SR86 Alabama 2019 Session

Summary

Session

Regular Session 2019

Title

Senate, Special Order Calendar

Summary

SR86 sets a special order calendar in the Senate, making a listed set of bills the top-priority business for the 23rd legislative day.

What This Bill Does

It designates a special, ongoing order of business that takes precedence over all other matters until the listed bills are disposed of on that day. The resolution names the specific bills and topics to be considered in a predefined order. This change affects scheduling and prioritization rather than the substantive content of the bills themselves; several listed bills would amend existing laws, while others would add or adjust funding and procedures.

Who It Affects

• Senate members and staff who will consider, debate, and vote on the listed bills on the 23rd day.
• Alabama residents who would be affected if these bills become law, including drivers and vehicle owners (insurance, registration, and related rules), retirees and beneficiaries, absentee voters, voters needing ID rules, public health and caregiving communities, toll payers, workers and license-issuing bodies, and communities affected by minority affairs initiatives.

Key Provisions

• SB157: Updates to Mandatory Liability Insurance Law definitions; eliminates a four-month suspension of vehicle registration for second/subsequent violations; allows voluntary surrender of vehicle registration and license plate under certain conditions; amendments to sections 32-7A-2, 32-7A-5, 32-7A-8, 32-7A-11, 32-7A-12.
• SB206: Adds a one-time lump-sum additional payment for retirees and beneficiaries of the Employees' Retirement System.
• SB289: Increases fees for fireworks manufacturing, sale, and display; redesignates common fireworks as consumer fireworks; authorizes retail sale; preempts local ordinances or laws; increases fees based on CPI; transfers funds to the Firefighter Annuity and Benefit Fund; amendments to sections 8-17-210, 8-17-211, 8-17-216.1, 8-17-217, 8-17-218, 8-17-219, 8-17-220, 8-17-225, 8-17-226, 8-17-255, 34-33-11.
• SB301: Revises absentee voting procedures; expands when absentee voting is authorized; requires photo identification for applications; amendments to multiple sections including repeal of 17-9-51 and modifications to 17-9-30, 17-10-1, 17-10-2, 17-11-3, 17-11-4, 17-11-5, 17-11-7, 17-11-18, 17-11-19.
• SB330: Requires the Department of Public Health to educate the public about care for Alzheimer's and dementia patients and to provide funding; repeals several sections (22-50-70 to 22-50-74).
• SB347: Toll roads: governs notices to pay tolls, consequences for non-payment (citations), potential non-renewal of vehicle registrations, and reciprocal agreements; amendments to sections in 23-2-167 to 23-2-175.
• SB365: Expands the Alabama Job Creation and Military Stability Commission to include the Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
• SB370: Social Work Examiners, Board of: may charge and collect fees to verify the existence of a current license (licensure verification).
• SB348: Motor vehicles: automated traffic enforcement systems require approval from the State Law Enforcement Agency before a municipality may use them; municipalities issue notices of violations; imposes civil fines and late fees; part of the Automated Traffic Enforcement Safety Act.
• SB412: Governor's Office of Minority Affairs renamed to Alabama Office of Minority Affairs; authorized to draft policy recommendations; staffing changes provided; technical corrections related to name changes in related committees and historic tax credit evaluations.

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Subjects

Resolutions, Legislative