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HB526
176321-1:n:04/06/2016:LLR/tj LRS2016-1308 HB526 By Representative Scott RFD Financial Services
Rd 1 12-APR-16 SYNOPSIS: This bill would create the Alabama Motor Vehicle Title Loan Act.
The bill would: Require licensure by the State Banking Department for a person to act as a
title loan lender; provide for the application for licensure; require a bond and a nonrefundable
application and investigation fee; provide for inactive licenses, renewal and reactivation
of licenses, a fee for the license, and for the denial, suspension, or revocation of licenses.
The bill would specify acts which constitute violations for which certain disciplinary actions
may be taken; would provide for the imposition of fines and criminal penalties; and would
provide remedies for title loans made or serviced without proper licensure. The bill would
establish requirements for a title loan agreement; would provide for reclaiming a repossessed
motor vehicle under certain circumstances; and would provide payment of...
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HB92
173442-1:n:02/03/2016:LFO-KF/bdl HB92 By Representative Greer RFD Ways and Means Education
Rd 1 03-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under current law for Alabama income tax purposes, all individuals
are exempt from the reporting of distributions received from a defined benefit plan to the
extent it is taxable for federal income tax purposes. Distributions received from a defined
contribution plan are not exempt from reporting. This bill would remove the exemption from
the reporting and taxation of such distributions and require such benefits be reported on
an individuals income tax returns effective for the 2016 calendar tax year and provide an
exemption of the first $50,000 of pension and annuity income. A portion of such distributions
may be exempt from taxation for the recapture of any basis, under certain circumstances. A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Sections 16-25-23, 36-27-28, 36-27-170, 40-18-14, and
40-18-19 repeal Section 40-18-20 Code of Alabama 1975, to require individuals,...
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HB199
173502-1:n:02/05/2016:LFO-KF*/bdl HB199 By Representative Poole RFD Ways and Means Education
Rd 1 11-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: In order to further provide for efficient and effective budgeting
of the revenues of the state, this bill amends the Budget Management Act of 1976 so as to
provide for biennial budget periods, annual fiscal accounting, and performance review. Provision
is made for the State General Fund and the Education Trust Fund biennial budgets to be considered
on alternate years, enrolling sufficient financial detail into each budget so as to adequately
define each source of revenue and totals for each budgeted program, cost center, and line
item in each budget and the entire appropriation bill by each source of revenue, and to further
provide for performance review of the state agencies, departments, boards, bureaus, the Legislature,
and institutions of the state. This bill becoming law is contingent upon the constitutional
amendment proposed by HB ___ providing for biennial...
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SB312
SB312 By Senator Marsh ENROLLED, An Act, To amend Sections 1, 2, and 3 of Act 2015-27, now
appearing as Sections 40-18-370 and 40-18-376.2, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Alabama
Jobs Act, to provide that companies that employed eligible employees by or through a qualifying
project located within a former active duty military installation closed by the Base Realignment
and Closure process are entitled to an additional jobs credit. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE
OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections 1, 2, and 3 of Act 2015-27, now appearing as Sections 40-18-370
and 40-18-376.2, and Section 41-23-21, Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as follows:
§40-18-370. "(a) This article shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Jobs Act.
"(b) The Legislature makes the following findings: "(1) The economic well-being
of the citizens of the state will be enhanced by the increased development and growth of employment
within Alabama. "(2) It is in the best interests of the state to...
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SB279
174395-1:n:02/22/2016:JLB/mfc LRS2016-712 SB279 By Senator Dial RFD Governmental Affairs Rd
1 23-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the State Ethics Commission may issue advisory opinions
which provide immunity to the person requesting the opinion and any other person relying on
the opinion in good faith. Existing rules of the commission authorize the director and general
counsel of the commission to issue informal opinions on the application of the Code of Ethics
to a particular individual, but an informal opinion does not provide immunity. This bill would
establish a procedure for the issuance by the director or an attorney of the commission of
written informal opinions to public officers or employees that would provide immunity to the
officer or employee making the request if all pertinent information was presented and the
officer or employee acted in accordance with the relevant circumstances, factors, and requirements
set forth in the opinion. Under existing law, an elected...
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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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HB181
173937-1:n:02/10/2016:FC*/cj LRS2016-597 HB181 By Representative Martin RFD Insurance Rd 1
11-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, insurance adjusters are defined to be representatives
of the insurance company and not of the insured. This bill would provide for the licensing
and regulation of public adjusters of insurance claims on behalf of insureds. A BILL TO BE
ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to insurance; to provide for the qualifications and procedures for
the licensing of public adjusters; to provide definitions and exceptions to the licensing
and registration requirements; to require public adjusters to take and pass a written examination,
with exception; to provide for nonresident licensing; to require public adjusters to complete
a minimum of 24 hours of continuing education on a biennial basis; to provide standards of
conduct for public adjusters; to require public adjusters to report administrative action
taken against them in other jurisdictions; to give the Commissioner of...
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HB191
Rep(s). By Representative Clouse HB191 ENROLLED, An Act, To amend Sections 40-26B-70, 40-26B-71,
40-26B-73, 40-26B-77.1, 40-26B-79, 40-26B-80, 40-26B-81, 40-26B-82, 40-26B-84, 40-26B-86,
and 40-26B-88, Code of Alabama 1975, to extend the private hospital assessment and Medicaid
funding program for fiscal year 2017; to change the base year to fiscal year 2014 for purposes
of calculating the assessment; and to clarify the uses of Certified Public Expenditures by
publicly and state-owned hospitals; and to repeal Section 40-26B-77. BE IT ENACTED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections 40-26B-70, 40-26B-71, 40-26B-73, 40-26B-77.1, 40-26B-79,
40-26B-80, 40-26B-81, 40-26B-82, 40-26B-84, 40-26B-86, and 40-26B-88, Code of Alabama 1975,
are amended to read as follows: §40-26B-70. "For purposes of this article, the following
terms shall have the following meanings: "(1) ACCESS PAYMENT. A payment by the Medicaid
program to an eligible hospital for inpatient and or outpatient hospital...
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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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SB316
173986-3:n:03/01/2016:KMS/tj LRS2016-614R2 SB316 By Senator Marsh RFD Education and Youth Affairs
Rd 1 01-MAR-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the Students First Act of 2011 provides a process
for public K-12 school teachers to attain tenure. This bill would create the Preparing and
Rewarding Educational Professionals (PREP) Act of 2016. This bill would provide a procedure
for observing and evaluating teachers, principals, and assistant principals on performance
and student achievement. This bill would make an appropriation of $10,000,000 from the Education
Trust Fund to the Legislative School Performance Recognition Program, for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2017, to fund rewards earned by schools pursuant to that program. This
bill would require implementation of the Legislative School Performance Recognition Program
before September 1, 2016. This bill would increase the number of years of service required
to attain tenured status pursuant to the Students First Act of 2011, as...
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