Voting Record — Wes Kitchens
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- YeaSB302Relating to Jefferson County; to amend Section 45-37-90.03 of the Code of Alabama 1975, as last amended by Act 2015-213, establishing the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Authority, to provide for two additional members on the board of directors and to further provide for vacancies on the board of directors under certain conditions.
- YeaSB302Relating to Jefferson County; to amend Section 45-37-90.03 of the Code of Alabama 1975, as last amended by Act 2015-213, establishing the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Authority, to provide for two additional members on the board of directors and to further provide for vacancies on the board of directors under certain conditions.
- YeaSB292Relating to taxation and revenue; to provide for the Department of Revenue to grant certificates of exemption from sales and use taxes to contractors and subcontractors licensed by the State Licensing Board for General Contractors for the purchase of building materials and construction materials to be used in the construction of a building or other project for an entity statutorily exempt from paying sales and use taxes; and to provide for accounting for purchases and enforcement for violations.
- NVSB285Relating to wine and mead; to amend Section 28-3A-20.4, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide that a nonprofit organization may be issued a license to host a wine festival; to further provide for the application process and conditions of licensure to host or participate in a wine festival; and to further provide for the collection and remittance of taxes due on the sale of wine at a wine festival; to amend Section 28-6A-2, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for wine manufacturer licensees located in dry counties by allowing such manufacturers to transport and sell wine to retailers under certain limits and to specify that such licensees may host or participate in wine festivals; to amend Section 28-7-10.1, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for small farm wineries by permitting such wineries to produce mead; and to amend Section 28-7-16, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the excise tax rate for mead.
- YeaSB281Relating to Motor Vehicle Registrations and to the USS Alabama Battleship Commission; to amend Section 32-6-55, Code of Alabama 1975; to allow former and current chairs of the USS Alabama Battleship Commission to use the USS Alabama Battleship Commission distinctive license tag; to require that the commission annually certify to the Department of Revenue a list of those individuals eligible for the distinctive license tag.
- YeaSB279Relating to elected county superintendents of education; to remove the requirement that the salary of the superintendent be set before the beginning of the term of office; and to provide for a retroactive effective date.
- NVSB274To alter, rearrange, and extend the boundary lines and corporate limits of the municipality of Spanish Fort in Baldwin County.
- YeaSB261Relating to public contracts; to prohibit governmental entities from entering into certain contracts with companies that boycott businesses because the business engages in certain sectors or does not meet certain environmental or corporate governance standards or does not facilitate certain activities; to provide that no company in the state shall be required by a governmental entity, nor penalized by a governmental entity for declining to engage in economic boycotts or other actions that further social, political, or ideological interests; to require the Attorney General to take actions to prevent federal laws or actions from penalizing, inflicting harm on, limiting commercial relations with, or changing or limiting the activities of companies or residents of the state based on the furtherance of economic boycott criteria; and to authorize the Attorney General to investigate and enforce this act; and to provide definitions.
- YeaSB258Relating to water utilities; to amend Act 2022-378 of the 2022 Regular Session, now appearing as Section 41-5A-12.2 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to certain nonprofit corporations providing water service and providing a one-time audit by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts, to specify that the law applies to nonprofit corporations providing water service to its members or the public; and to authorize the department to conduct an additional one-time audit of a nonprofit corporation if the department suspects fraud or mismanagement of funds.
- YeaSB258Relating to water utilities; to amend Act 2022-378 of the 2022 Regular Session, now appearing as Section 41-5A-12.2 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to certain nonprofit corporations providing water service and providing a one-time audit by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts, to specify that the law applies to nonprofit corporations providing water service to its members or the public; and to authorize the department to conduct an additional one-time audit of a nonprofit corporation if the department suspects fraud or mismanagement of funds.
