HR113 Alabama 2015 Session

Summary

Session

Regular Session 2015

Title

House of Representatives, Special Order Calendar

Summary

HR113 sets a special order calendar for the 13th legislative day, placing a specific list of bills and topics on fast-track ahead of regular business.

What This Bill Does

If approved, this resolution makes the listed bills the special and paramount business for the 13th day, meaning they will be taken up before other pending or regular items. It prioritizes debate and possible passage on that day and does not itself enact policy changes. It serves purely as a scheduling and priority directive for that legislative day.

Who It Affects

• Group 1: Members of the Alabama House of Representatives and legislative staff, who will manage, debate, and vote on the listed bills during the special day.
• Group 2: Residents and professionals affected by the topics of the listed bills (e.g., physicians, firefighters and police families, motor vehicle operators, employers handling child support, county and municipal officials, taxpayers and fuel customers, blood donors, contractors, homeowners, and planning or local-government officials).

Key Provisions

• HB133 – Physicians: registration and fees for physicians providing pain management services; single annual fee; no additional fee for additional locations; Sec. 34-24-604 amended.
• HB30 – Firefighters and peace officers: families eligible to receive death benefits same as in the line of duty; allow re-submission of applications denied after 4/29/2010; Sec. 36-30-2 amended.
• HB212 – Motorcycles: licensure of operators; testing by Department of Public Safety and Alabama Traffic Safety Center; Secs. 32-5A-240, 32-12-22 amended.
• HB91 – Motor vehicle rental companies: selling of insurance by employees and agents authorized under conditions; compensation increased; Sec. 27-7-5.1 amended.
• HB222 – Child support: employer who protects wages from withholding ordered shall be personally liable for the debt; Sec. 30-3-69.1 added.
• HB225 – Counties: county commissions; contracts with municipalities or family members of commissioners; self-funded property insurance; maintenance of annexed roads including evacuation routes; bonding of emergency communication district employees; multiple sections amended.
• HB265 – Municipal planning: adopt regulations authorizing administrative approval of minor subdivisions without notice and a public hearing under certain conditions; Sec. 11-52-31 amended.
• HB122 – Taxation: motor fuels tax changes; multiple sections amended and some repealed (extensive amendments to fuel tax provisions).
• SB130 – Revenue and taxation: ONE SPOT network election for online transactions; local lodgings tax may be filed/remitted through ONE SPOT; uniform due date for local taxes filed through ONE SPOT; Sec. 40-23-244 added; Secs. 40-23-240 and 40-23-241 amended.
• HB159 – Blood/plasma donations: minors age 18 and older may participate in donation programs; Sec. 26-1-3.1 amended; Sec. 26-1-3 repealed.
• HB231 – Heating and Air Conditioning Contractors Board: additional requirements for testing duct tightness; definition of terms; fees; classroom training; renewal date for certification; multiple sections amended.
• HB295 – Local constitutional amendments: revised adoption procedure; Legislature to adopt a local application for local treatment; local amendments; amendments 425 and 555 repealed.
• HB101 – Age of majority: designated as 18 for participation in college/university research; Sec. 26-1-1 amended.
• HB256 – Property redemption: reduced redemption time for foreclosed or tax-delinquent property; multiple sections amended.
• HB132 – Prosthetists and Orthotists, Board of: regulation of practice; removal of exemption for certain employees; Sec. 34-25A-5 amended.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Resolution, Legislative