Environmental Management Dept., centralized waste treatment facilities, permits, bond or financial assurance further provided for, provisions for fees based on cost to treat repealed, Secs. 22-25C-1, 22-25C-2 am'd.

Community College System, established as body corporate, eligibility of employees of system and colleges to participate in TRS and PEEHIP clarified, board authorized to acquire and dispose of property, Secs. 16-60-110.1, 16-60-111.4, 16-60-111.10 am'd.

Capital defendants, execution of, elect to include by firing squad, Secs. 15-18-82, 15-18-82.1 am'd.

Children First Trust Fund, appropriations from for fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, use of allocation pursuant to Section 41-15B-2.2 and this act, tobacco settlement revenues deposited in fund within 30 days of receipt, Finance Director to notify each agency of allocation, appropriations conditional on tobacco revenues, appropriation of additional tobacco settlement funds, audit, Children's Affairs Department to report to Legislature and Children's Policy Council, appropriations from General Fund to various entities contingent upon adoption of const. amend. proposed by SB147, 2012 Reg. Sess.

Appropriations, supplemental for fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2017, appropriations to the Alabama Forestry Commission, Forensic Sciences Dept., Insurance Dept., and Board of Prosthetics and Orthotics

Coalition Against Domestic Violence, appropriation, operations plan and audited financial statement required, quarterly and end-of-year reports required

General Fund budget, appropriations for other functions of government, debt service, and capital outlay for fiscal year ending September 30, 2018.

Ad valorem taxes, homestead exemption for retired due to disability, Secs. 40-9-19, 40-9-21 am'd.

Neighborhood Infrastructure Authorities, municipalities, assessments for neighborhood infrastructure revitalization projects, income tax credits, expiration date deleted, Secs. 11-71-11, 11-71-12 am'd.

Revenue Dept., sale of state land, employment of auction company, Sec. 40-10-134 am'd.

Toll roads and bridges, electronic assessment and collection of tolls, assessment to account holder or by photo-monitoring, administrative fees for nonpayment, judgements, suspension of driver's licenses and registration, Secs 23-2-165 to 23-2-175, inclusive, added; Sec. 23-2-163 repealed

Schools, public K-12 teachers and employees, charged with certain sexual crimes against students, paid administrative leave and discipline of school employees charged removed, Sec. 13A-6-83 repealed

Drug tests; falsification of; crime established; sale of synthestic urine. Crime established with exception

Fraudulent claims, treble damages for persons filing false claims, civil penalties, Attorney General required to investigate and initiate civil actions, retaliatory action by employers prohibited, limitation of actions, Medicaid False Claims Act

Economic development, Alabama Jobs Act, incentives continued, cap on outstanding incentives, eliminated, Secs. 40-18-370, 40-18-382, 40-18-383 am'd.

Lodging, taxation, exemption for rooms not intended for overnight sleeping, Sec. 40-26-1 am'd.

Term limits, members of Senate and House of Representatives limited to three consecutive full terms, const. amend.

Baldwin Co., gasoline and motor fuel, excise tax, add'l, county commission authorized to levy, Sec. 45-2-244.044 am'd.

Homicide, crime of homicide by vehicle or vessel, created, penalties, Marshall James Walton Highway Safety Act

Medicaid fraud, crime of further provided for, penalty, made Class C felony, statutes of limitations revised for certain fraudulent activity, Sec. 22-1-11 am'd.

Use tax, simplified sellers, procedures for collection and distribution of proceeds from out-of-state sellers, six month deferral deleted, disclosures re eligible sellers, reporting, Sec. 40-23-197.1 added; Secs. 40-2-11, 40-23-191, 40-23-193, 40-23-195 am'd.

Prisons and prisoners, Pardons and Paroles Bd., medical parole docket, eligibility for certain prisoners suffering from chronic life-threatening illnesses, Corrections Dept. to provide list for consideration

Real property, tax sales, excess funds, redemption payments, application to all funds held by a county, retroactive effect regardless of when tax sale occurred, Sec. 40-10-28 am'd.

