SR106 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Senate, Special Order Calendar

Summary

SR106 designates a special order calendar for the 29th day of the 2012 Alabama Senate session, listing a set of bills to be prioritized and considered before other business.

What This Bill Does

It declares the listed bills as the paramount and continuing order of business for that day and gives them precedence over all other matters. It specifies the exact bills to be discussed first, effectively scheduling their consideration for the day. This designation is temporary and applies only to the 29th legislative day of the 2012 Regular Session.

Who It Affects

• Senate members and staff who must organize, debate, and vote on the prioritized bills that day.
• People affected by the policies in the listed bills (such as students, taxpayers, homeowners, consumers, veterans, and others) because these issues would be considered earlier in the day due to the schedule.

Key Provisions

• HB407: Public School and College Authorities change baseline date, increase average salary, allow schools affected by base closures to receive proceeds from the authority; amended sections 16-16A-2, 16-16A-7, 16-16A-8.
• HB505: Tax abatement incentives for properties damaged by tornados or storms that are disqualified; amended Sec. 40-9B-13; Act 2011-709 amended.
• HB327: Beverages labeling, obscuring removing or illegible information on labels prohibited; storing transporting holding for sale or selling any beverage product with label that is obscured removed or illegible prohibited; penalties; amended Secs. 20-1-5, 20-1-27.
• HB24: Automobile clubs licensure by Insurance Department; limited liability companies authorized to be licensed; amended Sec. 27-39-3.
• HB631: Public records management, membership of state and local record commission altered; amended Secs. 41-13-20, 41-13-22.
• HB405: Insurance, residential roofing contract cancellation prior to midnight of the 5th business day, with exceptions.
• HB504: Education, exemption from competitive bidding for cooperative purchasing programs expanded to other similar programs; amended Sec. 16-13B-2.
• HB34: Continuous sexual abuse of a person when the first act occurs under age 12; established crime and penalties.
• HB166: Homeowners insurance, rights and information provided to policyholders; violations under Unfair Trade Practices Act; Homeowners Bill of Rights Act.
• HB338: Funeral or cemetery services, regulation of preneed contracts further provided for; amendments to related sections.
• HB567: Insurance Department, capital requirements for casualty insurance companies; action level events; amended Secs. 27-2B-2, 27-2B-3, 27-2B-4.
• HB122: State parks, free admission for active or retired members of the Armed Forces on state and federal holidays.
• HB409: Baldwin County designated as a site for a military museum; Military Department authorized to cooperate.
• HB37: Alabama Purchase of Local Agricultural Products Incentive Program, rebates administered by Agriculture and Industries Department; appropriation; termination date specified.
• HB148: Chiropractic Examiners, licensure and regulation improvements; fingerprinting for applicants; exam for clinic permit applicants; subpoena power; judicial review; fees; multiple section amendments.
• HB170: Motor vehicles, driver licenses; law enforcement may issue a citation for suspected license non-issuance even without observing the driver; request to see license under certain conditions.
• HB600: Public authorities, Small Business Financing Authority created within the Department of Economic and Community Affairs; incentives to small business; enrollment of certain loans with authority.
• HB581: Veterans' Affairs Department, veterans cemeteries, ownership of land by department amended.
• HB31: Prisoners, escaped inmates, notification of state and local agencies and news media; liability limited; Joel Willmore Act amended.
• HB14: Circuit courts, civil matters, presiding circuit judge may authorize hearings to be held by audio-video telecommunications; required procedures updated.
• HB101: Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, removal of prohibition against licensee, agent, or employee from being employed by another licensee (deleted).
• HB242: Commonsense Consumption Act, obesity or weight gain-related civil suits prohibited with limited exceptions.
• HB478: Driving under the influence, crime further defined; term under the influence defined.
• HB669: Motor vehicles, security interests for older model vehicles, reduced time before considered satisfied amended.
• HB516: State employees, chief executive officer of the State Employees Insurance Board may approve group insurance offerings.
• HB427: Colleges and Universities, new construction of buildings with classrooms and dorms must have safe place approved by Alabama Building Commission.

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Subjects

Resolutions, Legislative