Alabama Sen. Bill Hightower (R)

AL - SB343 Taxation, tax deduction for taxpayers who made contributions to a catastrophe savings account, increase in state tax deduction, technical corrections to remove ambiguities, Homeowner's Insurance Catastrophic Event Planning Act, Secs. 40-18-311, 40-18-312 am'd.

AL - SJR48 Pledge of Allegiance, 60th anniversary of the addition of the phrase under God, recognized

AL - SB374 Legislature, elections, vacancy in office of senator or representative, Governor to fill vacancy if it occurs after the last day of third regular session in any quadrennium, Sec. 17-15-1 am'd.

AL - SB417 Health care workers, infected health care workers, add Hepatitis C infection to definition of, Secs. 22-11A-60, 22-11A-61, 22-11A-62, 22-11A-63, 22-11A-66, 22-11A-67, 22-11A-73 am'd.

AL - SJR49 Pledge of Allegiance, 60th anniversary of the addition of the phrase under God, recognized

AL - SJR22 Coastal areas, reinsurance supported

AL - SB401 Tobacco products, definitions revised, archaic language removed, invoices, penalties, Sec. 40-25-16.1 added; Secs. 40-25-1, 40-25-2, 40-25-4, 40-25-7, 40-25-8, 40-25-9, 40-25-13, 40-25-20, 40-2A-10 am'd.

AL - SB372 Legislature, fill vacant position in certain circumstances, Section 46 (Section 46, Recompiled Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended) am'd., const. amend.

AL - SB254 Homeowners insurance, counties contiguous to Mobile Bay and Gulf of Mexico, credits against insurance premium taxes for private property carriers who write coverage in certain Zones, geographic areas covered by Alabama Insurance Underwriting Association, Alabama Coastal Insurance Reform Act, Sec. 27-1-24.1 am'd.

AL - SB16 State agencies, Sunset bills, omnibus bill for agencies continued without modification, Sec. 41-20-11 am'd.

AL - SB18 Schools, allow school district to educate students about traditional winter celebrations and offer traditional greetings

AL - SB58 Alabama Open Meetings Act, members of governmental bodies may participate in meetings and deliberation electronically

AL - SB59 Finance Department, Division of Purchasing, state agencies, authorized to purchase personal property from vendors not on statewide contract under certain conditions, exemption, Sec. 41-4-110 am'd.

AL - SB62 Fair Ballot Commission created, membership and terms provided for, require Secretary of State provide explanation of measures and post on website, Alabama Informed Voter Act created

AL - SB63 Human Resources Department, public assistance, drug testing for applicants and recipients required upon reasonable suspicion, ineligibility under certain conditions, department to implement, rulemaking authority

AL - SB85 Veterans benefits, dependents, postsecondary education, scholarships, requirement for veteran's service to have been during war or hazardous duty, limited to undergraduate study, deleted, Sec. 31-6-11 am'd.

AL - SB86 Motor vehicle license tags, renewals, additional time for deployed military, Sec. 32-6-65 am'd.

AL - SB126 University of South Alabama, board of trustees, members, term decreased, chair pro tempore authorized to call special meetings, Secs. 16-55-2, 16-55-5, 16-55-6 am'd.

AL - SB153 Term limits, members of Senate and House of Representatives limited to three consecutive full terms, const. amend.

AL - SB159 Cottage food production operations, baked goods, exempt from obtaining food service permit from health department, labeling of baked goods, other food items, food safety course required

AL - SB161 Public works, Fair and Open Competition in Governmental Construction Act, public agencies prohibited from entering contracts and making certain awards based on collective bargaining agreements, certain terms prohibited in certain documents, exemptions

AL - SB162 Property, Alabama Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act, sale and partition of heirs property by cotenants

AL - SB163 Airbag fraud, crime created, penalties, enhanced penalties for physical injury, Sec. 13A-11-270 am'd, Sec. 13A-11-271 repealed

AL - SB173 State and local governmental entities, purchase of real property, disclosure of certain information under certain conditions

AL - SB190 Grandparents, visitation with grandchildren, petition procedure and burden of proof established, Sec. 30-3-4.1 repealed

AL - SB193 Criminal procedure, new classes of capital offense, Secs. 13A-5-40, 13A-5-49 am'd.

