SR35 Alabama 2019 Session

Summary

Session

Regular Session 2019

Title

Senate, Special Order Calendar

Summary

SR35 creates a special order calendar that places a specific set of Senate bills on the prioritized agenda for the Eighth Legislative Day.

What This Bill Does

It designates these bills as the special, paramount, and continuing order of business, giving them precedence over all other matters until they are disposed of on that day. The bills are listed in a specific order and cover topics such as electronic meetings for a state health advisory board, EMS licensing changes, saltwater licenses for veterans and disabled individuals, retirement benefits, research tax credits, school zone speeds, dental program naming, service animals, wildlife penalties, and leash-law exemptions for agricultural dogs. Each listed bill would amend existing state laws as described in their summaries.

Who It Affects

• Group 1: Members of the Alabama Senate and legislative staff, who would implement and manage the prioritized special order calendar for the Eighth Legislative Day.
• Group 2: Individuals and entities affected by the listed bills, including state health advisory processes, EMS personnel, military veterans, people with disabilities who use saltwater fishing licenses, local employers participating in the retirement system, taxpayers and businesses related to the proposed tax credits, students and schools affected by school-zone rules, dental program participants, people who rely on service animals, wildlife management interests, and agricultural workers who use dogs.

Key Provisions

• Establishes a Special, Paramount and Continuing Order of Business for the Senate for the Eighth Legislative Day, taking precedence over all other matters until disposed of.
• Lists the bills to be considered in this special order, in the following order: SB105, SB91, SB209, SB147, SB78, SB60, SB144, SB10, SB97, SB102.
• SB105 would amend Sec. 22-21-27 to authorize the Advisory Board to the State Health Officer to meet by electronic means and to establish meeting rules and procedures.
• SB91 would revise the EMS licensing process, authorize criminal background checks, revise licensing fees, and would add or amend Secs. 22-18-9, 22-18-4, and 22-18-6.
• SB209 would authorize saltwater fishing licenses for military veterans and create a 3-day saltwater fishing event license for disabled persons; it would add Sec. 9-11-56.5 and amend Sec. 9-11-53.1.
• SB147 would authorize retirement benefits for Tier II plan members who participate in the Employees Retirement System (ERS) and add Sec. 36-27-6.5.
• SB78 would establish the Innovation Act, creating tax credits for qualified research expenses and providing for the offsetting/transferability of those credits under certain conditions.
• SB60 would extend reduced speed school zones to include schools in municipalities, amending Secs. 32-5A-181, 32-5A-182, and 32-5A-183.
• SB144 would rename the Alabama Dental Service Program's Dental Scholarship Awards Board to the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association (ADA), amending Sec. 16-47-78.
• SB10 would address rights and responsibilities of service animals for people with disabilities in public accommodations and housing, including penalties for misrepresentation or denial and interference under certain conditions, amending Secs. 21-7-1 to 21-7-9.
• SB97 would modify penalties and classifications related to wildlife management areas within the Conservation and Natural Resources Department, amending Sec. 9-11-307.
• SB102 would exempt dogs used for agricultural work from local leash laws.

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

Subjects

Resolutions, Legislative