HB40 Alabama 2015 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Chris PringleRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2015

Title

Code of Alabama 1975, certain code sections generally, obsolete or unenforceable repealed, telecommunication supervision and inspection fee, reduced and then repealed, code commissioner to identify inactive boards, etc., Secs. 2-2-110 to 2-2-114, inclusive, 2-17-26, 3-1-20, 3-1-23 to 3-1-25, inclusive, 5-14A-1 to 5-14A-8, inclusive, 5-16-1 to 5-16-53, inclusive, 9-2-16, 9-11-52, 9-11-235.1, 9-11-247 to 9-11-249, 9-11-262, 9-11-306, 9-12-2, 9-12-45, 9-12-112, 11-47-12, 12-21-92, 13A-11-222, 13A-11-223, 13A-12-1, 13A-12-2, 13A-14-3, 13A-12-5, 14-1-8 to 14-1-11, inclusive, 14-1-13, 14-3-1, 14-3-6 to 14-3-8, inclusive, 14-3-11, 14-3-33, 14-3-39, 14-3-41, 14-3-42, 14-3-46, 14-3-48, 14-3-49, 14-3-50 to 14-3-53, inclusive, 14-3-56, 14-3-59, 14-3-60, 14-4-1, 14-4-3, 14-4-7, 14-4-8, 14-5-7, 14-5-9, 14-5-30 to 14-5-37, inclusive, 14-6-60 to 14-6-62, inclusive, 14-6-81 to 14-6-85, inclusive, 14-6-86 to 14-6-92, inclusive, 14-6-98, 14-6-100 to 14-6-102, inclusive, 14-6-105 to 14-6-108, inclusive, 14-8-33, 14-9-3, 14-10-3, 14-11-1 to 14-11-3, inclusive, 14-11-5, 15-4-11, 16-6-1 to 16-6-6, inclusive, 16-15-1 to 16-15-13, inclusive, 16-17-1 to 16-17-19, inclusive, 16-29-1 to 16-29-6, inclusive, 16-60-210 to 16-60-221, inclusive, 20-1-28 to 20-1-30, inclusive, 21-3-4 to 21-3-8, inclusive, 22-13-1, 22-6-5.1, 22-52-50 to 22-52-58, inclusive, 22-52-70 to 22-52-72, inclusive, 25-1-2, 27-1-8, 27-1-9, 27-26-20 to 27-26-43, inclusive, 28-3-17, 30-1-3, 30-2-12, 30-4-3, 31-9-7, 32-4-3, 32-4-4, 34-6-6, 34-6-9, 34-6-14, 37-8-160, 37-8-213, 40-12-76, 40-12-77, 40-12-85, 40-12-86, 40-12-95, 40-12-109, 40-12-119, 40-12-120, 40-12-132, 40-12-142, 40-12-164, 40-12-170, 40-12-173, 40-12-175, 40-12-423, 40-20-14, 41-6A-8 to 41-6A-11, inclusive, 41-8A-3, 41-8A-5 to 41-8A-12, inclusive, 41-9-220, 41-9-900 to 41-9-906, inclusive, repealed

Summary

HB40 repeals a large set of obsolete Alabama Code sections, adjusts telecommunications fees, and requires an inventory of inactive boards, with specific effective dates.

What This Bill Does

It repeals numerous outdated or unenforceable Code sections across various topics (including energy grants programs, animal and hunting rules, corrections and inmate regulations, and multiple boards and commissions). It changes how telecommunications supervision and inspection fees are charged—fees for 2017-2019 are reduced in three equal installments to offset 2015 levels, then future fees follow the standard formula, and the section authorizing those fees is repealed effective October 1, 2019. It directs the Code Commissioner to identify defunct or inactive boards or commissions and report them for potential repeal, and it provides severability and defined effective dates for the repeals.

Who It Affects

• Telecommunications carriers and their customers, who would see reduced fees in 2017-2019 and the eventual repeal of the supervision/inspection fee statute starting October 1, 2019
• State agencies, boards, commissions, and programs that are defunct or inactive, since the Code Commissioner must identify them and lawmakers may repeal related authorities
• General public and various industries affected by the repeal of numerous outdated or unnecessary laws and licensing requirements

Key Provisions

• Repeals a long list of obsolete or unenforceable Code sections covering areas such as energy grants programs, animal and hunting regulations, various licensing and corrections-related provisions, education authorities, and numerous other topics across the Code of Alabama 1975
• Section 2: Telecommunications supervision and inspection fees are reduced for fiscal years 2017-2019 in three equal installments to offset the 2015 fee level; from fiscal year 2020 onward, fees follow the existing formula; and the statute governing these fees (Section 37-2A-10) is repealed effective October 1, 2019
• Section 3: The Code Commissioner must identify defunct or inactive boards/commissions and report them to the Speaker of the House and President Pro Tempore of the Senate by January 1, 2016 for potential repeal
• Section 4: Provisions are severable, so if part of the act is invalid, the rest remains in effect
• Section 5: Specific effective dates: most repeals become effective October 1, 2015; Section 2 takes effect immediately; remaining portions become effective immediately after passage and approval

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Subjects

Code of Alabama