HB397 Alabama 2022 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2022
Title
Private Investigation Regulatory Act, to change the name of the regulatory act to Alabama Private Investigation and Process Server Regulatory Act, licensing and regulation of process servers, Secs. 34-25B-1, 34-25B-2, 34-25B-3, 34-25B-4, 34-25B-7, 34-25B-10, 34-25B-11, 34-25B-12, 34-25B-14, 34-25B-22, 34-25B-24, 34-25B-27 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, the Alabama Private
Investigation Board is responsible for licensing
and regulating private investigators in the state
pursuant to the Alabama Private Investigation
Regulatory Act</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would change the name of the
regulatory law to the Alabama Private Investigation
and Process Server Regulatory Act and would provide
for the licensing and regulation of process servers
by the board</p><p class="bill_description">
Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama
of 1901, as amended by Amendment 890, now appearing
as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of
the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended,
prohibits a general law whose purpose or effect
would be to require a new or increased expenditure
of local funds from becoming effective with regard
to a local governmental entity without enactment by
a 2/3 vote unless: it comes within one of a number
of specified exceptions; it is approved by the
affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates
funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to
the entity for the purpose</p><p class="bill_description">
The purpose or effect of this bill would be
to require a new or increased expenditure of local
funds within the meaning of the amendment. However,
the bill does not require approval of a local
governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to
become effective because it comes within one of the
specified exceptions contained in the amendment</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to the Alabama Private Investigation
Regulatory Act; to amend Sections 34-25B-1, 34-25B-2,
34-25B-3, 34-25B-4, 34-25B-7, 34-25B-10, 34-25B-11, 34-25B-12,
34-25B-14, 34-25B-22, 34-25B-24, and 34-25B-27, Code of
Alabama 1975; to change the name of the regulatory act to the
Alabama Private Investigation and Process Server Regulatory
Act; to provide for the licensing and regulation of process
servers by the Alabama Private Investigation Board; and in
connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the
requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds
within the meaning of Amendment 621 of the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, as amended by Amendment 890, now appearing as
Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the
Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended.
</p>
Subjects
Private Investigation Board
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| February 22, 2022 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Boards, Agencies and Commissions |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | March 9, 2022 | Room 123 at 10:30 | House BA&C Public Hearing |
| Hearing | March 2, 2022 | Room 123 at 10:30 | House BA&C Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB397 Alabama 2022 Session - Introduced |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - HB397 for Boards, Agencies and Commissions |