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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HB226
173621-1:n:02/08/2016:EBO-KB/jk HB226 By Representatives Rowe, Fridy, Henry, Hill (M), McCutcheon, Treadaway, Rich, Patterson, South, Wood, Robinson, Moore (M) and Scott RFD Ways and Means Education Rd 1 11-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under current law, the Board of Dental Scholarship Awards gives scholarships for dental students in Alabama. This bill would amend Sections 16-47-76, 16-47-77, 16-47-78, 16-47-79, 16-47-80, and 16-47-81, Code of Alabama, 1975, to authorize the Alabama Dental Service Program. This bill would provide for the administration of the Program and would provide that the Program would be funded by appropriations from the Education Trust Fund. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Sections 16-47-76, 16-47-77, 16-47-78, 16-47-79, 16-47-80, and 16-47-81, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Board of Dental Scholarship Awards; to establish and describe the Alabama Dental Service Program, to be established and operated by the Board; to state that the program shall be funded by...
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HB503
Rep(s). By Representative South HB503 ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to Fayette County; to amend Sections 45-29-71.02, 45-29-71.03, 45-29-71.04, and 45-29-83 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the county commission and the judge of probate; to further provide for the membership, duties, and compensation of the county commission; and to further provide for the duties and compensation of the judge of probate. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections 45-29-71.02, 45-29-71.03, 45-29-71.04, and 45-29-83 of the Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as follows: §45-29-71.02. "(a) Beginning on the second Monday of the year 2019, the Judge of Probate of Fayette County shall serve as the chairman of the county commission. These duties shall be in addition to the other duties of the judge of probate, who shall receive the compensation provided in Section 45-29-83. "(b) The county commission shall consist of six members, who shall possess qualifications as hereinafter...
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HB53
172963-1:n:01/12/2016:FC/mfc LRS2016-90 HB53 By Representative Ainsworth RFD Ethics and Campaign Finance Rd 1 02-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a retired director, department chief, or division chief of a governmental agency may not return to work or contract with the agency from which he or she retired for a period of two years following retirement. This bill would authorize, under limited circumstances, a retired director, department chief, or division chief to contract with his or her former government employer immediately following retirement for the specific purpose of assisting the governmental agency with the transition period following his or her retirement provided the contract is approved by the Director of the Ethics Commission. Additionally, this bill would specify that the prohibition against a former government official or employee serving as a lobbyist or otherwise representing clients before his or her former employee for a period of two years following employment...
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SB35
SB35 By Senator Bussman ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to the Alabama Sunset Law; to continue the existence and functioning of the Alabama Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board until October 1, 2020, with certain modifications; and to amend Section 9-17-101, Code of Alabama 1975, so as to require diversity in the membership of the board. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. Pursuant to the Alabama Sunset Law, the Sunset Committee recommends the continuance of the Alabama Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board until October 1, 2020, with the additional recommendation for statutory change as set out in Section 3. Section 2. The existence and functioning of the Alabama Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board, created and functioning pursuant to Sections 9-17-100 to 9-17-125, inclusive, and Sections 40-17-160 to 40-17-166, inclusive, Code of Alabama 1975, is continued until October 1, 2020, and those code sections are expressly preserved. Section 3. Section 9-17-101 of the Code of Alabama 1975, is...
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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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HB251
173987-2:n:02/17/2016:FC/tj LRS2016-576R1 HB251 By Representatives Daniels, Whorton (R), Hill (M), Treadaway, Hill (J), Farley, Hall and Mooney RFD State Government Rd 1 17-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, individual state income tax returns are generally due on or before April 15 following the close of the calendar year. Corporate state income tax returns are generally due on or before March 15 following the close of the calendar year or on or before the fifteenth day of third month following the close of the fiscal year for corporations that filed on a fiscal year basis. Recently, the federal government has changed certain filing dates for federal income tax returns. This bill would provide for the due dates of state income tax returns to correspond to the due dates for federal returns. The bill would also further provide for a payment to be made on the due date of a return. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Sections 40-18-27, 40-18-39, and 40-18-42 of the Code of Alabama...
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SB263
SB263 By Senator Ross ENROLLED, An Act, To amend Sections 40-18-27, 40-18-39, and 40-18-42 of the Code of Alabama 1975; to further provide for the due dates of certain state income tax returns to correspond to the due dates of federal income tax returns and to further provide for a payment to be made on the due date of a return. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections 40-18-27, 40-18-39, and 40-18-42 of the Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as follows: §40-18-27. "(a) Effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 1997, every taxpayer having an adjusted gross income for the taxable year of more than one thousand eight hundred seventy-five dollars ($1,875) if single or if married and not living with spouse, and of more than three thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($3,750) if married and living with spouse, shall each year file with the Department of Revenue a return stating specifically the items of gross income, the deductions and credits...
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SB54
SB54 ENGROSSED By Senator Ward A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to the Alabama Trails Commission; to amend Sections 41-23-140 and 41-23-141, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the membership of the commission and the advisory board; to provide for terms; and to provide that the commission may be transferred for administrative and staff purposes to another state agency or department. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections 41-23-140 and 41-23-141, Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as follows: §41-23-140. "(a) For the purposes of this article, the term trail means any form of paved or unpaved trail including freshwater and saltwater paddling trails. The term trail user community includes, but is not limited to, the following: Paved and unpaved trail users, hikers, off-road bicyclists, users of off-road off-highway vehicles, paddlers, equestrians, disabled outdoor recreational users, and commercial recreational interests. "(b) There is...
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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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