HB60
172808-2:n:01/08/2016:FC/tj LRS2016-5R1 HB60 By Representatives Clarke and Davis RFD Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Rd 1 02-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, Section 106 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended (Amendment 341), the substance of any bill proposing a special, private, or local law is required to be advertised in a newspaper of general circulation in the county for four weeks prior to introduction in either house of the Legislature. Additionally, Section 106 does not provide any specific procedure for a special, private, or local bill to be substantively amended during the legislative process. This proposed amendment would provide that the substance of a special, private, or local bill would be required to be advertised in a newspaper of general circulation in the county for four weeks prior to introduction and would provide for exceptions when there is no newspaper of general circulation in the county. The proposed...
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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: ยง40-18-370. "(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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SB53
172808-2:n:01/08/2016:FC/tj LRS2016-5R1 SB53 By Senator Albritton RFD County and Municipal Government Rd 1 02-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, Section 106 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended (Amendment 341), the substance of any bill proposing a special, private, or local law is required to be advertised in a newspaper of general circulation in the county for four weeks prior to introduction in either house of the Legislature. Additionally, Section 106 does not provide any specific procedure for a special, private, or local bill to be substantively amended during the legislative process. This proposed amendment would provide that the substance of a special, private, or local bill would be required to be advertised in a newspaper of general circulation in the county for four weeks prior to introduction and would provide for exceptions when there is no newspaper of general circulation in the county. The proposed amendment would provide...
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HB405
175708-1:n:03/15/2016:JET/tj LRS2016-1131 HB405 By Representative England RFD Judiciary Rd 1 15-MAR-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a person charged with a misdemeanor criminal offense, traffic violation, or municipal ordinance violation and certain felony offenses may petition the circuit court to have the criminal record expunged if the charge was dismissed or if he or she meets other limited conditions. This bill would provide for the expungement of convictions for misdemeanor criminal offenses, traffic violations, or municipal ordinance violations and certain Class C and Class D felony convictions, including those adjudicated as a youthful offender, under limited circumstances. Also under existing law, the filing fee to expunge a criminal charge is $300. This bill would provide for a filing fee of $500 for the expungement of criminal convictions. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Sections 115-27-1, 15-27-2, 15-27-3, 15-27-4, 15-27-6, 15-27-7, and 15-27-8, Code of Alabama 1975,...
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HB42
172870-1:n:01/06/2016:JET/tj LRS2016-38 HB42 By Representative Johnson (K) RFD Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Rd 1 02-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under Article V of the United States Constitution, Congress must call a convention upon the application of the Legislatures of two-thirds of the states to consider proposed amendments to the Constitution. Proposed amendments must then be ratified by three-fourths of the states. This bill would adopt the Compact for a Balanced Budget to facilitate the calling of an Article V constitutional convention with the intent of amending the United States Constitution to include a balanced budget requirement for Congress. The Compact would govern membership and withdrawal of Compact members, establish the compact Commission to promote the Compact and to coordinate performance of obligations under the Compact, provide procedures for applying for an Article V constitutional convention, specify qualifications and duties of convention delegates, and establish...
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SB10
171528-1:n:08/25/2015:JET/th LRS2015-2782 SB10 By Senator Allen RFD Constitution, Ethics and Elections Rd 1 02-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under Article V of the United States Constitution, Congress must call a convention upon the application of the Legislatures of two-thirds of the states to consider proposed amendments to the Constitution. Proposed amendments must then be ratified by three-fourths of the states. This bill would adopt the Compact for a Balanced Budget to facilitate the calling of an Article V constitutional convention with the intent of amending the United States Constitution to include a balanced budget requirement for Congress. The Compact would govern membership and withdrawal of Compact members, establish the compact Commission to promote the Compact and to coordinate performance of obligations under the Compact, provide procedures for applying for an Article V constitutional convention, specify qualifications and duties of convention delegates, and establish rules for the...
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SB368
SB368 SYNOPSIS: This bill would provide for the issuance of temporary and permanent protection orders against sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking (a STOP order). This bill would establish procedures for petitioning for the issuance of temporary and permanent STOP orders, would provide for notice and hearings on the petition, would set forth evidentiary standards, and would provide for the modification of STOP orders under certain conditions. This bill would also provide criminal penalties for the violation of STOP orders and would authorize a law enforcement officer to arrest a STOP order violator without a warrant under certain conditions. 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...
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SB401
SB401 By Senators Dunn, Beasley and Coleman-Madison ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to the City of Bessemer, Alabama, in Jefferson County; authorizing automated traffic safety law enforcement in the City of Bessemer, Alabama, as a civil violation; providing certain procedures to be followed by the City using automated photographic traffic enforcement; providing that the owner of the vehicle involved in running a traffic light, stop sign, or violating the speed limit in the City of Bessemer is presumptively liable for a civil violation and the payment of a specified fine, but providing procedures to contest liability; providing for jurisdiction in Jefferson County and the City of Bessemer over such civil violations and allowing petitions for judicial review in the Jefferson County Circuit Court for trial de novo; creating a cause of action for any person held responsible for payment of the fine against the person who was actually operating a vehicle during the commission of a civil...
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SB88
SB88 ENGROSSED By Senator Orr A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to courts; to establish the Judicial Resources Allocation Commission; to establish the criteria for determining the need for increasing or decreasing the number of judgeships in district courts and circuit courts; and to authorize the Judicial Resources Allocation Commission to reallocate judgeships based on such criteria. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. (a) A permanent study commission on the judicial resources in Alabama is hereby created and shall be known as the Judicial Resources Allocation Commission. The Judicial Resources Allocation Commission shall be composed of the following members: (1) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama, who shall serve as chair. (2) The legal advisor to the Governor of Alabama. (3) The Alabama Attorney General. (4) Three incumbent circuit judges appointed by the President of the Circuit Judges Association, one of whom should be from the most...
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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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