SB391
175647-1:n:03/11/2016:FC/tj LRS2016-1091 SB391 By Senator Scofield RFD Transportation and Energy
Rd 1 07-APR-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a municipality or municipal instrumentality may
provide telecommunication services. The law specifies that state and local governmental agencies
may require fair and reasonable compensation from telecommunication providers for use of public
rights-of-way. This bill would specify that rights-of-way fees would be required to be cost-based.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Section 11-50B-3 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating
to municipal telecommunication services; to further provide for fair and reasonable compensation
for use of public rights-of-way. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section
11-50B-3 of the Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows: §11-50B-3. "In
addition to all other power, rights, and authority heretofore granted by law, public providers
may acquire, establish, purchase, construct,...
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SB292
173949-2:n:02/24/2016:LFO-HP/bdl SB292 By Senators Orr and Melson RFD Fiscal Responsibility
and Economic Development Rd 1 24-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, liquor wholesale licensees
may sell liquor at wholesale to the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board or as authorized
by the board, other than to a retail licensee of the board. Under existing law, state liquor
stores operated by the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board and certain licensed private
retail stores may sell liquor at retail. Under existing law, retail licensees of the board
must purchase liquor from the board for resale. This bill would require the Alabama Alcoholic
Beverage Control Board to phase out retail sale of alcoholic beverages by the board prior
to October 1, 2021 but continue all other functions prescribed by law; require the board to
obtain the best available price for fixed assets, equipment, and property; and require the
Department of Economic and Community Affairs to provide certain technical...
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HB393
Rep(s). By Representative Johnson (K) HB393 ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to industrial
hemp; to authorize the Department of Agriculture and Industries to administer an industrial
hemp research program; to authorize the production of industrial hemp
to be used for the manufacture of industrial hemp products; and to amend Section
20-2-2, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide further for the definition of marijuana. BE IT ENACTED
BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the
Alabama Industrial Hemp Research Program Act. Section 2. As used in this act
the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Agriculture
and Industries. (2) GROWER. Any person, business entity, or cooperative licensed to grow industrial
hemp by the department or an institution of higher education pursuant to this act.
(3) HEMP PRODUCTS. Any and all products made from industrial hemp, including,
but not limited to, cloth, cordage, fiber,...
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HB69
Rep(s). By Representatives Tuggle and Johnson (R) HB69 ENROLLED, An Act, To amend Section 35-8B-1,
35-8B-2, and 35-8B-3, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to community development districts; to
create additional classes of community development district; and to provide for the incorporation
and powers of the districts. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section
35-8B-1, 35-8B-2, and 35-8B-3, Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as follows: §35-8B-1.
"(a) "Community development district" shall mean a private residential development
that: (1) Is a size of at least 250 acres of contiguous land area; (2) has at least 100 residential
sites, platted and recorded in the probate office of the county as a residential subdivision;
(3) has streets that were or will be built with private funds; (4) has a social club with:
(i) an 18-hole golf course of regulation size; (ii) a restaurant or eatery used exclusively
for the purpose of preparing and serving meals, with a seating...
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SB212
173292-1:n:02/01/2016:MCS/th LRS2016-225 SB212 By Senators Scofield, Livingston, Ward, Stutts,
Melson, Reed, Dial and Whatley RFD Finance and Taxation Education Rd 1 11-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS:
This bill would encourage accelerated investment in broadband infrastructure by private business
by providing a 10-year property tax exemption for qualifying high-speed broadband telecommunications
network facilities constructed after January 1, 2016. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend
Sections 40-21-6, 40-21-9, 40-21-17, 40-21-18, 40-21-20, and 40-21-21 of the Code of Alabama
1975; to provide a 10-year property tax exemption for qualifying high-speed broadband telecommunications
network facilities constructed after January 1, 2016. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF
ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections 40-21-6, 40-21-9, 40-21-17, 40-21-18, 40-21-20, and 40-21-21 of
the Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as follows: §40-21-6. "Insofar as the
other evidence and information adduced before said...