Congress, calling for Constitutional Convention to limit members terms

Legislative authority vested in a Legislature consisting of one chamber, const. amend.

Term limits, members of Senate and House of Representatives limited to three consecutive full terms, const. amend.

Children First Trust Fund, appropriations from for fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, use of allocation pursuant to Section 41-15B-2.2 and this act, tobacco settlement revenues deposited in fund within 30 days of receipt, Finance Director to notify each agency of allocation, appropriations conditional on tobacco revenues, appropriation of additional tobacco settlement funds, audit, Children's Affairs Department to report to Legislature and Children's Policy Council, appropriations from General Fund to various entities contingent upon adoption of const. amend. proposed by SB147, 2012 Reg. Sess.

General Fund budget, appropriations for other functions of government, debt service, and capital outlay for fiscal year ending September 30, 2017.

Supplemental appropriations, SBI Cost of Evidence Fund to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, Act 2015-540, 2nd Sp. Sess., am'd.

State agencies, construction or building projects, rules, specifications, etc., changes not to apply after start of project

Motor vehicles, crime of endangerment of a highway worker in a construction zone, created, exceptions, penalties, Marshall James Walton Highway Worker Safety Act, established

Alabama Lottery estab., participation in multi-state lottery games only, constitutional amendment

Sales and use tax, simplified seller use tax remittance, definition of seller, continued participation if physical address established, Secs. 40-23-191, 40-23-198 am'd.

Taxation, transient occupancy tax, definitions, application clarified, Sec. 40-26-1 am'd.

Sales and use taxes, application of taxes, wholesale sale, definition amended to require component to become part of finished product, definition of tangible personal property and digital goods included, including electronic data, digital products or services, Secs. 40-23-1, 40-23-2, 40-23-60, 40-23-61 am'd.

Community College System, establish as a body corporate, employees hired after January 1, 2017 not subject to Students First Act of 2011, board of trustees of system to establish procedures for discipline and tenure, powers re acquisition of property provided, Act 2015-125, 2015 Reg. Sess., am'd; Secs. 16-60-110.1, 16-60-111.4, 16-60-111.10 am'd.

Term limits, members of Senate and House of Representatives, board, commission, or public office receiving state funding, limited to three consecutive full terms

Medicaid fraud, crime of further provided for, statutes of limitations revised for certain fraudulent activity, Sec. 22-1-11 am'd.

Interest, due or paid on properties reduced subject to tax sale, Secs. 40-10-75, 40-10-76, 40-10-77, 40-10-83, 40-10-121, 40-10-122 am'd.

Prisons, Alabama Prison Transformation Initiative Act, construction of new facilities provided for, Joint Legislative Prison Committee, reporting requirements increased, Alabama Corrections Institution Finance Authority, bonds authorized for prison facilities, construction agreements, renovating and demolishing existing prison facilities, proceeds on existing one mill tax, distribution further provided for, Secs. 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, 14-2-34, 38-4-12, 40-8-3 am'd.

Appropriation, Forever Wild Land Trust, expenditures of funds prohibited for advertising, const. amend.

Foundation program, annual appropriation, method of calculating average number of students revised, Secs. 16-13-231, 16-13-232 am'd.

Insurance, premium tax on insurance premiums, credits for certain employees altered, Alabama real property investment credit eliminated, insurance office facility credit eliminated, Sec. 27-4A-3 am'd.

Revenue Dept., sale of state land, employment of auctioneer, Sec. 40-10-134 am'd.

Homicide, crime of homicide by vehicle or vessel, created, penalties, Marshall James Walton Highway Safety Act

Baldwin Co., toll road authority, authorize by local law, bonds, const. amend.

Baldwin Co., municipalities, toll road authority, Legislature by local law may provide for, issuance of bonds, const. amend.

Medical malpractice, administrative Patient Compensation System created to provide for an administrative process for certain medical injuries, Patient Compensation Board established, annual contributions by certain health care providers required

Baldwin Co., municipalities, toll road authority, Legislature by local law may provide for, issuance of bonds, const. amend.

