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SB335
SB335 By Senator Sanford ENROLLED, An Act, To amend Sections 40-2A-3, 40-2A-6, 40-2A-12, 40-2A-13,
40-2A-14, and 40-2A-15 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Alabama Taxpayers' Bill
of Rights and Uniform Revenue Procedures Act; to further define terms; to further require
signed and dated written authorization for examining the books and records of a taxpayer under
certain conditions; to require certain disclosures; to further provide the time frame in which
a private auditing or collecting firm engaged by a self-administered municipality or county
may commence an examination; to require certain confidentiality requirements; to provide for
an independent hearing or appeals officer; to require a public official or employee of the
taxing authority sign the final assessment; to provide minimum education requirements for
examiners of private auditing or collecting firms; and to require the Alabama Local Tax Institute
of Standards and Training Board to establish a hotline to...
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SB402
SB402 ENGROSSED By Senator Melson A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To provide for the registration
and regulation of certain individual tax preparers; to provide for registration exemptions;
to prohibit individuals not registered from conducting tax preparation services; to provide
penalties for violations; and to create the Alabama Taxpayer Protection and Assistance Act
Advisory Council for the purpose of determining acceptable examinations, continuing education
requirements, and certifications. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Alabama Taxpayer Protection and Assistance
Act." Section 2. The Alabama Taxpayer Protection and Assistance Act is enacted to protect
consumers by establishing a registration program to ensure that qualified individuals provide
individual tax preparation services. Section 3. When used in this act, the following terms
shall have the following meanings: (1) CONSUMER. Any natural person who,...
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SB241
173541-1:n:02/04/2016:LFO-HP*/bdl SB241 By Senator Pittman RFD Finance and Taxation General
Fund Rd 1 16-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: This bill would specifically include definitions in the chapter
of the transient occupancy tax levy, clarifying the Department of Revenues policy and interpretation
of existing law. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Section 40-26-1, Code of Alabama 1975,
relating to transient occupancy tax; to include definitions. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE
OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 40-26-1 of the Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows:
§40-26-1. "(a) For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have the respective
meanings ascribed by this section: "(1) ACCOMMODATION. The renting or furnishing of any
room or rooms, living quarters, sleeping or housekeeping space in any hotel, motel, rooming
house, apartment house, lodge, inn, tourist cabin, tourist court, tourist home, camp, campsite,
trailer court, marina, convention center, recreational...
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SB266
168426-9:n:02/17/2016:JMH*/tj LRS2015-1812R7 SB266 By Senator Blackwell RFD Transportation
and Energy Rd 1 17-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: This bill would adopt the Uniform Certificate of Title
for Vessels Act. This bill would allow the owner of a vessel to voluntarily obtain a certificate
of title on the vessel and would provide a procedure for the owner of a vessel to make application
with the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency. This bill would specify the process for perfecting
a security interest on a vessel and provide for the maintenance of records and files regarding
the security agreement. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To adopt the Uniform Certificate of Title
for Vessels Act, to provide for the issuance by the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency of
certificates of title on vessels; to allow owners of vessels to voluntarily obtain a certificate
of title; to provide for the application process; to provide for the issuance of certificates
of title; and to provide the perfecting of a...
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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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HB116
173394-1:n:02/02/2016:LFO-HP*/bdl HB116 By Representative Scott RFD Ways and Means General
Fund Rd 1 03-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: This bill would allow eligible sellers to continue to participate
in the program, under certain circumstances, even if the seller later establishes a physical
presence in Alabama. This bill would also allow participating eligible sellers to continue
to participate in the program unless federal legislation removes current federal limitations
on the ability of the State of Alabama to enforce its sales and use tax jurisdiction against
businesses that lack an instate physical presence. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Sections
40-23-191 and 40-23-198, Code of Alabama 1975, to update the definitions relating to simplified
sellers use tax; to update references to federal legislation on the enforcement of sales and
use tax as it relates to eligible sellers remitting simplified sellers use tax. BE IT ENACTED
BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections 40-23-191...
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SB168
SB168 By Senator Holley ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to service dogs; to make it a crime to harass,
injure, or cause the death of a service dog under certain conditions; to provide penalties;
to provide for restitution of certain expenses; 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. It is the policy of this state to recognize
the special role and value of service dogs, not only in the lives of those persons who use
them but also in society at large, and to encourage the use of service dogs by persons with
disabilities and to recognize that those persons have a right to use service dogs without
any interference with or injury to the service dog. Section 2. For...
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HB457
175381-1:n:03/10/2016:PMG/th LRS2016-1013 HB457 By Representatives Wood, Pettus, Fridy and
Rowe RFD State Government Rd 1 22-MAR-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a Tier II correctional
officer, firefighter, or law enforcement officer is eligible for full retirement benefits
if he or she retires after the age of 56 with at least 10 years of creditable service as a
correctional officer, firefighter, or law enforcement officer. This bill would allow Tier
II members of the Employees' Retirement System or the Teachers' Retirement System employed
as a correctional officer, firefighter, or law enforcement officer to retire with full retirement
benefits upon completion of 25 years of service. The bill would also provide that Tier II
members of the Employees' Retirement System or the Teachers' Retirement System employed as
a correctional officer, firefighter, or law enforcement officer shall contribute eight and
one-quarter percent of his or her earnable compensation to the retirement system. A...
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HB474
175849-1:n:03/16/2016:LLR/th LRS2016-1100 HB474 By Representatives Collins, Baker, Patterson,
McMillan, Buskey and Scott RFD Ways and Means Education Rd 1 23-MAR-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing
law, specific organizations and community chests united appeal funds, and the charities for
which they solicit funds are exempt from any and all taxation and fees. This bill would provide
definitions and qualifications for the United Way and other united appeal funds and their
supported charities. This bill also provides that united appeal funds that already hold a
Certificate of Exemption issued by the Department of Revenue and are in good standing with
the reporting requirements of Act 2015-534, now appearing as Sections 40-9-60 and 40-9-61
of the Code of Alabama 1975, would be deemed to be within the definitions. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT To amend Section 40-9-12, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to exemptions from taxes,
licenses, and fees; to provide for a definition of the United Way and...
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SB209
SB209 By Senator Holtzclaw ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to credit unions; to amend Sections 5-17-2,
5-17-4, 5-17-6, 5-17-7, 5-17-8, 5-17-10, 5-17-11, 5-17-12, 5-17-13, 5-17-19, 5-17-21, 5-17-22,
5-17-42, 5-17-45, 5-17-46, 5-17-47, 5-17-51, 5-17-52, 5-17-54, and 5-17-55, Code of Alabama
1975; to clarify and codify certain powers of credit unions, including, but not limited to,
loan purchases, borrowing capacity, mergers, voluntary dissolutions, and other measures to
provide parity with products and services offered by federal credit unions; to provide appellate
rights for persons affected by a suspension of operation of a credit union; to authorize the
Administrator of the Alabama Credit Union Administration to involuntarily merge a credit union
into another credit union or another financial institution in certain extenuating circumstances;
to modernize the bond provisions covering employees of the Alabama Credit Union Administration
by providing that the employees are bonded under the...
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