SR72 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Senate, Special Order Calendar

Summary

This Senate resolution creates a Special Order Calendar that makes a specific group of bills the top priority for third-reading consideration on the 21st day of the 2012 Regular Session.

What This Bill Does

It establishes that certain listed bills must be treated as the paramount and continuing order of business and take precedence over all other matters when they reach third reading on the designated day. The resolution itself does not enact policy changes, but it schedules and prioritizes the accompanying bills, which cover a range of topics from drug regulation to forest rules and tax incentives. These bills would then, if enacted, implement their respective policy changes as part of Alabama law.

Who It Affects

• Alabama residents, who would be affected by the laws proposed in the listed bills (e.g., drug regulation, safety, and economic development policies).
• Licensed pharmacies, due to regulations on sales of meth precursors such as ephedrine and pseudoephedrine.
• Law enforcement, the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center, and the public safety system, because of proposed electronic drug offender tracking and related changes.
• Businesses, municipalities, and local governments affected by proposed tax incentives, development zones, and regulatory updates.
• Court systems and legal professionals, who would implement or interpret the changes if the bills become law.

Key Provisions

• Designates HB363, SB84, SB343, SB239, SB237, SB400, SB470, SB439, SB162, SB179, SB464, and SB363 (Corporations) as the Special Order Calendar for the twenty-first legislative day of the 2012 Regular Session, giving them priority on third reading.
• HB363 (Methamphetamine regulation) would tighten control of meth precursors, restrict sales of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine to licensed pharmacies, enhance penalties, revise membership of the Alabama Drug Abuse Task Force, require the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center to create an electronic drug offender tracking system, and amend or add specified code sections (Secs. 13A-12-260, 20-2-190; add Sec. 20-2-190.2).
• SB84 would address the use of foreign law in relation to rights guaranteed by the United States and Alabama, with amendments concerning constitutional rights and court interpretations.
• SB343 would change penalties or administrative rules pertaining to conduct on land designated as state forests, with amendments to Sec. 9-3-9.
• SB239 would tighten provisions relating to disruptions at funerals, including distance requirements from funeral facilities, with amendments to Sec. 13A-11-17.
• SB237 would modify wine-related rules, allowing certain handling of opened wine containers on license premises and permitting patrons to transport wine in a vehicle without it being an open container, with amendments to Sec. 28-3A-20.1.
• SB400 would modify tax abatement incentives for properties damaged by tornadoes or storms that were previously disqualified, with amendments to Sec. 40-9B-13 (Act 2011-709).
• SB470 would expand economic development tools, including tax increment districts and a Major 21st Century Manufacturing Zone in certain municipalities, and require related tax credits, with amendments to multiple sections (Secs. 11-99-1, 11-99-2, 11-99-4, 11-99-5, 11-99-6, 11-99-8, 11-99-10).
• SB439 would set the duration that a motor vehicle license plate design remains valid, as prescribed by the Commissioner of Revenue (amendment to Sec. 32-6-62).
• SB162 would allow motor vehicle dealers to use a cell phone number on applications filed with the Department of Revenue (amendment to Sec. referenced in the bill).
• SB179 would authorize the security transfer of securities and security accounts (amendment to Sec. 8-6-140).
• SB464 would extend firefighters’ death or disability benefits for occupational diseases to municipal firefighters and expand the definition of occupational diseases to include cerebral vascular events (stroke) (amendment to Sec. 11-43-144).
• SB363 (Smitherman) would address corporations and share exchange transactions, outlining requirements (amendment to Sec. 10A-2-11.02).

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Subjects

Resolutions, Legislative