HR129 Alabama 2014 Session

Summary

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

House of Representatives, Special Order Calendar

Summary

HR129 is a House resolution that designates a special, priority calendar of bills to be considered on the 11th legislative day.

What This Bill Does

It immediately makes a set of listed bills the special and paramount order, taking precedence over regular business. It specifies the exact bills to be acted on that day and their order. It does not pass or amend laws by itself; it changes the schedule for these bills.

Who It Affects

• Members of the Alabama House and their staff who must prepare for and vote on the listed bills on the 11th day since those bills are moved to the front.
• Residents and stakeholders who would be affected if any of the listed bills become law (for example veterans, motorists, hunters, property owners, and state employees), because these topics are addressed by the bills on the special day.

Key Provisions

• Designates the listed bills as the special and paramount order of business for the 11th legislative day, ahead of other pending or unfinished business.
• Explicitly lists the bills to be considered on that day, including HB94, HB193, HB329, HB211, HB198, HB202, HB55, HB194, HB252, HB185, HB53, HB226, HB107, HB111, HB99, HB50, and HB11.
• HB94 amends planning and zoning and military land-use planning; changes include Sec. 11-52-8 and adds Secs. 11-106-1 to 11-106-5.
• HB193 changes motor vehicle license tag renewals to provide additional time for deployed military personnel; amends Sec. 32-6-65.
• HB329 requires proof of eligibility for veterans to be submitted via Record and Report of Separation or Honorable discharge; amends Sec. 32-6-1.2.
• HB211 creates a continuously valid hunting license for disabled veterans with proof of permanent and total disability; license is free of charge.
• HB198 updates elections procedures for write-in votes and defines duties for the probate judge and Secretary of State; amends Secs. 17-6-28 and 17-12-1.
• HB202 requires licensure for real estate appraisers and establishes a confidentiality-backed FBI background check; amends Sec. 34-27A-7.
• HB55 provides administrative leave for state employees in certain murder-in-the-line-of-duty situations.
• HB194 reduces University of South Alabama board term length from 12 to 6 years and allows the chair pro tempore to call special meetings; amends Secs. 16-55-2, 16-55-5, 16-55-6.
• HB252 reorganizes guidance on manufactured homes, including abandonment, storage, sale, and notice to tenants and lienholders; repeals Sec. 35-12A-9 and amends multiple sections (35-12A-1 through 35-12A-14).
• HB185 adjusts Board of Auctioneers fees for reciprocity and renames the Board of Auctioneers Account; amendments to Secs. 34-4-21, 34-4-25, 34-4-54.
• HB53 changes the Women's Commission quorum rules for meetings and conducting business; amends Sec. 41-9-410.
• HB226 renames and reorganizes oversight of home medical equipment services; removes and replaces board members, allows employment of an administrator, addresses licensure and renewal rules; amends Secs. 34-14C-1 to 34-14C-8.
• HB107 increases the burial expense maximum under workers' compensation; amends Sec. 25-5-67.
• HB111 aligns insurance regulation with the NAIC model act; adds and amends multiple sections (Secs. 10A-20-6.16, 27-21A-23, 27-29-1 to 27-29-7, 27-29-3.1, 27-29-6.1, 27-29-11.1).
• HB99 prohibits a per-unit tax on residential rental property and adds a per-unit levy prohibition in Sec. 11-51-90.3.
• HB50 allows certain highway project contract plan changes to proceed without governor approval up to specified amounts under conditions; amends Sec. 23-1-60.
• HB11 abolishes the LP-Gas Recovery Fund and changes related posting of rules and permit requirements; amends Secs. 9-17-100 through 40-17-165.

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Subjects

Resolution, Legislative