AL - SB194 Criminal procedure, new classes of capital offense, reduce appeal time, Fair Justice Act

AL - SB207 Municipalities, business license tax on residential rental property, levy on per unit basis prohibited, Sec. 11-51-90.3 added

AL - SB222 Legislature, members, required to be tested if reasonable suspicion person might be using controlled substances, Section 47 (Section 47, Recompiled Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended), am'd., const. amend.

AL - SB225 Voter registration, board of registrars, prohibited time of registering any person as a qualified elector extended from 10 to 17 days prior to election, probate judge required to print voter list within 10 days of an election, Sec. 17-3-50, 17-4-2 am'd.

AL - SB249 Professional Bondsman, certification and examination of required, continuing education required, fees, disbursement of fees, suspension

AL - SB297 Sex offenders, convicted of crime with a minor, prohibited within 500 feet of public school K-12 property during instructional hours, penalties, Sec. 15-20A-17 am'd.

AL - SB298 Charitable food donation, immunity for expanded to include foods prepared by a restaurant or food service establishment, Sec. 20-1-6 am'd.

AL - SB354 Disorderly conduct, definition revised, carrying a pistol in a vehicle without a pistol permit, authorized, discretion of sheriff in concealed pistol licensing eliminated under certain conditions, certain provisions of concealed pistol licensing revised, Secs. 13A-11-7, 13A-11-73, 13A-11-74, 13A-11-75 am'd.

AL - SB380 Common Core Curriculum Standards, terminated, prior courses of study to be implemented

AL - SB420 Schools, nonpublic K-12 schools, autonomy of clarified, Secs. 16-28-1, 16-28-5, 16-28-7 repealed

AL - SB421 Crime Victims Compensation Commission, definition of funeral expenses and work loss, payments to victims increased, administrative expense of commission, Secs. 15-23-3, 15-23-5, 15-23-15 am'd.

AL - SB425 Student data, use of by providers of cloud computing service

AL - SB443 Public K-12 Education, moratorium on further adoption of common core until 1/1/17, local board of education may opt out and use alternative curriculum, advisory commission created

AL - SR97 Whatley, Senator Tom, commended

AL - SJR18 Tourism Department, urged to adopt "Sweet Home Alabama" as official tagline

AL - SJR47 Alabama Geological Society, commended

AL - SJR52 State Troopers, commended

AL - SJR55 McCrary, Charles D., commended

AL - SJR57 Environmental Protection Agency, urged to issue guidelines regarding power production that recognize state performance standards

AL - SJR61 State of Character, Alabama redesignated

AL - SJR62 Crosswhite, Mark A., commended

AL - SJR68 Federal regulatory process, Congress urged to inform public of the importance of the oversight of the federal regulatory process

AL - SJR73 Roberts, Senator Tommy Ed, death mourned

AL - SJR76 Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne, Food and Drug Administration urged to grant accelerated approval for the drug eteplirsen for treatment

AL - SJR82 Smith, John, commended

AL - SJR85 Turnham, Pete, commended

AL - SJR86 Tatum, John W., commended

AL - SJR87 Thomas, Joab L., death mourned

AL - SJR99 Mize, Ola Lee, death mourned

AL - SJR100 Chambless, Ann Barbee, commended

AL - SJR101 YMCA Associations, commended

AL - SJR102 Hawkins, Jack, Jr., commended

AL - SJR103 Evelyn Gibson Lowery Civil Rights Heritage Trail, recognized

AL - SJR109 Horton, James Edwin, Jr., posthumously commended

AL - SJR114 Dixon, Senator Larry, commended

AL - SJR117 Interagency Autism Coordinating Council urged to include neurodevelopmental disorders, particularly Rett Syndrome, within scope of mission

AL - SJR118 Irons, Senator Tammy, commended

AL - SJR119 Taylor, Senator Bryan, commended

AL - SJR120 McGill, Senator Shadrack, commended

AL - SJR121 Beason, Senator Scott, commended