SR60 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Senate, Special Order Calendar

Summary

The bill sets the Senate's special order calendar to give three specific bills priority on the 17th day of the 2012 session.

What This Bill Does

It designates SB300, HB154, and HB393 as the top items to be considered when they reach third reading that day, taking precedence over all other business. It does not create policy changes by itself but changes the order in which these bills are considered. The three bills cover unemployment benefits, tax incentives for data processing centers, and pharmacy services/permits.

Who It Affects

• Unemployed workers or unemployment claimants (via SB300) who could be affected by changes to the definition of a compensable week.
• Data processing centers, warehousing and storage facilities, and Alabama businesses eligible for ad valorem and construction-related tax abatements (via HB154).
• Pharmacists, pharmacies, and consumers who rely on pharmacy services (via HB393).

Key Provisions

• Establishes the Special Order Calendar making SB300, HB154, and HB393 the paramount and continuing order of business on the seventeenth day of the 2012 Regular Session, to be considered on third reading before other matters.
• SB300: Unemployment compensation, further defines compensable week and amends Section 25-4-73.
• HB154: Authorizes certain ad valorem tax and construction-related transaction tax abatements for data processing centers and related facilities in Alabama; implements the Data Processing Center Economic Incentive Enhancement Act; amends Sections 40-9B-3, 40-9B-4, 40-18-190, and 40-18-193.
• HB393: Defines pharmacy services and authorizes the Board of Pharmacy to provide for a pharmacy services permit; amends Sections 34-23-1 and 34-23-30.

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

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