HR435 Alabama 2017 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

April WeaverSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

House of Representatives, Special Order Calendar

Summary

HR435 creates a special order calendar to place a set of bills on the 24th legislative day for priority consideration, ahead of regular business.

What This Bill Does

It designates certain bills as the special and paramount order of business for a specific day, taking precedence over other work. It lists the bills to be considered and notes, in brief, the policy changes or topics those bills would address. The resolution itself schedules debate; it does not by itself enact policy changes.

Who It Affects

• House members and legislative staff who must prepare, manage, and debate the prioritized bills on the specified day.
• Public stakeholders who would be affected if any of the prioritized bills pass, including students and families (school choice topics), voters (election access), workers and industries affected by mining, finance, health, transportation, and other specified areas.

Key Provisions

• Designates the listed bills as the special order of business for the 24th legislative day, giving them priority over regular or unfinished business.
• HB245 (Alabama School Choice and Student Opportunity Act): changes include revised appointment authorities for commission memberships, annual publication of registered authorizers by the State Department of Education, new deadlines, authorizers encouraged to propose with specific themes, charter contract execution time extended from 60 to 120 days, and revised operational funding provisions (amendsSecs. 16-6F-6, 16-6F-7, 16-6F-10).
• HB552: lowers the number of signatures required on petitions to qualify for ballot access in special elections (amends Sec. 17-9-3).
• SB345: creates or expands a county-level agricultural authority with defined duties and powers.
• HB314: increases maximum loan amount, adjusts interest rates, and extends the maximum term for loans under the Alabama Small Loan Act (amendsSecs. 5-18-4, 5-18-10, 5-18-13, 5-18-15).
• HB535: regulates deferred presentment (check) lenders; updates licensing renewals, and requires notices to customers about installment loans (amendsSecs. 5-18A-2, 5-18A-3, 5-18A-12, 5-18A-13).
• HB467: changes for surface mining reclamation permits and related fees payable over the life of the mine (amends Sec. 9-16-83).
• HB468: adds additional coal severance tax distribution to operate the Surface Mining Commission and provides for tax termination.
• HB325: allows the Circuit Clerk's Judicial Administration Fund proceeds to be used for merit and promotional raises (amends Sec. 12-19-310).
• HB440: regulates and licenses private religious or faith-based residential youth facilities housing children for more than 24 hours.
• HB283: requires Public Service Commission permits and sets minimum requirements for Transportation Network Companies (TNCs).
• HB540: substantially revises provisions governing public examiners; repeals Chapter 5 of Title 41 and adds Chapter 5A of Title 41.
• HB519: authorizes voluntary registration of all-terrain vehicles with ALEA; authorizes fees and deposits to the all-terrain vehicle account.
• HB455: authorizes infectious disease elimination pilot programs by the Department of Public Health and local health authorities, with limited criminal immunity.
• HB304: creates Elder Abuse Protection Orders; elders and elder abuse defined (amends Sec. 15-10-3).
• HB61: expands practice definitions for the Marriage and Family Therapy Board to include diagnosis, removing certain limitations (amends Sec. 34-17A-3).
• HB260: adds new classes of capital offenses, reduces appeal time, and reflects the Fair Justice Act (criminal procedure).
• HB278: authorizes a program for nondriver ID cards for parolees, with issuing authority roles assigned to the Department of Corrections and ALEA (parolee release context).

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