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SB430
177434-1:n:04/20/2016:JET/th LRS2016-1648 SB430 By Senator Scofield RFD Judiciary Rd 1 20-APR-16
SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the commission of domestic violence is a crime, and there are
provisions to protect domestic violence victims from further acts of violence. Furthermore,
during the 2015 Regular Session, significant revisions were made to existing provisions in
law governing domestic violence offenses and domestic violence protection orders (Act 2015-496).
This bill would clarify certain provisions of Act 2015-496, including clarification of definitions,
including dating relationships and household members, certain requirements for sworn petitions
for protection orders, notice of hearing and service of process requirements, fines and penalties
for violations of protection orders, arrests without warrants for violation of protection
orders, release and bail of domestic violence offenders, and provisions governing domestic
violence by strangulation or suffocation. Amendment 621...
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SB255
SB255 ENGROSSED By Senator Orr A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Section 32-5A-191, Code
of Alabama 1975, relating to driving under the influence of alcohol or controlled substances,
to further define the offense; to prohibit a person from driving who has a measurable amount
of specified substances in the person's body; to specify specific blood alcohol levels for
drivers under the age of 21 and for those operating a school bus; to further provide for a
minimum mandatory sentence for a fourth or subsequent violation; to remove the requirement
that the court only consider a prior conviction within a five-year period; to further specify
the timeframe for the release of persons arrested for driving under the influence; to reorganize
provisions relating to driving under the influence, the suspension or revocation of driver
licenses upon convictions, and ignition interlock requirements; and in connection therewith
would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or...
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HB193
172998-2:n:01/25/2016:KBH/th LRS2016-83R1 HB193 By Representative Rogers RFD Judiciary Rd 1
11-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Existing law provides for the crimes of cruelty to animals and aggravated
cruelty to animals. This bill would increase the penalties for those crimes under certain
conditions and would require a person convicted under certain conditions to undergo a psychological
evaluation and attend counseling. This bill would also create the crime of animal abandonment
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...
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SB264
SB264 By Senator Livingston ENROLLED, An Act, To amend Section 25-8-59, Code of Alabama 1975,
relating to the Alabama Child Labor Law; to allow the Department of Labor to file an action
for the collection of civil penalties imposed pursuant to this section against an employer
in the circuit court of the county where the violation occurred. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE
OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 25-8-59, Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows:
ยง25-8-59. "(a) Any employer who violates this chapter, or who fails or refuses to obey
within a reasonable time any lawful order or direction given by the state officials charged
with the enforcement of this chapter, and any parent, guardian, or custodian who suffers or
permits a person under his or her care or control who is under 19 years of age to work in
violation of this chapter, shall be subject to civil penalties in addition to other penalties
provided in this chapter. "(b) The department may impose a civil penalty of...
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SB1
168733-1:n:05/05/2015:JMH/th LRS2015-1845 SB1 By Senator Bussman RFD Health and Human Services
Rd 1 02-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, before initiating a proceeding in the juvenile
court to terminate the parental rights of the parent or parents of a child who has been placed
in foster care or in the custody of the Department of Human Resources, the court is generally
required to make a finding that the department has made reasonable efforts to preserve the
family and reunify the child with the family before the court may order that the parental
rights are involuntarily terminated. Existing law also provides certain conditions when the
court is not required to make this finding. This bill would also eliminate the duty of the
Department of Human Resources to make such reasonable efforts to preserve the family if the
parent has allowed the child to be in the presence of a methamphetamine laboratory or a location
where illegal drugs are stored, kept, packaged, diluted, or...
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HB440
175063-3:n:03/16/2016:JET*/th LRS2016-926R2 HB440 By Representative Hill (J) RFD Judiciary
Rd 1 17-MAR-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a case in which a child 14 years of age or more
is alleged to have committed an act that would constitute a criminal offense if committed
by an adult may be transferred from juvenile court to circuit court under certain conditions.
This bill would require the juvenile court clerk to forward to the circuit or district court
all papers connected with the case within a specified time, would require the circuit or district
court, within a specified time, to examine all orders, papers, reports, and studies and would
require for reversion of the case to the juvenile court under certain conditions. Also under
existing law, a minor who has attained 16 years of age may be charged, arrested, and tried
as an adult for capital offenses, other specified felonies, and certain lesser included offenses.
This bill would require the juvenile court to maintain...
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HB79
173201-1:n:01/27/2016:KBH/cj LRS2016-252 HB79 By Representative Pringle RFD Judiciary Rd 1
02-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, there is no specific crime for the injury or death
to a highway worker in a construction zone. This bill would provide for the crime of endangerment
of a highway worker in a construction zone 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...
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SB196
173530-1:n:02/08/2016:KBH/th LRS2016-486 SB196 By Senator Pittman RFD Transportation and Energy
Rd 1 09-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, there is no specific crime for the injury or
death to a highway worker in a construction zone. This bill would establish the Marshall James
Walton Highway Worker Safety Act and would provide for the crime of endangerment of a highway
worker in a construction zone and 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...
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HB131
173098-2:n:02/01/2016:FC/mfc LRS2016-124R1 HB131 By Representative Hill (J) RFD Judiciary Rd
1 09-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a child who is placed for care may be placed with
a kinship guardian. This bill would provide for a successor guardian to be named in a kinship
guardian agreement in the event the kinship guardian dies or becomes incapacitated. Under
existing law, a standard is not provided for a foster parent or a designated institutional
caregiver of a foster child to authorize a child to participate in age or developmentally
appropriate activities. This bill would define age or developmentally appropriate for the
purposes of childhood activities and specify a reasonable and prudent parent standard for
a caregiver to allow a child to participate in activities and would provide the standard would
apply for purposes of caregiver liability. The bill would also require the juvenile court
to consider services for a child at age 14 or over, instead of age 16 or over,...
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SB95
SB95 By Senator Brewbaker ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to foster care and kinship guardianship;
to amend Sections 12-15-301, 12-15-314, 12-15-315, 38-12-32, 38-12-35, 38-12-36, 38-12-37,
38-12-38, and 38-12-40 of the Code of Alabama 1975, to provide for the appointment of successor
guardianships when a kinship guardian dies or is incapacitated; to require the juvenile court
to consider services needed to assist a child to make the transition from foster care to independent
living at the age of 14 instead of age 16; and to define age or developmentally appropriate
childhood activities and reasonable and prudent parent standard for caregivers of children
in foster care; and to provide that the reasonable and prudent parent standard would apply
for purposes of caregiver liability. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1.
Sections 12-15-301, 12-15-314, 12-15-315, 38-12-32, 38-12-35, 38-12-36, 38-12-37, 38-12-38,
and 38-12-40 of the Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as...
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