Term limits, urging Congress to limit members to 18 consecutive years in office

Congress, calling for Constitutional Convention to limit members terms

Scalia, Antonin Gregory, death mourned

Senate Rule 48, to increase membership on the Committee for Finance and Taxation General Fund

Term limits, members of Senate and House of Representatives limited to three consecutive full terms, const. amend.

Education budget, appropriations for the support, maintenance, and development of public education

Talladega College, appropriation

Appropriations, supplemental appropriations for fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, from Education Trust Fund to the Legislature, Department of Veterans' Affairs, and Department of Human Resources

Tuskegee University, appropriation

Lyman Ward Military Academy, appropriation

Postsecondary Education, State Board of, established, transfer of responsibility over two-year institutions of higher education from the State Board of Education and the State Department of Education to the State Board of Postsecondary Education and the State Department of Postsecondary Education, Secs. 16-60-110.1, 16-60-111, 16-60-111.10, 16-60-111.11, 16-60-111.12, 16-60-111.13, 16-60-111.14, 16-60-111.15, 16-60-111.16, 16-60-116, 16-60-117 added; Secs. 16-60-110, 16-60-111.1, 16-60-111.2, 16-60-111.3, 16-60-111.4, 16-60-111.5, 16-60-111.6, 16-60-111.7, 16-60-111.8, 16-60-111.9, 16-60-112, 16-60-113, 16-60-114, 16-60-115 am'd.

Tax credit, for certain voluntary assessments, Sec. 11-71-11 am'd.

Redemption of land sold for taxes, eliminate the requirement to pay interest on excess bid, Sec. 40-10-122 am'd.

Education Trust Fund, maximum amount appropriated annually, budget stabilization fund and capital fund, established, const. amend.

Uniform Condominium Act, define terms, required in state escrow agent, withdrawals limited, written notice required, Sec. 35-8A-410 am'd.

Governmental immunity for officers and employees of the state, official capacity and personal capacity, term includes governmental entities such as counties and municipalities as defined in Sec. 11-93-1, Code of Alabama 1975, Act 2014-124, 2014 Reg. Sess., am'd; Sec. 36-1-12 am'd.

Permits issued by state agencies, minimum duration of two years, required

Interest, due or paid on properties reduced subject to tax sale, Secs. 40-10-75, 40-10-76, 40-10-77, 40-10-83, 40-10-121, 40-10-122 am'd.

State property, work product by professional for governmental entity becomes state property, use by other governmental entities authorized

Article V Convention, appointment of delegates to represent Alabama by Legislature, qualifications, duties, criminal penalty for exceeding scope of appointment

School buses, change depreciation and fleet renewal schedule to 12 year cycle, Sec. 16-13-233 am'd.

State employees, review of dismissal decisions under State Merit System revised, venue for review of action by State Personnel Board specified, Sec. 36-26-27 am'd.

Non-nexus sellers use tax, method for remittance on behalf of customer, provided, Non-Nexus Use Tax Remittance Act, Secs. 40-23-191 to 40-23-199, inclusive, added

Foundation program, calculation of average daily memberships revised, Secs. 16-13-231, 16-13-232 am'd.

Municipalities, counties, other local government entities, employees, liability limited under certain conditions, Sec. 11-93-4 added

Motor vehicles, truck weights, dump trucks not required to meet axle spacing requirements under certain conditions, Sec. 32-9-20 am'd.

Motor vehicles, truck weights, dump trucks not required to meet axle spacing requirements under certain conditions, Sec. 32-9-20 am'd.

Board of Education, State, term limits set, compensation provided, Secs. 16-3-1, 16-3-8 am'd.

Baldwin Co., revenue commissioner, operation of office, compensation, Sec.45-2-241 am'd.

Privilege or license tax on a contractors' gross receipts, certain exemptions eliminated, distrib. of proceeds further provided for, Sec. 40-23-50 am'd.

Redemption of land sold for taxes, interest rate reduced only on tax amount due on date of sale, Sec. 40-10-122 am'd.

Public education, civics instruction required in grades 7-12 as part of existing courses

Administrative Procedure Act, amending rule ten years from its adoption, prohibited, Sec. 41-22-5.2 am'd.

