protection, and right to counsel. This bill would prohibit a
person from being incarcerated for nonpayment of fines or fees without a prior indigency determination
and would provide the person with certain notifications. This bill would require a person
charged with a traffic violation or minor misdemeanor be provided with adequate information,
including the charges against him or her and the options he or she has for resolving the charges.
This bill would require a court to proportion all fines, fees, and costs imposed by the court
when a sufficient showing of indigency has been made...
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HB408
173277-3:n:03/08/2016:LLR/mfc LRS2016-256R2 HB408 By Representative McClammy RFD Judiciary
Rd 1 15-MAR-16 SYNOPSIS: Existing law does not specifically require the court in a criminal
proceeding tried before a jury to permit the defense to inform the jury of its right to judge
the facts and the application of the law in relation to the facts in controversy. This bill
would require the court in a criminal proceeding tried before a jury to permit the defense
to inform the jury of its right to judge the facts and the application of the law in relation
to the facts in controversy. This bill would require posting in each courthouse and courtroom
therein of the right of a jury to judge the facts and the application of the law in relation
to the facts in controversy. This bill would provide a criminal penalty for a violation. 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,...
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SB213
in exchange for shares or other units that are publicly traded and represent fractional undivided
beneficial interests in the trust's net assets but not to the extent that metal is transferred
to or from the investment trust in exchange for consideration other than such publicly traded
shares or other units. For purposes of this subdivision, the term metals includes, but is
not limited to, copper, aluminum, nickel, zinc, tin, lead, and other similar metals typically
used in commercial and industrial applications. "(48) For the period commencing
on October 1, 2012, and ending May 30, 2022, unless extended by joint resolution, the gross
receipts from the sale of parts, components, and systems that become a part of a fixed or
rotary wing military aircraft or certified transport category aircraft that undergoes conversion,
reconfiguration, or general maintenance so long as the address of the aircraft for FAA registration
is not in the state; provided, however, that this exemption shall...
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SB292
173949-2:n:02/24/2016:LFO-HP/bdl SB292 By Senators Orr and Melson RFD Fiscal Responsibility
and Economic Development Rd 1 24-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, liquor wholesale licensees
may sell liquor at wholesale to the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board or as authorized
by the board, other than to a retail licensee of the board. Under existing law, state liquor
stores operated by the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board and certain licensed private
retail stores may sell liquor at retail. Under existing law, retail licensees of the board
must purchase liquor from the board for resale. This bill would require the Alabama Alcoholic
Beverage Control Board to phase out retail sale of alcoholic beverages by the board prior
to October 1, 2021 but continue all other functions prescribed by law; require the board to
obtain the best available price for fixed assets, equipment, and property; and require the
Department of Economic and Community Affairs to provide certain technical...
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HB213
173303-1:n:02/01/2016:FC/th LRS2016-314 HB213 By Representative Pringle RFD Transportation,
Utilities and Infrastructure Rd 1 11-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: This bill creates new crimes for theft
of cargo in commercial transportation and fifth wheel tampering and would provide penalties.
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; or the Legislature appropriates funds, or provides a local source of
revenue, to the entity for the purpose. The purpose or effect of this bill would be to require
a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of the...
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HB34
(1) GROWING ALABAMA CREDIT. The credit provided for in Section 40-18-413(a). (2) INDUSTRY OR
BUSINESS. An entity which would conduct at a site an activity that is primarily described
in Section 40-18-372(1). (3) LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS. Organizations which
are determined by the Department of Commerce to meet both of the following criteria: a. The
organization is an Alabama entity not operating for a profit, including, but not limited to,
a municipality or county, an industrial board or authority, a chamber of commerce,
or some other foundation or Alabama nonprofit corporation charged with improving a community
or region of the state; and b. The organization has a record of supporting or otherwise participating
in economic development activities in some part of Alabama. (4) RENEWAL OF ALABAMA COMMISSION.
The Renewal of Alabama Commission created by Section 40-18-402. (5) SITE. Real property owned
by a local economic development organization and intended for use...
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HB347
174833-1:n:02/29/2016:JET/mfc LRS2016-849 HB347 By Representative England RFD Judiciary Rd
1 01-MAR-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a person is guilty of assault in the first or second
degree if he or she causes serious physical harm or physical harm, respectively, to certain
persons under certain conditions. This bill would clarify that assault in the first degree
would occur if a person operates a motor vehicle or vessel in violation of existing law relating
to driving or operating under the influence of alcohol or controlled substances and causes
serious physical injury to another. This bill would also provide that a person operating a
motor vehicle or vessel in violation of existing law relating to driving or operating under
the influence of alcohol or controlled substances and causes physical injury to any other
person with the motor vehicle or vessel is guilty of assault in the second degree. Amendment
621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05...
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SB14
SB14 ENGROSSED By Senator Allen A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Sections 13A-11-7, 13A-11-73,
13A-11-74, and 13A-11-75, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide that lawfully carrying a firearm
does not, in and of itself, constitute disorderly conduct; to authorize certain persons to
carry a pistol in his or her vehicle or on certain property without a concealed pistol permit;
and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or
increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of 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. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections
13A-11-7, 13A-11-73, 13A-11-74, and 13A-11-75, Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as
follows: ยง13A-11-7. "(a) A person commits the crime of disorderly conduct if, with intent
to cause public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, or...
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SB413
173581-3:n:04/07/2016:JET/mfc LRS2016-499R2 SB413 By Senators Pittman, Melson and Scofield
RFD Health and Human Services Rd 1 13-APR-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, if a physician
or other health care practitioner injures a patient because he or she has failed to follow
the governing standard of care in the applicable area of medicine, the patient can bring an
action against the physician or health care practitioner for medical malpractice. This bill
would establish a Patient Compensation System to be administered by the Alabama Department
of Public Health to provide for a mandatory alternative administrative procedure to address
medical malpractice claims by a panel of physicians and medical experts to determine the payment
of damages related to medical injuries. This bill would establish a Patient Compensation Board
to govern the system and to approve a schedule of compensation for confirmed medical injuries.
On or after January 1, 2017, this bill would require a person to submit an...
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HB208
172788-1:n:12/30/2015:JLB/tj LRS2015-3467 HB208 By Representative Ford RFD Economic Development
and Tourism Rd 1 11-FEB-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 authorize and regulate gaming by
an entity licensed by the county commission of the county in which the sponsor of the amendment
resides and 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 entities; to levy
a tax on vendors of gaming equipment; to provide for the disposition of state gaming tax proceeds;
to create the Alabama Gaming Commission to implement, regulate, and administer gaming and
regulate; to authorize the Governor to negotiate a compact for...
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