SR86 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Senate, Special Order Calendar

Summary

SR86 creates a temporary special order calendar that places a listed set of Senate and House bills on priority for consideration through the 19th legislative day.

What This Bill Does

It designates the listed bills as the special order of business, taking precedence over all other matters until they are disposed of by the 19th legislative day. This affects the scheduling and flow of these bills, ensuring they are debated and potentially acted upon before other business. The bills cover topics such as tax due dates, K-12 due process, judicial pay, tax exemptions, parks, lodge exemptions, traffic penalties, orthotics, volunteer firefighter privileges, professional service contracts, and small farm wineries, among others, and include both Senate and House measures.

Who It Affects

• Taxpayers and tax-related entities (e.g., changes to tax due dates, exemptions, and related tax policy) who would experience shifts in when taxes are due and which exemptions apply.
• Public institutions and individuals involved in education, judiciary, public safety, and government operations (e.g., K-12 due process protections, uniform judicial pay, bail law changes, emergency management guidelines, and professional service contracting) who would see policy changes.

Key Provisions

• SB352: Aligns excise and income tax due dates with federal due dates; Department of Revenue may delay filing due dates for certain taxes.
• SB203: Adds procedural due process protections for K-12 suspensions and expulsions; modifies Sec. 16-1-14.
• SB292: Establishes a uniform pay plan for circuit, district, appellate judges and justices; eliminates salary supplements and expense allowances; repeals Sec. 12-17-68.
• SB218: Expands and extends sales and use tax exemptions for bullion; defines bullion more clearly; waives certain reporting requirements for exemption recipients.
• SB135: Adds two members to the Joint Legislative Committee on State Parks (amends Sec. 9-14A-21).
• SB151: Exempts Prince Hall Grand Lodge and Most Worshipful Grand Lodge F, and A.M. of Alabama from sales, county and municipal taxes and fees.
• SB232: Changes speeding violations so that arrest or conviction may not result in jail time (new Sec. 32-5A-179).
• SB268: Further defines orthosis to include custom-fitted orthosis and off-the-shelf devices (amends Sec. 34-25A-3).
• SB256: Allows authorized volunteer firefighter vehicles to have emergency lights and certain operating privileges (adds Sec. 32-5A-7.1).
• SB261: Addresses contracts for professional services of design professionals.
• SB294: Allows small farm wineries to sell to consumers or distribute to retailers.
• HB130: Expands bail denial offenses and modifies pretrial detention hearing provisions (amends multiple sections).
• HB131: Creates Aniah's Law related to bail and proposes a constitutional amendment.
• HB223: Allows certain municipal governing bodies to set compensation for municipal utility boards (amends Sec. 11-50-313).
• HB143: Emergency Management Agency; shelters; adopts guidelines for identifying and designating safer place shelters.
• HB324: Defines additional types of foster family homes.
• HB165: Secretary of State may waive the Certificate of Existence fee for certain conditions (amends Sec. 10A-1-4.31).
• HB162: Lease tax exemptions; allows lessor to pass lease tax to lessee; 180-day lease exemptions for certain entities (amends Secs. 40-12-222, 40-12-223).
• HB172: State purchasing; adds data collection by Secretary of State and Chief Procurement Officer (Sec. 41-4-177.10).
• HB408: Employment; requires employers and state agencies to determine whether a worker is an employee for benefits and tax purposes.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 23, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Resolutions, Legislative