State agencies, persons or entities providing services, rules, specifications, requirements, changes prohibited during project

Term limits, members of Senate and House of Representatives limited to three consecutive full terms, const. amend.

Brown shrimp, designated as official state crustacean

Public Television, 60 years of service, commended

Expressing the intention of the Legislature not to expand Medicaid services in Alabama

State parks, Gulf State Park Improvements Financing Authority, incorporation, issuance of bonds for capital improvements assignment of certain sales and use tax, revenue allocated to Conservationa nd Natural Resources Dept., Sec 9-14E-9 am'd.

Taxation, sales and lodging, certificate of exemption required, report to Revenue Department required

Grocery items, tobacco products, beer, sales not taxed at time of sale reported to Department of Revenue

Education Trust Fund, Rolling Reserve, to provide further for appropriation cap; ETF Budget Stabilization Fund authorizes further uses of revenues, including payments to the PACT Fund; to prohibit appropriations from holding or clearing accounts; Secs. 29-9-3, 29-9-4, 29-9-5, 29-9-6 am'd.

Motor vehicle, remote sales, sales and use tax, distribution to General Fund, Secs. 40-23-61, 40-23-85, 40-23-174 am'd.

State employees, review of dismissal decisions under State Merit System revised, venue for review of action by State Personnel Board specified, Sec. 36-26-27 am'd.

Motor vehicles, ad valorem taxes, deferral of certain taxes on certain new motor vehicles removed, Motor Vehicle Ad Valorem Tax Fairness Act, Sec. 40-12-253 am'd.

Insurance premium tax, credits against, repealed, Sec. 27-4A-3 am'd.

Taxation, distribution of use tax funds, Sec. 40-23-85 am'd.

Education Trust Fund, Rolling Reserve, to provide further for appropriation cap; ETF Budget Stabilization Fund authorizes further uses of revenues, including payments to the PACT Fund; to prohibit appropriations from holding or clearing accounts; Secs. 29-9-3, 29-9-4, 29-9-5, 29-9-6 am'd.

Term limits, members of Senate and House of Representatives limited to three consecutive full terms, const. amend.

Government disclosure of certain information regarding purchase of property by state or local government

Tuskegee University, appropriation

Lyman Ward Military Academy, appropriation

Talladega College, appropriation

Appropriations, 2013-2014 fiscal year, Education Trust Fund, Auburn University Aviation Program and Rainy Day Account Repayment, Act 2013-264, 2013 Reg. Sess., am'd.

Education budget, appropriations for the support, maintenance, and development of public education

Article V Convention, appointment of delegates to represent Alabama by Legislature, qualifications, duties, criminal penalty for exceeding scope of appointment

Legislature, members, required to be tested if reasonable suspicion person might be using controlled substances, Section 47 (Section 47, Recompiled Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended), am'd., const. amend.

Voter registration, board of registrars, prohibited time of registering any person as a qualified elector extended from 10 to 17 days prior to election, probate judge required to print voter list within 10 days of an election, Sec. 17-3-50, 17-4-2 am'd.

Controlled substances, additional penalties for convictions of, addition drug-related crimes included, driver's license suspension required for additional convictions for drug-related convictions, Secs. 13A-12-281, 13A-12-291 am'd.

Subdivisions, contracts to pre-sale lots prior to recording plat, laws applicable to counties and municipalities amended and made consistent, Secs. 11-19-1, 11-19-15, 11-24-1, 11-24-2, 11-24-3, 11-52-1, 11-52-33 am'd.

Administrative Procedure Act, proposed rule changes, posting on website, business authorized to object, agency required to file a Business Economic Impact Statement with committee and Legislative Reference Service, review of all rules, Red Tape Reduction Act, Sec. 41-22-5.1 am'd.

Summerdale, municipal courts, warrant recall fee, distrib. to municipal corrections fund

Trails Commission, and advisory board, members, terms, commission may be transferred from Department of Economic and Community Affairs to another agency, Secs. 41-23-140, 41-23-141 am'd.

