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- Position: State Representative - District 55
- Party: Democratic
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- Location: Fairfield, AL - Jefferson County
- Birthday: November 9, 1958 61
- 11 South Union Street, Room 425
- Montgomery, AL 36130-2950
- 334-261-0452
- Email: [email protected]
- BA, Economics, Yale University
- MBA, Amos Tuck School of Business Administration, Dartmouth College
- Candidate, Alabama State House of Representatives, District 55, 2018
- Representative, Alabama State House of Representatives, District 55, 2006-present
- Professor, Miles College, present
- Former Ranking Minority Member, Financial Services Committee, Alabama State House of Representatives
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Class 1 mun. (Birmingham), business improvement districts, self-help, requirements to estab., amend, expand, and terminate, Secs. 11-54B-5, 11-54B-7, 11-54B-10, 11-54B-19 am'd.
Elder abuse, require redaction of contract information from court documents released to the public, to clarify that an elderly person of sound mind or body may hire legal counsel for representation, Sec. 38-9F-6 am'd.
Crimes and offenses, crime of female genital mutilation established, criminal penalties provided
Public utilities, creates - program for State of Alabama to serve as a guarantor for utility deposits under certain conditions
Taxation, individual income tax, simplified short form, allow up to fifteen hundred of interest and dividend income, Sec. 40-18-15.7 am'd.
Class 1 mun., city council, use of city passenger automobile authorized, Act 448, 1967 Reg. Sess., am'd.
Public utilities, creates - program for State of Alabama to serve as a guarantor for utility deposits under certain conditions
Work release, to create a new classification exception to allow certain inmates to be eligible to participate in work release programs, Sec. 14-8-2 am'd.
State Treasury, Education Retirees' Trust Fund, created, cost-of-living adjustments, to provide funding by lottery if one is authorized
Taxation, tax credits, Railroad Modernization Act, state income tax credit authorized for qualified railroad reconstruction or replacement expenditures
Commission on Higher Education, convening deans of all public and private institutions of higher education at least twice a year, discuss improving student access and student success, annual report to Legislature and Governor
Crimes and offenses, crime of female genital mutilation established, criminal penalties provided
Sales and use tax, simplied seller use tax on sellers selling goods without a physical presence in state, affiliated nexus repealed, one-time average state and local sellers use tax rate, Sec. 40-23-190 repealed; Secs. 40-23-191, 40-23-199.2 am'd.
Geneva Co., special recording fee in office of judge of probate, provided for, distrib.
Relating to simplified sellers use tax; to modify certain definitions; to clarify when certian taxes can or cannot be remitted; and to provide for adjustments to simplified sellers use tax. Amended code sections: 40-23-191, 40-23-192, 40-23-193, 40-23-195, 40-23-199.2
Taxation, simplified sellers use tax, updates to the amnesty and class action provisions, collection of tax clarified, Sec. 40-23-199 am'd.
Taxation, Birmingham Regional Paratransit Consortium, Incorporated, exempt from sales and use taxes
Fairfield, municipal judges and magistrates for municipal courts authorized to issue warrant recall fee for failure to appear for municipal ordinance or traffic violation, distrib. to municipal corrections fund
Sales and use tax, Simplified Seller Use Tax Remittance Program, out-of-state vendors, physical presence through acquisition of in-state company authorized, sales of tangible personal property subject to sales tax, marketplace facilitators, collection, Secs. 40-23-190, 40-23-191 am'd.
Fairfield, motor vehicles, automated traffic infraction device, use for red light enforcement authorized, procedures, posting of informational signs, civil fines, record keeping by Criminal Justice Information Center, appeals, tampering with photographic traffic signal enforcement system, prohibited, Fairfield Red Light Safety Act
Motor vehicles, commercial driver license (CDL), Revenue Dept, testing, public transit authority in Class 1 municipality to be designated
Income tax credit only offset tax liability derived from non-Alabama sources, Sec. 40-18-21 am'd.
Income tax, filing requirement threshold to be sum of standard deduction and personal exemptions, Sec. 40-18-27 am'd.
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.,, commended
Sigma day, March 15, 2018, recognized and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated honored
Taxation, Simplified Sellers Use Tax Program, affiliate restriction against participation eliminated, certain tangible personal property specified as subject to sales tax, Simplified Seller Use Tax Remittance Act, Secs. 40-23-191, 40-23-193 am'd.
Genital mutilation, making act on female under 19 years of age a Class B felony
Pistol permits, require color, laminated photo ID to be affixed to all future issued concealed carry weapons permit, allow for sheriffs to adjust fees for production of, Sec. 13A-11-75 am'd.