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HB95
Rep(s). By Representative Mooney HB95 ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to health care, to allow health
care providers to decline to perform any health care service that violates their conscience
and provide remedies for persons who exercise that right and suffer consequences as a result.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. This act may be known and cited as
the Health Care Rights of Conscience Act. Section 2. The Legislature finds and declares: (1)
It is the public policy of the State of Alabama to respect and protect the fundamental right
of conscience of individuals who provide health care services. (2) Without comprehensive protection,
health care rights of conscience may be violated in various ways, such as harassment, demotion,
salary reduction, termination, loss of privileges, denial of aid or benefits, and refusal
to license, or refusal to certify. (3) It is the purpose of this act to protect religious
or ethical rights of all health care providers to decline to...
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HB215
Rep(s). By Representative Johnson (K) HB215 ENROLLED, An Act, To repeal Chapter 7 (commencing
with Section 8-7-1) of Title 8, and to add Chapter 7A (commencing with Section 8-7A-1), the
Code of Alabama 1975; to provide for regulation of money transmissions by the Alabama Securities
Commission; to require any person engaging in the business of monetary transmissions to obtain
a license from the commission and specify requirements for licensing and exceptions; to require
a licensee to maintain records and specify the commission would periodically examine each
licensee; to specify the powers of the commission with regard to enforcement; to provide an
aggrieved person with an opportunity for a hearing; to allow the commission to promulgate
rules; to provide criminal penalties for violations; 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...
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SB173
SB173 ENGROSSED By Senator Orr A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To repeal Chapter 7 (commencing
with Section 8-7-1) of Title 8, and to add Chapter 7A (commencing with Section 8-7A-1), the
Code of Alabama 1975; to provide for regulation of money transmissions by the Alabama Securities
Commission; to require any person engaging in the business of monetary transmissions to obtain
a license from the commission and specify requirements for licensing and exceptions; to require
a licensee to maintain records and specify the commission would periodically examine each
licensee; to specify the powers of the commission with regard to enforcement; to provide an
aggrieved person with an opportunity for a hearing; to allow the commission to promulgate
rules; to provide criminal penalties for violations; 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...
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SB185
173640-1:n:02/09/2016:DSM*/th LRS2016-494 SB185 By Senator Sanford RFD Health and Human Services
Rd 1 14-FEB-17 SYNOPSIS: This bill would give health care providers the following: The authority
to refuse to perform or to participate in health care services that violate their conscience;
immunity from civil, criminal, or administrative liability for refusing to provide or participate
in a health care service that violates their conscience. This bill would declare it unlawful
for any person to discriminate against health care providers for declining to participate
in a health care service that violates their conscience. The bill would also provide for injunctive
relief and back pay for violation. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to health care, to
allow health care providers to decline to perform any health care service that violates their
conscience and provide remedies for persons who exercise that right and suffer consequences
as a result. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF...
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HB426
182073-4:n:03/16/2017:FC/tgw LRS2017-573R3 HB426 By Representative Whorton (I) RFD Boards,
Agencies and Commissions Rd 1 16-MAR-17 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the Electronic Security
Board of Licensure licenses installers of alarm systems and electronic access control systems
and traditional locksmiths. This bill would further provide for definitions, including the
definition of locksmiths, and would further provide for the regulation of electronic security
systems and for the operation of the board. 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...
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SB306
183167-1:n:03/10/2017:KBH/cj LRS2017-825 SB306 By Senator Albritton RFD Agriculture, Conservation,
and Forestry Rd 1 14-MAR-17 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a resident of this state who is
65 years of age or older is exempt from having to obtain a hunting or fishing license. This
bill would increase the age of the exemption to 75 years, would allow residents born on or
before August 25, 1954, to receive the exemption or maintain the exemption if they are currently
qualified for the exemption under state law, and would provide a 50 percent discount on the
license fees for persons born on or after August 26, 1954, until they reach the age of 75
and qualify for the exemption. Under existing law, the Department of Conservation and Natural
Resources has the authority to issue military veterans appreciation freshwater fishing licenses
for military veterans who are 20 percent or more disabled for a nominal fee. This bill would
authorize the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to...
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SB59
181096-1:n:02/06/2017:EBO-KB/mej SB59 By Senator Ward RFD Judiciary Rd 1 07-FEB-17 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 additional bonds with no...
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SB284
183291-2:n:03/07/2017:JMH/th LRS2017-1008R1 SB284 By Senators Orr and Smitherman RFD Judiciary
Rd 1 07-MAR-17 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the maximum rate of interest on a small loan
is three percent a month on amounts not more than $200 and two percent a month for amounts
in excess of $200, and the maximum term of the small loan is limited to 25 months. Under existing
law, in lieu of these interest rates, the lender may utilize an alternative rate of charge
that consists of an acquisition fee of up to 10 percent of the principal and a monthly installment
handling fee. Under existing law, the maximum term of a small loan on which the alternative
rate of charge may be utilized is 12 months. This bill would provide that the minimum term
for a small loan in which the lender is charging the alternative rate is six months. This
bill would prohibit the lender from collecting an additional acquisition charge if the loan
is refinanced within the first six months. Under existing law, the term...
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HB113
Rep(s). By Representatives Wilcox and Sanderford HB113 ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to the Alabama
Sunset Law; to continue the existence and functioning of the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners
until October 1, 2021, with certain modifications; to amend Section 34-24-165, Code of Alabama
1975, so as to delete conflicting language relating to the renewal date of a license. BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. Pursuant to the Alabama Sunset Law, the
Sunset Committee recommends the continuance of the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners until
October 1, 2021, with the additional recommendation for statutory change as set out in Section
3. Section 2. The existence and functioning of the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners,
created and functioning pursuant to Sections 34-24-120 to 34-24-177, inclusive, Code of Alabama
1975, is continued until October 1, 2021, and those code sections are expressly preserved.Section
3. Section 34-24-165 of the Code of Alabama 1975, is...
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HB442
184249-1:n:03/16/2017:FC/tgw LRS2017-1326 HB442 By Representative Johnson (R) RFD Boards, Agencies
and Commissions Rd 1 04-APR-17 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a person licensed to perform
prosthetic, orthotic, or pedorthic services in another state may perform services in this
state for 60 days in a 12 month period after notification to the board. This bill would delete
this exemption. The bill would also add an exemption for persons licensed in another state
providing services at an association meeting or training event. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT
To amend Section 34-25A-5 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Board of Prosthetists
and Orthotists, to further provide for certain temporary exemptions for persons licensed in
another state. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 34-25A-5 of
the Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows: ยง34-25A-5. "(a) Except as provided
in subsection (h) or (i), no person shall administer prosthetic, orthotic,...
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