Baldwin Co., court employees, compensation increase from Law Library and Judicial Administration Fund under certain conditions

Fair Ballot Commission created, membership and terms provided for, require Secretary of State provide explanation of measures and post on website, Alabama Informed Voter Act created

Human Resources Department, public assistance, drug testing for applicants and recipients required upon reasonable suspicion, ineligibility under certain conditions, department to implement, rulemaking authority

Baldwin Co., sheriff, qualifications, law enforcement service further provided for, Act 2013-227, 2013 Reg. Sess., am'd; Sec. 45-2-238 am'd.

Judge of probate, mental commitments, report to Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center, use for federal background checks regarding purchase of firearms, petition for reinstatement after release from mental commitment to circuit court, appeals to circuit court, use of ACJIC records by probate court, Law Enforcement Information Act, Sec. 22-52-10.8 am'd.

Talladega College, appropriation

Education budget, appropriations for the support, maintenance, and development of public education

Appropriations, supplemental appropriations for fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, from Education Trust Fund to Department of Commerce Department of Veterans' Affairs, certain appropriations to Jacksonville State University and State Education Department, extended

Tuskegee University, appropriation

Lyman Ward Military Academy, appropriation

Higher Education Commission, programmatic review for approval of non-Alabama instructional programs offered in state fees, Sec. 16-5-10 am'd.

Insurance, out-of-state insurers, investments, cash equivalents exempted from quality and diversity requirements, Sec. 27-41-39 am'd.

Term limits, members of Senate and House of Representatives limited to three consecutive full terms, const. amend.

Human Resources Department, public assistance, drug testing for applicants and recipients required upon reasonable suspicion, ineligibility under certain conditions, department to implement, rulemaking authority

Industrial Development and Training Institute, transfer from Postsecondary Education Department to Commerce Department, funding from Education Trust Fund, confidentiality of project information, Secs. 41-9-1080 to 41-9-1086, inclusive, added

Gulf State Park, sale of project site precluded, Governor to approve long-term lease of any state park property, development, submission of proposals, criteria, review by department, acceptance or rejection, Gulf State Park Project Committee established, proposal exempt from certain statutes, contingent upon market feasibility study by the Gulf State Park Project Committee, Chapter 14B of Title 9 repealed, Secs. 9-14B-1 to 9-14B-22, inclusive, Chapter 14D of Title 9 repealed, Secs. 9-14D-1 to 9-14D-5, inclusive, repealed

Baldwin Co., sheriffs, additional qualifications, continuing education

Foley, corp. limits alt.

Foley, corp. limits alt.

Foley, corp. limits alt.

Government disclosure of certain information regarding purchase of property by state or local government

Baldwin Co., court costs, assessment against persons incarcerated in the co. jail, amount per day authorized to be increased, Sec. 45-2-80.60 am'd.

Fairhope, corp. limits, alt.

Baldwin Co., judge of probate and tax collector, co. comm. auth. to reimburse for good faith errors and worthless checks

Baldwin Co., court costs in circuit and district court, deposit in Law Library and Judicial Administration Fund, expiration date altered, Sec. 45-2-80.87 am'd.

Controlled substances, additional penalties for convictions of, addition drug-related crimes included, driver's license suspension required for additional convictions for drug-related convictions, Secs. 13A-12-281, 13A-12-291 am'd.

Baldwin Co., leasing tax, distrib. to Historic Blakeley Authority, further provided for, Sec. 45-2-244.183 am'd.

Legislature, members, required to be tested if reasonable suspicion person might be using controlled substances, Section 47 (Section 47, Recompiled Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended), am'd., const. amend.

Court costs, criminal cases, entry of judgment by probate judge upon presentment by clerk of court

Fair Ballot Commission created, membership and terms provided for, require Secretary of State provide explanation of measures and post on website, Alabama Informed Voter Act created

Veterans, family educational benefits, limited to tuition only for family members granted benefits for the first time after August 1, 2012, Secs. 31-6-2, 31-6-4, 31-6-5, 31-6-6, 31-6-15 am'd.