SB129 Alabama 2019 Session
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Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2019
Title
Protect Alabama Small Businesses Act, regulation of franchisers and representatives in effort to prevent fraud, unfair business practices and abuses on franchisees, penalties
Description
<p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To create the Protect Alabama Small Businesses Act;
to provide legislative intent; to regulate the conduct of
franchisors and their representatives to prevent fraud, unfair
business practices, unfair methods of competition,
impositions, and other abuses upon franchisees in the state;
to address requirements for the sale, transfer, or assignment
of franchises, and for the mandatory repurchase by a
franchisor of a franchise or an interest in a franchise, and
for the repurchase of certain assets, including inventory,
supplies, equipment, goodwill, and furnishings, upon
termination, nonrenewal, or expiration of a franchise; and to
require the compensation of a franchisee for the fair market
value of the business upon termination or nonrenewal without
good cause by the franchisor of the franchise.
</p>
Subjects
Small Business
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2019 | H | Rereferred from SG to C&SB |
| May 9, 2019 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government |
| May 9, 2019 | S | Engrossed |
| May 9, 2019 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 699 |
| May 9, 2019 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| May 8, 2019 | S | Elliott motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote |
| May 8, 2019 | S | Givhan motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 671 |
| May 8, 2019 | S | Givhan Amendment Offered |
| May 8, 2019 | S | Elliott motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 670 |
| May 8, 2019 | S | Elliott first Substitute Offered |
| May 8, 2019 | S | Elliott motion to Table adopted Voice Vote |
| May 8, 2019 | S | Governmental Affairs Amendment Offered |
| May 8, 2019 | S | Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair |
| April 16, 2019 | S | Reported from Governmental Affairs as Favorable with 1 amendment |
| March 19, 2019 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | May 21, 2019 | Room 617 at 12:00 | House C&SB Public Hearing |
| Hearing | April 16, 2019 | Room 825 at 13:00 | Senate GA Hearing |
| Hearing | April 16, 2019 | Room 825 at 13:00 | Senate GA Hearing |
| Hearing | April 16, 2019 | Room 825 at 13:00 | Senate GA Public Hearing |
| Hearing | April 2, 2019 | Room 825 TUESDAY ***ADDED PUBLIC HEARING*** at 13:00 | Senate GA Public Hearing |
| Hearing | April 2, 2019 | Room 825 TUESDAY ***ADDED PUBLIC HEARING*** at 13:00 | Senate GA Hearing |
| Hearing | April 2, 2019 | Room 825 TUESDAY at 13:00 | Senate GA Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB129 Alabama 2019 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | SB129 Alabama 2019 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Governmental Affairs first Amendment Offered |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Elliott first Substitute Offered |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Givhan Amendment Offered |