SR127 Alabama 2011 Session

Summary

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

Senate, Special Order Calendar

Summary

SR127 designates a set of specific bills as the Senate's special order for the Twenty-third Legislative Day, giving them priority over all other business until they are addressed.

What This Bill Does

If enacted, it places the listed bills at the top of the agenda for the Twenty-third Legislative Day. This means those bills would be considered before other topics for that day. The topics covered include school licensure exemptions for nonprofit institutions, environmental permit rules, funding for Indian scholarship programs, grandparent visitation definitions, internal police investigations standards, and load securement requirements for certain commercial vehicle cargo.

Who It Affects

• Nonprofit schools and those seeking licensure exemptions (SB260) and the related amendments to sections 16-46-1 and 16-46-3.
• Environmental agencies and solid waste landfill operators (HB406), with implications for permit issuance and a 24-month moratorium, and duties of the Environmental Management Department and Health Department.
• Recipients and programs connected to the Indian Children's Scholarship Fund (SB364).
• Families involving grandparents and great-grandparents with minor children (SB264), affecting visitation considerations and the definition of 'grandparent'.
• Law enforcement agencies and officers (SB189), including required written standards and procedures for internal investigations and sharing copies with all officers.
• Commercial motor vehicle operators (SB289), including load securement certification rules for metal coils.

Key Provisions

• SB260: Clarifies definitions of profit and nonprofit for schools; authorizes additional nonprofit schools to apply for exemption from licensure; amends Secs. 16-46-1 and 16-46-3.
• HB406: Allows Environmental Management Department to issue permits to certain solid waste landfills; imposes a 24-month moratorium on new permit issuance; outlines duties for the Environmental Management Department and the Health Department (references 2011-20385).
• SB364: Provides an appropriation from the Indian Children's Scholarship Fund for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012.
• SB264: Expands the definition of 'grandparent' to include great-grandparents; influences court considerations of the best interests of the child; amends Sec. 30-3-4.1.
• SB189: Establishes written standards and procedures for internal investigations of law enforcement officers; requires copies of procedures to be provided to all officers.
• SB289: Requires load securement certification for commercial motor vehicles when transporting certain loads (metal coils); operator not required to carry certification in the vehicle or produce it on demand; amends Sec. 32-9A-2.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 25, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Resolutions, Legislative