- YeaSB224Relating to crimes and offenses; to amend Section 13A-6-111, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide for the age of a child for the crime of transmitting obscene material to a child by computer; to amend Section 13A-6-240, Code of Alabama 1975, to establish jurisdiction for a violation of distributing a private image; to amend Section 13A-13-3, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the crime of incest; 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 Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.
- YeaSB224Relating to crimes and offenses; to amend Section 13A-6-111, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide for the age of a child for the crime of transmitting obscene material to a child by computer; to amend Section 13A-6-240, Code of Alabama 1975, to establish jurisdiction for a violation of distributing a private image; to amend Section 13A-13-3, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the crime of incest; 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 Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.
- YeaSB223Relating to criminal procedure; to amend Section 15-25-39, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the definitions of the Child Physical and Sexual Abuse Victim Protection Act.
- YeaSB206Relating to crimes and offenses; to create the Retail Theft Crime Prevention Act; to provide for the crime of retail theft in various degrees; to provide for the crime of organized retail theft; to provide criminal penalties for a violation
- YeaSB206Relating to crimes and offenses; to create the Retail Theft Crime Prevention Act; to provide for the crime of retail theft in various degrees; to provide for the crime of organized retail theft; to provide criminal penalties for a violation
- YeaSB206Relating to crimes and offenses; to create the Retail Theft Crime Prevention Act; to provide for the crime of retail theft in various degrees; to provide for the crime of organized retail theft; to provide criminal penalties for a violation
- YeaSB198Relating to sentencing; to amend Sections 12-25-34.2, 13A-4-1, 13A-4-2, 13A-4-3, 13A-5-6, 15-18-8, and 15-22-54, Code of Alabama 1975, to add additional offenses that would be subject to the presumptive sentencing guidelines; to modify the criminal penalties for criminal solicitation, attempt, and criminal conspiracy; to give a judge discretion when sentencing a person convicted of a Class C or Class D felony offense; to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style; 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 Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.
- YeaSB192Relating to use of industrial access roads and bridges; to amend Section 23-6-9, Code of Alabama 1975, to exclude certain industrial access roads constructed by certain public corporations from the public highway and street system of the state; to provide for certain roads to be considered an industrial access road for purposes of this chapter; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.
- YeaSB192Relating to use of industrial access roads and bridges; to amend Section 23-6-9, Code of Alabama 1975, to exclude certain industrial access roads constructed by certain public corporations from the public highway and street system of the state; to provide for certain roads to be considered an industrial access road for purposes of this chapter; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.
- YeaSB184Relating to the Department of Corrections; to add Section 14-1-25 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to provide that the Department of Corrections may expend funds to further the mission of the department.
- YeaSB184Relating to the Department of Corrections; to add Section 14-1-25 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to provide that the Department of Corrections may expend funds to further the mission of the department.
- YeaSB176To create the Students' Right to Know Act of 2023; to require the Alabama Commission on Higher Education to collect data and create an interactive online tool for students for use in making informed decisions relating to education and professions; and to require the commission and Workforce Development Division of the Department of Commerce to share data and information as necessary to comply with this act.
- YeaSB175To establish the ReEngage Alabama Grant Program; to provide grant award payments to eligible adult learners; to provide eligibility standards, and to provide for administration by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education; relating to grants for short-term credentials; to establish the Alabama Short-Term Credential Scholarship Program to provide grants to Alabama residents to help them earn short-term credentials; to determine eligible recipients; to establish procedures for administering the program; to set forth the process by which the program will be funded; and to repeal the Alabama Apprenticeship Tax Credit Act commencing with Section 40-18-422, Code of Alabama 1975.
- YeaSB103Relating to the State Ethics Commission; to require the commission to provide an alleged violator with certain evidence; and to amend Section 36-25-24, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide whistle blower protection to employees reporting ethics violations.
- NVHB522Relating to Montgomery County; to repeal Section 10 of Act 789, 1975 Regular Session (Acts 1975, p. 1576), relating to restrictions on where deputy district attorneys in the 15th Judicial Circuit, composed of Montgomery County, may reside.