HR354 Alabama 2011 Session

Summary

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

House of Representatives, Special Order Calendar

Summary

HR354 is a House resolution that creates a special order calendar, giving priority to a specified list of bills for the 16th legislative day.

What This Bill Does

It declares that, once adopted, the listed bills become the special and paramount order of business for the 16th day, taking precedence over regular or unfinished business. It is a procedural scheduling change, not new policy text, and the listed bills would be considered before other matters. The resolution specifies a wide range of bills across topics such as banking, corporate law, adoption subsidies, criminal history checks, vehicle regulations, family law, education, public safety, insurance, housing, elections, and taxes.

Who It Affects

• Members of the Alabama House of Representatives and their staff, because their agenda and time allocations for the 16th legislative day will be guided by this list.
• Bill sponsors and stakeholders in the listed policy areas, who may see their bills receive prioritized consideration and potential movement earlier in the session.

Key Provisions

• Declares the listed bills as the special and paramount order of business for the 16th legislative day, to take precedence over regular or unfinished business.
• HB20: proposes constitutional amendments related to banks and banking, including prohibiting establishment of a bank except by general banking law, specifying unlimited duration, restricting certain political subdivisions from owning stock or lending credit, and adding examination requirements; repeals related sections.
• HB21: addresses private corporations, railroads, canals, and related constitutional provisions, amending and repealing specified sections.
• HB297: relates to subsidized adoption, including subsidy payments, termination of payments, annual reporting, and hearing procedures, with amendments to related sections.
• HB387: concerns criminal history background checks conducted by Human Resources and Public Safety, clarifying duties, transmission via FBI-certified channeler, suitability determinations, and reversal considerations.
• HB256: deals with motor vehicles dealer license plates, limiting their number and use and creating transit plates.
• HB348: changes grandparents' visitation definitions to include a parent of a parent of a minor, including an adopted child, and directs court best-interest considerations for visitation.
• HB6: lowers the minimum mandatory age for public school attendance from seven to six.
• HB51: increases penalties for indecent exposure on a third or subsequent conviction.
• HB306: adds licensing and regulation of insurance adjusters by the Insurance Department and repeals varying sections related to adjusters.
• HB71: removes municipal public housing authorities' eminent domain power.
• HB143: changes solid waste facility permitting, requiring local approval and deeming a permit denied if not approved within a set number of days.
• HB349: establishes Housing Trust Fund and Advisory Committee to provide housing opportunities for low to moderate income households, administered by the Economic and Community Affairs Department under an Affordable Housing Act.
• HB85: expands unemployment compensation benefits for active duty military spouses who quit work to relocate due to deployment or orders.
• HB140: amends municipal population requirements to establish or modify city board of education eligibility criteria.
• HB119: modifies warrantless arrest provisions related to drivers licensed status and authorization for requesting to see a driver's license under certain conditions.
• HB425: changes the Presidential preference primary election date and removes provisions tying it to Mardi Gras.
• HB7: authorizes the Legislature to allow local law changes to appoint alternate election officers.
• HB124: prohibits imposing occupational tax by counties or municipalities, requiring a constitutional amendment.

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Subjects

Resolution, Legislative