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HB554 Alabama 2015 Session

Updated Jul 24, 2021
HB554 Alabama 2015 Session
House Bill
Enacted
Current Status
Regular Session 2015
Session
1
Sponsor

Summary

Session
Regular Session 2015
Title
State agencies, Department of Commerce, transfer of certain programs of the Department of Economic and Community Affairs and the Department of Postsecondary Education, Secs. 41-29-5, 41-29-240, 41-29-241, 41-29-250, 41-29-260, 41-29-270, 41-29-300 added; Sec. 41-9-204 repealed; Secs. 41-9-201, 41-9-202, 41-9-202.1, 41-9-203 amended and renumbered as 41-29-1, 41-29-2, 41-29-3, 41-29-4, 41-9-760 to 41-9-767, incl., am'd and renumbered as 41-29-220 to 41-29-227, incl., 41-9-1080 to 41-9-1086, incl., am'd and renumbered as 41-29-280 to 41-29-286, incl., 16-66-1 to 16-66-8, incl., am'd and renumbered as 41-29-290 to 41-29-297, inclusive
Description

This bill would transfer certain functions of the Department of Economic and Community Affairs and the Department of Postsecondary Education to the Department of Commerce. This bill would reorganize the functions of certain boards, committees, and programs within the Department of Commerce.

This bill would reorganize the Department of Commerce into two divisions: The Business Development Division and the Workforce Development Division. The bill would provide for the duties and functions of the newly constituted Department of Commerce. This bill would also transfer certain property, records, employees, and appropriations to the Department of Commerce. The bill also would create the Alabama Small Business Commission and the Alabama Small Business Advisory Commission as part of the department.

This bill would also transfer and repeal various sections of the Code of Alabama 1975, to reflect the new organization of the department.

Subjects
Commerce Department

Bill Actions

H

Delivered to Governor at 5:43 p.m. on June 4, 2015.

H

State Government first Amendment Offered

H

Assigned Act No. 2015-450.

H

Clerk of the House Certification

S

Signature Requested

H

Enrolled

S

Concurred in Second House Amendment

H

Baker motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1325

H

Concurrence Requested

S

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1503

S

Orr motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1502

S

Orr Amendment Offered

S

Williams motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1501

S

Williams Amendment Offered

S

Williams motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1500

S

Williams Amendment Offered

S

Third Reading Passed

S

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

H

Engrossed

H

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 619

H

Baker motion to Table adopted Roll Call 618

H

Rogers Amendment Offered

H

Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 617

H

State Government Amendment Offered

H

Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 616

H

State Government first Substitute Offered

H

Third Reading Passed

H

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and 1 amendment

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government

Bill Text

Votes

Baker motion to Table

May 7, 2015 House Passed
Yes 68
No 21
Abstained 1
Absent 15

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

May 7, 2015 House Passed
Yes 84
No 9
Abstained 1
Absent 11

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

June 4, 2015 Senate Passed
Yes 24
No 1
Absent 10

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature