Barry Mask

Economic Development, incentive program authorized for projects that provide economic development and job creation, const. amend.

Economic Development, tax incentives for certain qualifying projects developing or expanding in state, job creation, retention component, Alabama Development Office and Finance Director to recommend to Governor to approve the project, Alabama Job Creation and Retention Act

Judge of probate may publish a list of qualified electors in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, Sec. 17-4-1 am'd.

Ethics, employees of local school system may receive up to two seasonal gifts valued less than $25, Sec. 36-25-1 am'd; Act 2010-764, 2010 First Sp. Sess. am'd

Supplemental appropriations from Education Trust Fund to Education Department for teachers certified by National Board of Professional Teaching Standards (2012-20090)

Public assistance, fraud in obtaining, crime established, penalties, theft of services, knowledge requirement deleted, Sec. 13A-8-10 am'd.

Taxation, state income tax credit relating to Class 1, 2, 3 municipalities for rehabilitation of historic structures

Government, local, prohibited from competing with private sector in waste management

Secondary metals recycler, additional records to be maintained, purchases of specified metal property limited, registration with ACJIC, required, database of metal property sales created, criminal penalties, purchase of specified metal property prohibited, Secs. 13A-8-30 to 13A-8-37, inclusive, 13A-8-39 am'd; Secs. 13A-8-31.1, 13A-8-31.2, 13A-8-35.1, 13A-8-37.1, 13A-8-37.2 added

Unemployment compensation, compensable week further defined, Sec. 25-4-73 am'd

Municipalities, mayors, spouses, parents, or adult child of, prohibited from serving as city clerk, city treasurer, or finance officer

Counties, sewer system, operating, prohibited from charging any fee to person or entity not connected to the sewer system

Prattville, corp. limits alt. to deannex certain property

Crime of Looting, established, penalties, violation would be Class C felony

Health benefit plans, group insurance, coverage of autism spectrum disorder to age 18 under certain conditions, Secs. 10A-20-6.16, 27-21A-23 am'd

Use of life jackets, persons operating vessels or boats on state waters with a child under 13 years of age aboard without an approved lifejacket, prohibited, Sec. 33-5-69 am'd

Beer, cider, and wine, homebrewing in limited amounts by person 21 years of age or older for personal use authorized without taxation or licensure, penalties, convicted felon prohibited from homebrewing (2012-20414)

Transportation Department, deputy directors, appointment by director of department with approval of Governor

Insurance, State Employees' Insurance Board to include one year of hazardous duty time for every five years as a correctional officer awarded to correctional officers under Employees' Retirement System and Teachers' Retirement System, Sec. 36-29-19.7 am'd; Act 2011-698, 2011 Regular Sesssion am'd (2012-20347)

Aircraft, certain, any parts, components, and systems used in the conversion, reconfiguration, or maintenance of, exempt from sales tax, not applicable to local sales tax unless approved, Sec. 40-23-4 am'd.

Taxation, exemption from sales and use tax for metal sold for investment purposes, Secs. 40-23-4, 40-23-62 am'd (2012-20369)

Crime of promoting prison contraband in the first, second, and third degrees, attempt included, increased penalties, Secs. 13A-10-36, 13A-10-37, 13A-10-38 am'd.

Military museum, Baldwin County designated as site for museum, Military Department authorized to cooperate with (2012-20417)

Crimes and offenses, gambling, person defined, penalties, Secs. 13A-12-20, 13A-12-22, 13A-12-23, 13A-12-24, 13A-12-27 am'd

Health Care Compact established, consent of U. S. Congress secured for return of authority to member states to regulate health care, Interstate Advisory Health Care Commission established, membership, duties, terms, funding

Motor vehicles, distinctive tags, veterans, motorcycle available at same cost as car tag of same designation

Court reporters, contracts for providing court reporting services, further provided for

Education, school grading system to be developed by State Superintendent of Education for K-12 schools

Alabama Tourism Attraction Incentive Act, established, tax incentive and capital credits authorized for certain tourism attractions, Secs. 40-9B-3, 40-18-190, 40-18-193 am'd

Local boards of education, written reduction in force policies, consideration of certain credentials in making staff decisions, temporary interim reduction-in-force policy provided, Sec. 16-1-33 am'd

Immigration law, provision barring unlawfully present alien from attending postsecondary school clarified, lawsuits for failure to enforce laws, procedures revised, documentation for lawful presence, military identification authorized, voter registration provisions modified, certain lawful presence verification for certain subsequent issuance and renewals of certain licenses, procedures and penalties for employing unauthorized alien, penalties for certain lawsuits relating to employment practices, Secs. 31-13-3, 31-13-5, 31-13-6, 31-13-8, 31-13-9, 31-13-13, 31-13-19, 31-13-20, 31-13-23, 31-13-26, 31-13-28, 31-13-29, 32-6-9, 32-6-10.1 am'd; Act 2011-535, 2011 Reg. Sess., am'd

Fire protection sprinkler systems, State Fire Marshal authorized to issue permits for installation, Secs. 34-33-1, 34-33-2, 34-33-3, 34-33-4, 34-33-5 am'd.

Alabama Parking Deck Authority, bond maturity date of 30 years, parking deck specifications altered, Secs. 41-10-502, 41-10-513, am'd

Farm to School Procurement Act, established, coordination effort between Department of Education and Department of Agriculture and Industries to provide local grown food to schools, certain purchases of food by local board exempt from competitive bid law, Sec. 16-13B-2 am'd

Wetumpka, corp. limits alt.

Commercial development authorities, formation, requirement that incorporator be a natural person or qualified elector remove; Secs. 11-54-171, 11-54-173, 11-54-174, 11-54-178, 11-54-190 am'd

Driving or operating a vehicle as defined (including vessels) under the influence of alcohol or drugs, criminal negligent homicide or assault in the first degree amended to include, Secs. 13A-6-4, 13A-6-20 am'd.

Humane Society of Elmore County, Inc., exempt from state, county, and municipal sales and use tax

Coach Joe "Billy" Fain Bridge, over the Coosa River on Alabama Highway 14 in Wetumpka, named

Korean War veterans from Alabama, commended

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., commended

Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee of the United States Postal Service urged to recommend a stamp commemorating the 2014 bicentennial anniversary of the Battle of Horseshoe Bend and the signing of the Treaty of Fort Jackson

Urging University of Alabama System Board of Trustees to pursue Condoleezza Rice as Chancellor of University of Alabama System

Sewell, Terri, commended

Officer James Fezatte Memorial Highway, portion of Alabama Highway 143 between Mile Markers 5 and 6 in Millbrook, named

Alabama Spaceport Authority, expressing support

Designating newly constructed boat ramp on the Coosa River at Wetumpka, Alabama, the Joe "Billy" Fain Boat Ramp

Mathews, Lula McCloud, commended

Knight, Andrew Wilson, death mourned

Sanders, Leslie, commended

Pregno, Nanette K., commended

American Cancer Society's Cancer Prevention Study, commended, and recognizing Cancer Prevention Month

Recognizing first anniversary of tornados of April 27, 2011 and First responders, commended

Urging the creation of a day to recognize widows and orphans

Bagwell, Haley, commended

Whitaker, Amanda, commended

Brooks, Jamie, commended

Dobbs, Dori, commended

Richter, Kelsey, commended

Sharp, Sarah Kathryn, commended

Bryan, Anna Laura, commended

Gann, Tim, commended

Wounded Warriors and Disabled Veterans Day, recognized

Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, commended

Strain, W. L., death mourned

Officer James Fezatte Memorial Highway, portion of Alabama Highway 143 between Mile Markers 5 and 6 in Millbrook, named

Creating the Alabama Storm Shelter Incentives Study Task Force (2012-20221)

Eye Bank, Eye Donor Month, recognized, March 2012

McCray, Faye Coleman, death mourned

The University of Alabama Football Team, commended

Sewell, Terri, commended

Wyatt, Ricky, death mourned

Department of Public Health, commended

Mathews, Lula McCloud, commended

Knight, Andrew Wilson, death mourned

Jackson, George M., Sr., death mourned

Davis, Elsie Burroughs, death mourned

Naming House Committee Rooms

Sanders, Leslie, commended

Pregno, Nanette K., commended

Humphries, Nellie Barnes, commended

A road in Lake Guntersville State Park, named Frank McDaniel Drive

Pappas, William Gregory, Jr., commended

Implementation of the Flexible School Calendar Act, expressing intent of Legislature

Pappas, William Gregory, Jr., commended

Motor vehicles, text messaging or operating a handheld wireless telecommunication device while operating a motor vehicle on public street, road, or highway prohibited, penalties, law enforcement agencies to report statistical information to Public Safety Department and Attorney General

Underwater Cultural Resources Act, definition of cultural resources amended to specify articles associated with shipwrecks, artifacts defined, recovery of abandoned artifacts not cultural resources in certain locations authorized, Secs. 41-9-291, 41-9-292 am'd. (2011-20030)

Motor vehicles, licensing and registration of trucks and truck tractors, motor vehicle wreckers (tow trucks), licensing and registration based on gross vehicle weight not to include vehicle towed, Sec. 40-12-248 am'd.

Forever Wild Land Trust, payments into extended 20 years

Euthanasia of cats and dogs in animal shelters, gas chambers prohibited, delayed effective date, Beckham's Act, Sec. 34-29-131 am'd.

Municipalities, municipal ordinances, fines in certain cases designated and recodified, Sec. 11-45-9 am'd.; Sec. 13A-5-12.1 repealed

Polling places, proximity of persons to door of building, distance increased, Sec. 17-9-50 am'd.

Teachers, educational support personnel, and other certified educational employees and student teachers, professional liability insurance, Education Department and Finance Department to purchase or provide by July 1, 2012, rules authorized, Teacher and Education Employee Protection Act

Economic development, financial commitments to build or expand in Alabama, written contracts required within certain time period, existing commitments without written contract void after certain period of time

Income tax credit authorized for employers creating jobs, under certain conditions, Full Employment Act, Secs. 40-18-270, 40-18-271, 40-18-272 repealed; Act 2010-557, 2010 Reg. Sess. repealed

Solid waste disposal, application, approval by regional planning commission, deemed denied if not approved within certain number of days, Sec. 22-27-48 am'd.

Beer, cider, and wine, homebrewing by adult persons for personal use authorized without taxation or licensure

Alabama Development Office and Director of Development changed to Commerce Department and Secretary of Commerce, assistant secretaries of commerce, employment of certain persons outside of Merit System, authorized, Secs. 41-9-201, 41-9-202, 41-9-202.1, 41-9-203, 41-9-204 am'd. (2011-20679)

Child custody, parenting plan required, requirements, shared parenting unless parent found not fit by court, appellate review, Children's Family Act, Sec. 30-3-158 added; Secs. 30-3-150 to 30-3-155, inclusive, 30-3-157 am'd.; Secs. 30-3-1, 30-3-2, repealed

Homestead exemptions, income qualification amount increased, Secs. 40-9-19, 40-9-21 am'd.

Small wineries, sales and distribution of wine by wineries, wine tasting facilities, direct sale of small wineries' wine, license fee and excise tax, Small Winery Business Viability Act, Secs. 28-7-13, 28-7-18 am'd.

Dental Examiners of Alabama, Board of, dentists and dental hygienists, regulation and licensure, substantially revised, Sec. 34-9-7.2 added; Secs. 34-9-2, 34-9-3, 34-9-5, 34-9-6, 34-9-6.1, 34-9-7, 34-9-8, 34-9-9, 34-9-10, 34-9-13, 34-9-15, 34-9-15.1, 34-9-16, 34-9-18, 34-9-20, 34-9-21, 34-9-22, 34-9-24, 34-9-26, 34-9-27, 34-9-28, 34-9-40, 34-9-41, 34-9-43, 34-9-44, 34-9-60, 34-9-63, 34-9-82, 34-9-89 am'd. (2011-20608)

Education employees, procedures regarding employment actions of revised, Teacher Tenure Law and Fair Dismissal Act repealed, Students First Act, Sec. 16-24B-7, 16-24-1 to 16-24-22, inclusive, 36-26-100 to 36-26-116, inclusive, repealed

Toll bridges, authorized distance between decreased, Sec. 23-1-81 am'd.

Industrial Development Authority, members, composition altered to include President Pro Tempore of Senate or designee and Speaker of the House or designee, Sec. 41-10-25 am'd.

Economic development, tax incentives authorized to certain companies and educational institutions for locating new or expanding business in state, or a retention project, capital investment and job requirements, Alabama Development Office and Revenue Department to recommend to Governor, Industrial Development Authority to approve project for incentive (2011-20902)

Data processing centers locating in Alabama, certain ad valorem tax and construction related transaction tax abatements authorized, requirements, Data Processing Center Economic Incentive Enhancement Act, Secs. 40-9B-3, 40-9B-4, 40-18-193 am'd. (2011-20579)

Health care providers, physicians, etc., requiring disclosure regarding firearm ownership, prohibited, medical record inclusion of firearm information or disclosure of information about firearm ownership, prohibited, civil penalties, exceptions

Retirement under Employees' Retirement System and Teachers' Retirement System, Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP) repealed, participants electing DROP prior to effective date not affected, Secs. 16-25-150, 16-25-151, 16-25-152, 16-25-153, 16-25-154, 36-27-170, 36-27-171, 36-27-172, 36-27-173, 36-27-174, 36-27-175 repealed

Elmore Co., court costs, additional in certain circuit and district court cases, distrib. of proceeds to circuit clerk and for operation of judicial complex

Foreign law, application in violation of rights guaranteed United States and Alabama citizens, prohibited, exceptions, American and Alabama Laws for Alabama Courts Amendment, const. amend.

Economic development, tariff tax credits of capital investment costs for qualifying projects, job creation a qualifying factor, Tariff Credit Act

Economic development, certain actions authorized by the state to create jobs and promote economic and industrial development, const. amend.

Alcoholic beverages, brewpubs, sale of beer manufactured or brewed by the brewpub in original, unopened keg or barrel containers to certain licensed wholesalers, authorized, distribution and resale by licensed wholesalers to retail licensees, authorized, purchase of beer brewed by other manufacturers in original, unopened containers from any licensed wholesaler for resale of the beer by the brewpub for consumption on its premises, authorized, Secs. 28-4A-2, 28-4A-3, 28-4A-4 am'd.

Veterans' Affairs, State Department of, veterans organizations making nominations, Alabama Alliance of the Military Officers Association of America, Inc., added to nominating organizations, Sec. 31-5-3 am'd.

Phillips, Johnnie J., commended

Chizik, Gene, commended

Boy Scout Troop 514, commended

Markwell, Don, death mourned

Onderdonk, Michael, commended

Wetumpka Depot Players, commended

Ausborn, Jeffrey O., death mourned

Raulerson, Marsha D., commended

Franklin County tornado victims, deaths mourned; survivors, volunteers, and donors commended

Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Week, designated

Clean Water Task Force, established

Alabama Sun Shot Initiative, commended

Thomas, Annie Beatrice, commended

Homeowners Associations, Task Force on, established

Danner, Bert Willis, death mourned

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, commended

Snorton, Teresa E., commended

Hall, Ethel H., commended

Greenhaw, Wayne, death mourned

Ireland, Dennis L. "Dan," commended

Barnes, Gay, commended

All-Alabama Academic Team 2011, commended

Barnes, David, death mourned

Boy Scout Troop 514, commended

Markwell, Don, death mourned

Phillips, Johnnie J., commended

Enterprise High School eighth-grade baseball team, commended

Blakeney, Larry, commended

Wetumpka Depot Players, commended

Lynn, Tyler Campbell, commended

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., commended

Ramsey, Elois Primm, commended

Easterly, Lewis, commended

Anniston City School Gifted Enrichment Program; Hooks, Richard L., commended

Washington, Anna; Yarbrough, Carol; Calhoun, Georgia, commended

Grissett, Lance D., commended posthumously

Raulerson, Marsha D., commended

Edgewood Academy baseball team, commended

Alabama Sun Shot Initiative, commended

Danner, Bert Willis, death mourned

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, commended

Snorton, Teresa E., commended

Hall, Ethel H., commended

Shroud Award, 2011 recipient designated

Harper, Representative Alan, commended

Geneva High School softball team, commended

Income tax, employer and employees, income tax credit for educational advancement and training to be defined by workforce development

Income tax, work opportunity income tax credit based on federal income tax credit, Sec. 40-18-182 added

Campaign contributions, PAC to PAC transfers, prohibited, Campaign Finance Transparency Act, Secs. 17-5-7, 17-5-15 am'd.

Motor vehicles, students, drivers' licenses, suspension of by Public Safety Department for disruptive behavior in classrooms resulting in suspension or expulsion from school, based on recommendation of principal, procedures for hearing, Sec. 16-28-40 am'd.

Income tax, employer's deduction for health insurance premiums, compensation paid to qualifying employees for calculation of employer's deduction further provided for, Sec. 40-18-15.3 am'd.

Federal law enforcement officers, permission of sheriff or Attorney General required before conducting arrest or search and seizure, district attorney required to prosecute violations, supremacy of sheriff as chief law enforcement officer of county declared

Greenhouse gas emissions, state agency prohibited from adopting or enforcing a state or regional program to limit or regulate motor vehicle fuel economy or from implementing a cap and trade program without legislative authorization

Businesses, certain companies that create jobs, tax incentives authorized, requirements and standards for qualification

State of Alabama, counties and municipalities prohibited from issuing business licenses without proof of citizenship or legal status in United States

Corrections Department, certain correctional officers authorized to participate in Deferred Retirement Option Plan after meeting certain requirements, Sec. 36-27-170 am'd.

Elections, photo identification required, Public Safety Department required to issue identification cards to persons without photo identification, Sec. 17-9-30 am'd.

State Docks Bulk Handling Facility Trust Fund, excess funds, all transfers removed except transfer to General Fund, Sec. 40-13-6 am'd.

Driving or operating a vehicle as defined (including vessels) under the influence of alcohol or drugs, criminal negligent homicide or assault in the first degree amended to include, Secs. 13A-6-4, 13A-6-20 am'd.

Alabama Residential Energy Code Board changed to Alabama Energy and Residential Codes Board, Model Energy Code replaced with Alabama Energy and Residential Codes, adoption of modern building and energy codes in compliance with federal law to be implemented by counties and municipalities, board members increased, certain farm structures excluded, sprinkler systems provided for, Secs. 41-23-80, 41-23-81, 41-23-82, 41-23-83, 41-23-84, 41-23-85 am'd.

Child custody or visitation, motion to stay proceeding pending adjudication of criminal charge involving parent, court to consider best interest of child

Attorneys, legal services provided state, fees limited, contracts submitted to Contract Review Committee, Private Attorney Retention Sunshine Act

Library boards, county and municipal boards, additional members, terms, Sec. 11-90-2 am'd.

Motor vehicles, text messaging or operating a handheld global positioning system (GPS) while operating a motor vehicle on public street, road, or highway prohibited, penalties

Lakes with restrictions for houseboats and vessel size and speed, Lake Jordan included, Sec. 33-6A-3.1 am'd.

Nursing scholarships, qualifications altered, funding increased, appropriation, Graduate Degree Scholarship for Nurses, Secs. 34-21-60, 34-21-61, 34-21-62, 34-21-63 am'd.

Motor vehicles, driving without license or insurance or proof of legal entry into the United States, motor vehicle may be impounded, Secs. 32-6-18, 32-7A-4 am'd.

Aliens, illegal, forfeiture of property acquired while illegal alien, procedures, exceptions

Ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine, State Board of Health required to classify as controlled substances, exemptions, removed from list of precursor chemicals maintained by State Board of Pharmacy, Secs. 20-2-20, 20-2-181 am'd.

Campaign contributions, limitation imposed on contributions by political action committees to candidates

Hemophilia and other blood disorders, blood clotting products used at home, specifications, duties to health care insurers, physicians, and pharmacies, Health Department to administer, Hemophilia Standards of Care Act

Municipalities, municipal courts, court costs for jails, distrib. for municipal jails, Sec. 11-47-7.1 am'd.

Human trafficking, coercion or deception causing a person to work or to perform services having financial value or to perform certain sexual activities, prohibited, criminal penalties, Representatives Jack Williams and Merika Coleman Act (2010-20826)

Elections, person who is convicted of certain election offense prohibited from serving in certain capacities

Toll bridges, authorized distance between decreased, Sec. 23-1-81 am'd.

Private toll roads and bridges, Public Service Commission to regulate rates

Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation, Inc., exempt from state, county, and municipal sales and use tax

Granite and limestone surface mining, local approval prior to issuance of state permit required, public hearings required, Sec. 22-22A-5.1 added

Motor vehicles, distinctive license tags, out-of-state colleges and universities authorized with minimum commitments prior to manufacture, Sec. 32-6-67 am'd.

Businesses or public employers, reguired to verify legal status of new employees through federal E-verify program, penalties

Teachers' Retirement System, membership and retirement credit for administrators, teachers, and support personnel whose place of work is outside the State of Alabama, prohibited, retirement contributions not authorized on salary earned for certain correspondence courses and on-line courses under certain conditions

Divorce, property division, military retired pay, division limited to a percent based on military spouse's rank and pay rate on date of final order and any cost-of-living increases in effect on date military spouse begins drawing retirement, factors for court to consider when awarding, military disability ay may not be used to offset income, Sec. 30-2-51 am'd.

Motor carriers, federal Unified Carrier Registration Act of 2005, responsibility for administration transferred from Public Service Commission to Revenue Department, distrib. of net fees to Public Safety Department, Sec. 37-3-32.1 amended and renumbered as Sec. 40-12-435

Elmore Co., sheriff, service of process, contracts for, fees imposed on all criminal and civil documents served, distrib. to sheriff's fund for law enforcement purposes upon agreement with county commission (2010-20919)

Corrections Department, certain employees who work inside a security fence under certain conditions, compensation increased

Elmore Co., coroner, additional expense allowance and salary

Gangs, criminal street gang defined, membership prohibited, graffiti prohibited, murder as part of street gang activity made a capital offense, Street Gang Act, Sec. 13A-5-49 am'd.; Sec. 13A-6-26 repealed

Elmore Co., board of registrars, meeting days increased, Sec. 17-3-8 am'd.

Health care, persons, employers, or health care providers, mandatory participation in any health care system prohibited, const. amend.

Coosa Co., sheriff, pistol permits, fee amount set for persons under and over age 65, distrib. for law enforcement purposes, Act 81-297, 1981 Reg. Sess. am'd.

Federal cap and trade regulations, goods produced and distributed only in Alabama (intrastate), exempt from cap and trade regulations

University of Alabama football team, commended

University of Alabama football team, commended

Teachers and educational support personnel, commended

Boy Scouts of America, 100th Anniversary, recognized

Brewton, commended

Flomaton Public Library, commended

Bias, Ethel Mae Jones, death mourned

Gaming, Joint Interim Legislative Committee on, established to study status of

Crabtree, Charles, death mourned

Swinford, Belle Love, commended

Mercedes-Benz, commended

Benjamin, Regina M., commended

U.S. Department of Defense urged to adopt a dual-source approach in awarding contracts for aerial refueling tanker project

Hines, Elise Harris, death mourned

President Barack Obama urged to reverse his decision not to fully fund the Constellation project

Jones, Paul R., death mourned

Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee of the United States Postal Service urged to recommend a stamp commemorating the 2014 bicentennial anniversary of the Battle of Horseshoe Bend and the signing of the Treaty of Fort Jackson

Wilson, U. S. Congressman Charlie, death mourned

University of West Alabama, 175th Anniversary, recognized

States, rights affirmed to U. S. Congress

Shelly, Gaylan and Angie, commended

Hicks, Luther, commended

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., historic marker dedication ceremony honoring Rosa L. Parks, recognized

Russell-McCloud, Patricia, commended

Tuscaloosa Co., county commission, Tuscaloosa city council, and Northport city council urged to do feasibility study to pursue the purchase of Black Warrior River toll bridge

Lesley Vance Highway, portion of Highway 431 South from the Phenix City limit extending to the Barbour County line, named

Harper, Roman, commended (2010-20524)

Menton, Senator Bill, death mourned

Coach Joe "Billy" Fain Bridge, over the Coosa River on Alabama Highway 14 in Wetumpka, named

Forte', Amelia, death mourned

Johnson, Adriel, death mourned

Beck, Representative Warren, death mourned (2010-20526)

Charles A. Brown Elementary School, Honor Roll students, commended

U. S. Congress urged to approve H.R. 1264, the Multiple Peril Insurance Act of 2009

Russell-McCloud, Patricia, commended

Carpenter, Mable Elliott, death mourned

Nabors, Senator Ollie Wilson, death mourned

Fite, Representative Leamon Millard, Jr., death mourned

Butler, Talmadge, commended

Greene County High School basketball team, commended

Farrington, Allison, commended

Fairfield High School girls basketball team, commended

Ingram, Mark, Jr., commended

Searcy, Steve, commended

Cottrell, Danny, commended

Hanson, Johnnie, commended

Davis, Johnny, death mourned

Huntsville, efforts to become test market for Google's new ultrafast broadband network, Google Fiber, commended

Hazel Green High School varsity cheerleaders, commended

Boyett, Carl, death mourned

Lee High School of Huntsville basketball team, commended

Goertz, Edith P., commended

Black, Allison, commended

McCullough, B. J., commended

Sledge, Percy, commended

Bracken, Peggy Gill, death mourned

Saloom, Salem and Dianne, commended

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week, recognized

Novacki, Aline Regina, commended

A. H. Parker High School, 110th Anniversary, recognized

Brock, Carrie Lee Adams, death mourned

Tuskegee University basketball team, commended

Ryan, Jennie Bell, death mourned

Pike, Nellie, commended

Talladega College womens basketball team, commended

Hudson, Margene, commended

Talladega, 175th Anniversary, recognized

Sumter County High School girls basketball team, commended

Warrior Academy basketball team, commended

Wright, Lorenzo, commended

Howard, Robert Lewis, death mourned

Callahan, H. L. (Sonny), commended

Nix, David, commended

First Baptist Church Leeds, commended

Fairfield High Preparatory School, Jobs for Alabama's Graduates (JAG) program, commended

