SR28 Alabama 2020 Session

Summary

Session

Regular Session 2020

Title

Senate, Special Order Calendar

Summary

SR28 designates six Senate bills as the special order of business for seven legislative days, giving them priority over all other matters.

What This Bill Does

The resolution itself does not change laws; it sets a temporary priority, so the listed bills are considered first for seven days. If these bills become law, they would affect nursing apprenticeship standards (SB101), drug-test integrity (SB111), redaction of certain court information for protectively used elderly representation (SB167), spending intent for Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act funds (SB3), victims' rights and a Sexual Assault Task Force (SB69), and municipal procedures allowing summons instead of custodial arrests (SB52).

Who It Affects

• Nursing students and the nursing profession, by potential changes to apprenticeship standards and the issuance of apprentice permits (SB101).
• General public and local government/criminal justice interactions, through proposed changes to drug-test procedures (SB111), court-record redaction for elderly representation (SB167), funding/spending directives for the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (SB3), victims of sexual assault (SB69), and municipal enforcement options (SB52).

Key Provisions

• The following bills are designated as the special, paramount and continuing order of business for seven legislative days: SB101 (Nursing, Board of; apprenticeship standards and apprentice permits), SB111 (Crimes and offenses; drug test integrity with synthetic urine restrictions), SB167 (Elder abuse; redaction of contract information in public court documents), SB3 (Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006; legislative intent on fund spending by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources), SB69 (Sexual assault; victim rights and task force), SB52 (Municipalities; summons in lieu of custodial arrest).
• SB101 amends Sec. 34-12-2 to authorize the Board of Nursing, by rule, to establish standards for student nurse apprenticeships and to issue apprentice permits.
• SB111 addresses drug testing by prohibiting the use of synthetic urine or urine additives to falsify test results.
• SB167 requires redaction of contract information from publicly released court documents to clarify that an elderly person of sound mind or body may hire legal counsel for representation.
• SB3 expresses legislative intent related to how funds under the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 are spent by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
• SB69 provides for victim notification and certain rights for victims, and creates a Sexual Assault Task Force and a Sexual Assault Survivors Bill of Rights.
• SB52 expands municipal authority to issue summons and complaints in lieu of custodial arrests.

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