HB69 Alabama 2020 Session
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Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2020
Title
State Fire Marshal, fireworks and pyrotechnics, fees, increased, transfer of portion to Firefighters Annuity and Benefit Fund, increases further based on Consumer Price Index, Sec. 36-19-31 added; Secs. 8-17-211, 8-17-216.1, 8-17-237, 8-17-255, 34-3-11, 34-33A-12, 36-19-29 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, the State Fire Marshal
collects certain fees for issuing permits in the
regulation of the manufacturing, sale, and display
of fireworks and for the use of pyrotechnics before
a proximate audience. All fees collected are paid
into the State Fire Marshal's Fund for the
enforcement of those laws, and these fees are
subject to being increased according to changes in
the Consumer Price Index pursuant to Section
41-1-11, Code of Alabama 1975</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would increase the fees collected
by the State Fire Marshal for issuing permits in
the regulation of the manufacturing, sale, and
display of fireworks and for the use of
pyrotechnics before a proximate audience</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would also provide for a
semi-annual transfer of five percent of the permit
fees collected by the State Fire Marshal in the
regulation of fireworks and pyrotechnics to the
Alabama Firefighters Annuity and Benefit Fund</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would also specify that the fees
may be increased at certain intervals according to
increases in the Consumer Price Index</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to the State Fire Marshal; to amend
Sections 8-17-211, 8-17-216.1, 8-17-237, 8-17-255, 34-33-11,
34-33A-12, and 36-19-29, Code of Alabama 1975; and to add
Section 36-19-31 to the Code of Alabama 1975; to increase the
fees collected by the State Fire Marshal for issuing permits
in the regulation of the manufacturing, sale, and display of
fireworks and for the use of pyrotechnics before a proximate
audience; to specify that the fees may be increased at certain
intervals according; to increases in the Consumer Price Index;
to further provide for the operation of the State Fire
Marshal's Fund and to provide for retroactive effect; and to
provide for a transfer of five percent of the permit fees
collected by the State Fire Marshal in the regulation of
fireworks and pyrotechnics to the Alabama Firefighters Annuity
and Benefit Fund.
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Subjects
Fireworks
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2020 | S | Pending third reading on day 19 Favorable from Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development |
| May 7, 2020 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| May 6, 2020 | S | Referred to Committee |
| February 25, 2020 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Banking and Insurance |
| February 25, 2020 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 111 |
| February 25, 2020 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| February 20, 2020 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 4, 2020 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Insurance |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | May 6, 2020 | Room 825 at 00:00 | Senate FRED Hearing |
| Hearing | March 11, 2020 | Room 320 at 14:30 | Senate B&I Hearing |
| Hearing | February 19, 2020 | Room 617 at 10:30 | House INS Hearing |
| Hearing | February 12, 2020 | CANCELLED at 00:00 | House INS Hearing |
| Hearing | February 12, 2020 | Room 617 at 10:30 | House INS Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB69 Alabama 2020 Session - Introduced |