Bonner, Vanessa Brown, commended

Roberts, John, commended

Phillips, Sidney C., Jr., commended

Sledge, Eugene B., commended posthumously

Lawley, Josephine, commended

Brinker, Richard W., commended

Zorn, Mary Jane Jeffcoat, death mourned

Forest Hills Middle School, Honor Roll students, commended

C. J. Donald Elementary School, Honor Roll students, commended

Robinson Elementary School, Honor Roll students, commended

Cooley, Billy Joe, death mourned

Concerns of Police Survivors (COPS), Fly the Blue Campaign, recognized

Rilling, Corey, commended

Riggs, Jamie, commended

National Endowment for the Arts and Institute of Museum and Library Services, The Big Read, recognized

Gray, John Franklin, death mourned

Branyon, Hugh, commended

Royal, Jim, commended

Butler, Talmadge, commended

Sealy, Charlie Oliver, Sr., death mourned

Feld, Montgomery, commended

Gould, Joseph, commended

Shaw, Elijah, III, death mourned

Morris, Shep and Rite; Morris and Morris Farms, commended

Glen Oaks Elementary School, Honor Roll students, commended

Vietnam Veterans, commended, welcome home celebration in 2011 encouraged

Jones, Freddie H. E., II, commended

Hilliard, Representative Earl, Jr., commended

Patterson, Thomas Moses, commended

Grantland, Representative Ronald, commended

Bentley, Representative Robert J., commended

Beasley, Representative William M. (Billy), commended

Ward, Representative Cam, commended

Allen, Representative Gerald H., commended

Baker, Representative Locy L., commended

Hammett, Representative Seth, commended

McDaniel, Representative W. F. (Frank), commended

Duffy, Rickey A., commended

Bush, Mr. and Mrs. Robert M., commended

Pitts, Harvey Curtis, Jr., death mourned

Leonard, John, commended

Hanna, Annie Lou Christine, commended

Shaw, Elijah, III, death mourned

Riggs, Jamie, commended

Bartlett, Thomas Gordon, death mourned

Rilling, Corey, commended

Mount Pleasant CME Church, Homecoming and Founder's Day Program, recognized

Higginbotham, G. J., commended

Moore, Charlotte Davis, death mourned

National Endowment for the Arts, The Big Read: Alabama Reads initiative, recognized

Kilgore, Mike, commended

Boy Scouts of America, 100th Anniversary, recognized

Bias, Ethel Mae Jones, death mourned

Hawkins, Felicia Renee, death mourned

Crabtree, Charles, death mourned

Swinford, Belle Love, commended

Hines, Elise Harris, death mourned

President Barack Obama urged to reverse his decision not to fully fund the Constellation project

Jones, Paul R., death mourned

State Board of Education directed to advise local superintendents of education to comply with reporting requirements under Alabama Safe Schools Act

Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee of the United States Postal Service urged to recommend a stamp commemorating the 2014 bicentennial anniversary of the Battle of Horseshoe Bend and the signing of the Treaty of Fort Jackson

Wilson, U. S. Congressman Charlie, death mourned

Soares, Alessandro, commended

Novacki, Eumar Roberto, commended

University of West Alabama, 175th Anniversary, recognized

Shelly, Gaylan and Angie, commended

Hicks, Luther, commended

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., historic marker dedication ceremony honoring Rosa L. Parks, recognized

Army National Guard, 2101st Transportation Company, commended

Coach Joe "Billy" Fain Bridge, over the Coosa River on Alabama Highway 14 in Wetumpka, named

Menton, Senator Bill, death mourned

Moore, Nathaniel Grayson, commended

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Anniston Alumnae Chapter, Founders Day observation, recognized

Johnson, Adriel, death mourned

Forte', Amelia, death mourned

Vaughn Family, commended

Houston, Coffee, Henry, Dale, Geneva, Pike, and Barbour Cos., students, commended

Charles A. Brown Elementary School, Honor Roll students, commended

Minor Elementary School, Honor Roll students, commended

Bush Middle School, Honor Roll students, commended

Councill Elementary School, Honor Roll students, commended

Councill Elementary School, Kindergarten Honor Roll students, commended

Louis, Joe, commended posthumously

U. S. Congress urged to approve H.R. 1264, the Multiple Peril Insurance Act of 2009

Novacki, Eumar Roberto, commended (2010-20506)

Beck, Representative Warren, death mourned

Maggi, Blairo Borges, commended

Taylor, Clinton Williams, death mourned

Russell-McCloud, Patricia, commended

Carpenter, Mable Elliott, death mourned

Pickens Academy girls basketball team, commended

Nabors, Senator Ollie Wilson, death mourned

Ingram, Mark, Jr., commended

Smith, Margaret Charles, commended posthumously

Greene County High School basketball team, commended

Fairfield High School girls basketball team, commended

Searcy, Steve, commended

Southeastern Livestock Exposition Rodeo, commended

Cottrell, Danny, commended

Davis, Johnny, death mourned

Huntsville, efforts to become test market for Google's new ultrafast broadband network, Google Fiber, commended

