SR116 Alabama 2011 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Session: Regular Session 2011
Title: Senate, Special Order Calendar
Summary: Senate Resolution SR116 designates four bills to be the special order of business for the Twenty-second Legislative Day, giving them precedence over all other work until they are disposed of.
What This Bill Does
The resolution designates HB126, SB255, SB178, and HB62 as the special, paramount, and continuing order of business for the Twenty-second Legislative Day only. This means those bills will be considered before other topics and stay on the agenda until they are completed. It does not change the bills themselves; it only sets scheduling priority for that day.

Who It Affects
Forever Wild Land Trust program participants and related state budgeting decisions, due to funding considerations in HB126.
Qualified production companies and taxpayers affected by the Entertainment Industry Incentive Act, due to proposed tax rebates and exemptions in SB255 (limited to the state portion of sales, use, and lodging taxes).
Real property owners, lenders, and others involved in property transfers, because SB178 addresses transfer fee obligations and related enforcement and procedures.
Ethics Commission and general state finances, because HB62 involves an annual appropriation expressed as a percentage of General Fund appropriations and requires approval from both the House and Senate to reduce it.

Key Provisions
SR116 declares HB126, SB255, SB178, and HB62 as the special, paramount, and continuing order of business for the Twenty-second Legislative Day only, taking precedence over all other matters until disposed of.
HB126 covers Forever Wild Land Trust funding, describing payments into extended years under the act.
SB255 concerns the Entertainment Industry Incentive Act of 2009, with additional tax rebates and tax exemptions limited to the state portion of sales, use, and lodging taxes, and amends Sections 41-7A-43 and 41-7A-45.
SB178 addresses real property transfer fee obligations, prohibitions, enforcement, and procedures related to prior transfer fee obligations, adding provisions to Sections 35-4-431 through 35-4-436.
HB62 relates to Ethics Commission funding, specifying an annual appropriation as a certain percentage of the General Fund Appropriations Act, with reductions allowed only with approval from both the House and Senate.

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Subjects: Resolutions, Legislative