HB426 Alabama 2017 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2017
Title
Electronic Security Board of Licensure, licensure of alarm installers, locksmiths, and similar electronic security systems, definition, penalties, operation and meetings of the board, Secs. 34-1A-1 to 34-1A-7, inclusive, am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, the Electronic Security
Board of Licensure licenses installers of alarm
systems and electronic access control systems and
traditional locksmiths</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would further provide for
definitions, including the definition of
locksmiths, and would further provide for the
regulation of electronic security systems and for
the operation of the board</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"> Relating to the Electronic Security Board of
Licensure; to amend Sections 34-1A-1, 34-1A-2, 34-1A-3,
34-1A-4, 34-1A-5, 34-1A-6, 34-1A-7 of the Code of Alabama
1975, to provide for definitions, including the definition of
locksmiths, and to further provide for the regulation of
electronic security systems and for the operation of the
board; 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.
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Subjects
Electronic Security Board of Licensure
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2017 | H | Indefinitely Postponed |
| April 13, 2017 | H | Pending third reading on day 18 Favorable from Boards, Agencies and Commissions with 2 amendments |
| April 13, 2017 | H | Boards, Agencies and Commissions first Amendment Offered |
| April 13, 2017 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 2 amendments |
| March 16, 2017 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Boards, Agencies and Commissions |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | April 12, 2017 | Room 123 at 10:30 | House BA&C Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB426 Alabama 2017 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Amendments | House Boards, Agencies and Commissions first Amendment Offered |
| Bill Amendments | House Boards, Agencies and Commissions second Amendment Offered |