Lee High School of Huntsville basketball team, commended

Hazel Green High School varsity cheerleaders, commended

McCullough, B. J., commended

Boyett, Carl, death mourned

Robinson, Kerry, commended

Novacki, Aline Regina, commended

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week, recognized

Bracken, Peggy Gill, death mourned

McCorvey, Charlie, Jr., death mourned

A. H. Parker High School, 110th Anniversary, recognized

Hanson, Johnnie, commended

Saloom, Salem and Dianne, commended

Sledge, Percy, commended

Brock, Carrie Lee Adams, death mourned

Tuskegee University basketball team, commended

Kimbrell, Harry Erskin, death mourned

Espey, Melford Edward, Jr., death mourned

Howard, Robert Lewis, death mourned

Super 11, high school football players, commended

Hudson, Margene, commended

Pike, Nellie, commended

Talladega College womens basketball team, commended

Talladega, 175th Anniversary, recognized

Sumter County High School girls basketball team, commended

Warrior Academy basketball team, commended

Wright, Lorenzo, commended

Fairfield High Preparatory School, Jobs for Alabama's Graduates (JAG) program, commended

First Baptist Church Leeds, commended

Maggi, Blairo Borges, commended (2010-20776)

Novacki, Eumar Roberto, commended

Novacki, Aline Regina, commended

Corbin, Virginia Kay Wiginton, commended

Pate, Jack, commended

Nix, David, commended

DuPont, Margaret McLeod, death mourned

AOD Federal Credit Union, commended

Ayers, H. Brandt, commended

Talladega College basketball team, commended

Bonner, Vanessa Brown, commended

Callahan, H. L. (Sonny), commended

Tourism Department urged to develop online music poll on its website for Official State Song, Official State Anthem

Roberts, John, commended

Sidney Lanier High School, Centennial Celebration, recognized

Benton, Jacob Roscoe, death mourned

Phillips, Sidney C., Jr., commended

Sledge, Eugene B., commended posthumously

Welborn, Jimmy Holland, Sr., death mourned

Cooley, Billy Joe, death mourned

Lawley, Josephine, commended

Birmingham Volleyball Club 13-1 Team, commended

Knight, Jimmy, commended

Jackson, Willie, commended

Marshall, Fred, commended

Williams, Annie, commended

Cooley, Dorothy, commended

Smith, Chester, death mourned

Second Saint Siloam Missionary Baptist Church in Brewton, 100th Anniversary, recognized

Freedom Riders Park, recognized

Coosa Valley Resource Conservation Development Council, commended

Cusseta Baptist Church, commended

Zorn, Mary Jane Jeffcoat, death mourned

Robinson Elementary School, Honor Roll students, commended

C. J. Donald Elementary School, Honor Roll students, commended

Forest Hills Middle School in Birmingham, Honor Roll students, commended

Gray, John Franklin, death mourned

Butler, Talmadge, commended

Royal, Jim, commended

Branyon, Hugh, commended

Gould, Joseph, commended

Lynch, Francis A., commended

Glen Oaks Elementary School, Honor Roll students, commended

Morris, Shep and Rite, commended

Jones, Freddie H.E., II, commended

Bryan, Anna Laura, commended

Higgins, Susannah, commended

Bagwell, Haley, commended

Ratliff, Jordan, commended

Leonardi, Erica, commended

Williams Temple Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, commended

Porter, Courtney, commended

Muncher, Meghan, commended

Irons, Representative Tammy, commended

Elections, campaign contributions limited, corporations and political action committees, contributions prohibited for certain period prior to election, candidates contributions limited, PAC to PAC transfers prohibited, threshold for itemizing contributions raised, new reporting date, Political Campaign Contribution Reform Act, Secs. 17-5-3, 17-5-8 am'd.

Health System Reform, Joint Legislative Task Force, established to develop plan for health care reform and address the state's long-term and short-term health care challenges

Newton, Cameron, commended

Kennedy, Leroy, Jr., death mourned

Speaker Emeritus, Representative Seth Hammett, named

House of Representatives, Speaker Emeritus, Representative Demetrius Newton, named

Bachus, U. S. Representative Spencer, commended

Newton, Cameron, commended

Summerford, Howard Thomas, Jr., commended

Newton, Elijah, commended

Kennedy, Leroy, Jr., death mourned

Green, Stacy A., death mourned