HR388 Alabama 2017 Session

Summary

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

House of Representatives, Special Order Calendar

Summary

This House resolution designates a set of bills to be treated as the Special Order of Business for the 22nd legislative day, ahead of all other business.

What This Bill Does

If enacted, HR388 immediately makes the listed bills the special and paramount order of business for the 22nd day, taking precedence over regular or unfinished business. It does not change the content of those bills, only when they will be considered. The bills cover topics like medical orders for minors, police retirement, tax exemptions, toll collection, space authority, traffic safety, public transportation, indigent defense, parolee IDs, medical parole, professional licensure, and various taxation and regulatory matters.

Who It Affects

• Members of the Alabama House (especially those on the Rules Committee) who will handle and vote on the listed bills on the 22nd day.
• Alabama residents and stakeholders affected by the listed bills (e.g., minors and families needing portable medical orders, drivers and toll road users, parolees, prisoners, law enforcement and public safety personnel, tax-expensing entities, and public agencies).

Key Provisions

• Designates the following bills as the special and paramount order of business for the 22nd legislative day, taking precedence over regular or unfinished business.
• HB373 - Portable medical orders for minors and related directives to health care providers, schools, etc., for terminally ill minors.
• HB222 - Ethics and public employees; municipality authorized to rehire retired law enforcement officers and firefighters if authorized by local law.
• HB290 - Sales and use tax exemptions standardized; exemptions for sales of photographs and commissioned portraits as a service.
• HB421 - Toll roads and bridges; electronic assessment and collection of tolls; penalties for nonpayment; consequences such as suspensions.
• HB176 - Space; Alabama Space Authority created under ADECA; membership and powers defined.
• SB112 - Traffic stops; racial profiling prohibited; requires policies, statistics forms, reports to AG, and complaint provisions.
• SB82 - Homicide by vehicle or vessel created; penalties established under the Marshall James Walton Highway Safety Act.
• SB168 - Class 5 municipalities; allows certified animal control officers and civil penalties.
• HB454 - Alabama Public Transportation Trust Fund established; ADECA to administer; advisory committee created.
• SB74 - Indigent defense in juvenile court; guardian ad litems; increases maximum attorney fees for services.
• HB278 - Nondriver ID cards for parolees; authority to issue IDs upon release.
• SB87 - Prisons and prisoners; medical parole eligibility for certain inmates with chronic life-threatening illnesses.
• SB94 - Physician agreements not regulated as insurance; requirements for agreements; discontinuance of services under the agreement; related act amended.
• HB426 - Electronic Security Board of Licensure; licensure of alarm installers, locksmiths, and similar systems; definitions, penalties, and board operations.
• HB293 - State Fire Marshal permit fees; fees deposited into the Fire Marshal's Fund; related amendments.
• SB184 - Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission; education requirement updates to include nonpublic education.
• HB135 - Taxation; Southern Research Institute exempt from state, county, and municipal taxes.
• HB468 - Coal severance tax; additional distribution for the Surface Mining Commission; tax termination provisions.

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