HB334 Alabama 2014 Session
Signed by Governor
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2014
Title
Optometry, Board of, practice of optometry through telemedicine provided for, Secs. 34-22-80 to 34-22-87, inclusive, am'd.; Sec. 34-22-88 repealed
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, the Alabama Board of
Optometry is responsible for licensing and
regulating the practice of optometry in the state</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would delete language relating to
a license to practice optometry across state lines
and would authorize the board to regulate the
practice of optometry through telemedicine</p><p class="bill_description">
Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama
of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the
Official Recompilation of the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general
law whose purpose or effect would be to require a
new or increased expenditure of local funds from
becoming effective with regard to a local
governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote
unless: it comes within one of a number of
specified exceptions; it is approved by the
affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates
funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to
the entity for the purpose</p><p class="bill_description">
The purpose or effect of this bill would be
to require a new or increased expenditure of local
funds within the meaning of the amendment. However,
the bill does not require approval of a local
governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to
become effective because it comes within one of the
specified exceptions contained in the amendment</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Sections 34-22-80, 34-22-81, 34-22-82,
34-22-83, 34-22-84, 34-22-85, 34-22-86, and 34-22-87, Code of
Alabama 1975, relating to the practice of optometry; to
authorize the board to regulate the practice of optometry
through telemedicine; to repeal Section 34-22-88, Code of
Alabama 1975, as duplicative; and in connection therewith
would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new
or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of
Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now
appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of
the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended.
</p>
Subjects
Optometry, Board of
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 1, 2014 | H | Forwarded to Governor on April 1, 2014 at 8:52 p.m. on April 1, 2014. |
| April 1, 2014 | H | Assigned Act No. 2014-339. |
| April 1, 2014 | H | Clerk of the House Certification |
| April 1, 2014 | H | Enrolled |
| April 1, 2014 | S | Signature Requested |
| April 1, 2014 | H | Passed Second House |
| April 1, 2014 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1103 |
| April 1, 2014 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| February 20, 2014 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 13, 2014 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Health |
| February 13, 2014 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 294 |
| February 13, 2014 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| February 6, 2014 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| January 22, 2014 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Boards, Agencies and Commissions |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB334 Alabama 2014 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | HB334 Alabama 2014 Session - Enrolled |