SR33 Alabama 2023 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

J.T. WaggonerSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2023

Title

SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR

Summary

SR33 creates a special order calendar that gives priority to eight Senate bills for the eighth legislative day only.

What This Bill Does

It designates SB62, SB71, SB73, SB119, SB59, SB135, SB138, and SB139 as the special, paramount and continuing order of business, taking precedence over all other matters. The priority lasts until those bills are disposed of, and only for the eighth legislative day. After they are disposed of, normal order of business would resume.

Who It Affects

• Senate members and staff, who will manage and follow the special order calendar during its effect.
• The sponsors and stakeholders of SB62, SB71, SB73, SB119, SB59, SB135, SB138, SB139, whose bills will be considered ahead of other business during the eighth legislative day.

Key Provisions

• Establishes SR33 as the Special Order Calendar naming eight bills as the special, paramount and continuing order of business.
• Gives these eight bills precedence over all other matters until they are disposed of for the eighth legislative day only.
• Applies specifically to the eighth legislative day, setting the order of business for that day.
• SB62: Unconscionable Pricing Act; allows timing/place of application to be specified during a state of emergency by the Governor and Legislature.
• SB71: Requires electronic posting of legal notices by counties on their website or in county buildings.
• SB73: Sets minimum age and helmet-use requirements for operating certain electric bicycles.
• SB119: Requires charging/arrest/trial of individuals over 16 for certain felonies involving a dangerous instrument against a Department of Youth Services or juvenile detention center employee.
• SB59: Public Agencies; creates the Personal Privacy Protection Act prohibiting disclosure of information identifying supporters of 501(c) nonprofits.
• SB135: Alcohol beverage servers in certain hotels may be 18–20; adds responsible vendor training requirements.
• SB138: Insurance Department; relates to hearing notices for matters with pecuniary interest and rules of the commissioner; publication in Alabama Administrative Monthly.
• SB139: Insurance Department; licensing of producers, adjusters, title insurance agents; removes requirement for pre-licensing course before exam; amends Section 27-7-5.

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