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SB56
168468-1:n:04/29/2015:KBH/th LRS2015-1814 SB56 By Senator Whatley RFD Transportation and Energy
Rd 1 02-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: This bill would remove restrictions on the service area of a public
provider that is a municipality or a municipal instrumentality. This bill would further allow
the public provider to provide cable systems, telecommunications equipment and systems, furnish
cable service, interactive computer service, Internet access, other Internet services, advanced
telecommunications service, and other services, or any combination thereof without the restrictions
as to coverage area. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Section 11-50B-3 of the Code of
Alabama 1975, relating to public providers of municipal telecommunications services and other
services; to remove certain restrictions and further provide for the delivery of services.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 11-50B-3 of the Code of Alabama
1975, is amended to read as follows: §11-50B-3. "In...
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SB287
SB287 ENGROSSED By Senators Pittman, Ward, Allen, Williams and Reed A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN
ACT To amend Sections 14-2-1, 14-2-12, 14-2-13.1, 14-2-14, 14-2-16, 14-2-19, 14-2-21, 14-2-28,
and 14-2-34, relating to the Alabama Corrections Institution Finance Authority, to allow the
Authority to issue up to $800 million in bonds with no specified maturity date later than
30 years for the purpose of financing the construction of women's and regional prison facilities,
renovating existing prison facilities, and demolishing obsolete prison facilities; and to
allow the Authority to construct the women's and regional prison facilities using various
types of construction agreements; to authorize the Authority to dispose of property not required
for Department of Corrections purposes; to require reporting to the Joint Legislative Prison
Committee; to further provide for actions to be taken upon payment of all bonds issued by
the Authority; to amend Section 40-8-3, relating to allocation of the...
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SB347
174366-2:n:03/09/2016:JMH/cj LRS2016-746R1 SB347 By Senators Bussman and Singleton RFD Agriculture,
Conservation, and Forestry Rd 1 10-MAR-16 SYNOPSIS: This bill would authorize the Department
of Agriculture and Industries to administer an industrial hemp research program.
This bill would allow the department or an institution of higher learning could apply for
a permit or waiver to grow industrial hemp for the manufacture of hemp
products. This bill would revise the definition of marijuana in the controlled substances
law to exclude industrial hemp. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to industrial
hemp; to authorize the Department of Agriculture and Industries to administer an industrial
hemp research program; to authorize the production of industrial hemp
to be used for the manufacture of industrial hemp products; and to amend Section
20-2-2, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide further for the definition of marijuana. BE IT ENACTED
BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. This act...
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HB117
$400,000 shall be expended for the Alabama Center for the Arts. SOURCE OF FUNDS: ETF 4,734,496
Federal and Local Funds 873,800 Total Arts, State Council on the 4,734,496 873,800 5,608,296
Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention, Department of: Social Services Program 927,148 927,148
In accordance with Sections 26-16-1 et seq., Code of Alabama 1975. SOURCE OF FUNDS: ETF-Transfer
927,148 Total Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention, Department of 927,148 927,148 Commerce,
Department of: Industrial Development Training Institute Program 55,124,479 55,124,479
Of the above appropriation, $6,440,154 shall be expended for the Industrial Development
and Training Program; $5,513,341 shall be expended for the Industrial Training Program
- Operations and Maintenance; $750,000 shall be expended for a marketing campaign for technical
education; and $42,420,984 shall be expended for Workforce Development, of which $500,000
shall be expended for the Alabama Workforce Training Center and...
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HB313
173595-1:n:02/18/2016:EBO-DHC/jk HB313 By Representative Clouse RFD Ways and Means General
Fund Rd 1 24-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: This bill will be known as the Alabama Prison Transformation
Initiative Act. This bill would provide for the construction of four modern, efficient prison
facilities to reduce overcrowding, to improve safety conditions for corrections officers,
to allow for additional inmate re-entry programs and to improve operational practices and
procedures. This bill would require increased reporting to the Joint Legislative Prison Committee.
Under existing law, the Alabama Corrections Institution Finance Authority is authorized to
issue bonds for prison construction purposes. The Authority is required to construct facilities
using plans and specifications of architects or engineers, or both. This bill would also allow
the Authority to construct women's and regional prison facilities using various types of construction
agreements. This bill would allow the Authority to issue...
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