Alabama Sen. Gerald Dial (R)

AL - Permanent Legislative Committee On Reapportionment

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AL - Permanent Joint Transportation Committee

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AL - Water Policy And Management Joint Legislative Committee

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AL - Joint Legislative Committee On State Parks

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AL - Children First Trust Fund Legislative Oversight Committee

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AL - License Plates Legislative Oversight Committee

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AL - Alabama Commission To Reduce Poverty

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AL - SB459 Motor vehicles, medium speed vehicles, defined, licensure, restrictions, safety standards, title not required, Sec. 32-6-59.1 added; Secs. 32-8-31, 40-12-240 am'd.

AL - SB50 Hate crimes, crimes of arson, burglary, or criminal mischief committed against religious property, additional penalties, Sec. 13A-5-13 am'd.

AL - SB410 Lee Co., Lake Harding, no-wake speed required within specified distance of dock or pier

AL - SB3 Medicaid programs, ensuring appropriate access to medicines for premature infants, created, Medicaid program required to develop and implement policies to streamline process for access to covered drug for premature infants.

AL - SJR122 Southeastern United States and South Korean Economic Council, creation encourage

AL - SB8 Class action lawsuits filed in Alabama, plan for undistributed funds to be distributed to Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Department if class members cannot be located, or if distribution to class is not economically feasible, or if class members do not make a claim to the class funds

AL - SB244 Ad valorem tax, homestead exemption from local taxes, disabled and person over 65, exemption restored for disabled without regard to income, exemption for persons 65 and over further provided for based on state taxable income, effect to substantially repeal Act 2012-313, 2012 Reg. Sess.; Sec. 40-9-21.2 added, Secs. 40-9-19, 40-9-21, 40-9-21.1am'd.

AL - SB51 Motor vehicles, motorcycles, distinctive license plates authorized, applications to be separate from passenger car applications, number to be based on Quantity Class 2, Sec. 32-6-64 am'd.

AL - SB45 Higher Education, 2-year institutions authorize to charge resident tuition for nonresident distance learning students Secs. 16-64-2, 16-64-4 am'd.

AL - SB433 Judges, age restriction of 70 removed, Section 6.16 (Section 155, Recompiled Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended), am'd., const. amend.

AL - SB369 Clay Co., court costs, Clay Co. Commission no longer authorized to impose fee on municipal court cases, municipality authorized to assess and retain fee on cases filed in municipal court, distrib. to municipality's general fund, Sec. 45-14-80.03 am'd.

AL - SB370 Military, Military Department, Armory Commission, money from rental of armory to be paid to the Armory Fund, Sec. 31-4-15 am'd.

AL - SB200 Motor vehicles, distinctive license tags, fees, portion deposited in Penny Trust Fund directed to Senior Services Trust Fund, Sec. 32-6-68 am'd.

AL - SB40 Ten Commandments, display of on state property and at public schools, authorized, const. amend.

AL - SJR34 Veterans, commercial motor vehicle licenses, Department of Public Safety and Department of Veterans Affairs urged to work together to assist in licensure

AL - SB49 Movies, television, and commercials, production companies, rebates for qualified expenses for amounts exceeding Alabama income tax liability, retroactive, Sec. 41-7A-43 am'd.

AL - SB379 Motor vehicles, distinctive license tags, out-of-state colleges and universities, legislative oversight committee authorized to approve applications, Secs. 32-6-67, 32-6-68 am'd.

AL - SJR33 Buster Robertson Bridge, in Cragford in Clay Co., named

AL - SJR36 DuWayne Bridges Bridge, Highway 29 in Valley, Chambers Co., named

AL - SB120 Firearms, right to bear arms, strict scrutiny standard required for certain denials of right, const. amend.

AL - SJR82 Finley, Sara Will Crews, M.D., death mourned

AL - SB224 Alabama Ahead Act. commencing with 2013-2014 school year, revised to delete pen-enabled requirement, phase-in requirement and reassignment provisions, advisory committee revised, schools given question of participating, local school systems to contribute 25 percent of funding, Secs. 16-16B-1, 16-16B-2 am'd.

AL - SB273 Donated funds, equipment, or property to organized search, air, and rescue squads, Sec. 9-3-18 am'd.

AL - SB177 Rifles, municipalities prohibited from enacting ordinances regarding use of, Sec. 11-45-1.1 am'd.

AL - SB279 State sales and use tax increased, phase-in period, sales and use tax on food phased out, exempt by 2007, counties and municipalities prohibited from increasing sales tax on food, Secs. 40-23-2, 40-23-61 am'd.

AL - SB269 Alcoholic beverages, retail licensees, servers required to register with Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, fees, fines, penalties, Secs. 28-1-8 to 28-1-15, inclusive, added

AL - SB175 Motor vehicles, distinctive tags, new categories, Revenue Department application fee process, submission limited to once annually where tag lacks required commitments, Sec. 32-6-64 am'd

AL - SB274 Rescue Squads, Alabama Association of, voluntary contribution through ad valorem tax process

AL - SB378 Space, Alabama Space Authority created, Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, Alabama Development Office, Alabama Department of Transportation, Governors office, Legislature, promote space exploration

AL - SB42 Higher Education, 2-year institutions authorize to charge resident tuition for nonresident distance learning students Sec. 16-64-4 am'd.

AL - SB78 State agencies, fees levied which are retained to fund agency, increases based on Consumer Price Index authorized to be adopted by rule, periodic fees thereafter every five years

AL - SB71 Municipalities with population less than 19,000, auth. to enforce speed limits on interstate highways, provision repealed, Sec. 32-5A-171 am'd.

AL - SB176 Taxation, requirement that totally and permanetly disabled person be retired to claim ad valorem homestead exemption deleted, Secs. 40-9-19, 40-9-21, am'd.

AL - SJR72 Notice of travel process, Governor urged to establish

AL - SB271 Competitive bids, expands the time period for letting of contracts, Sec. 16-13B-7 am'd.

AL - SB73 Rural physicians, income tax credit increased, Sec. 40-18-132 am'd.

AL - SJR47 Multiple System Atrophy Awareness Month, March 2013, designated

AL - SB272 Rescue Squads, Alabama Association of Rescue Squads, exemption from state and local lodging taxes, Sec. 40-26-1 am'd.

AL - SJR71 Purple Heart states, Alabama recognized as one of the first

AL - SB41 Right to work, policy declared, cause of action declared, const. amend.

AL - SB6 Legislative costs, appropriation made for unexpended funds, required appropriation repealed, Sec. 29-1-22, repealed

AL - SB44 Foreign law, application in violation of rights guaranteed United States and Alabama citizens, prohibited, exceptions, American and Alabama Laws for Alabama Courts Amendment

AL - SB48 Public Safety, Secretary of Public Safety created; Public Safety Fund created, certain investigative and law enforcement function of various state entities consolidated, Department of Public Safety reorganized, Homeland Security Department eliminated, uniform changes by Code Commissioner required

AL - SB68 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 - SB79 Veterans benefits, wife, widow, or child, postsecondary education, scholarships, requirement for veteran's service to have been during war or hazardous duty, deleted, Sec. 31-6-11 am'd.

AL - SB84 Veterans, family educational benefits, limited to tuition only for family members granted benefits for the first time after August 1, 2012, Secs. 31-6-2, 31-6-4, 31-6-5, 31-6-6, 31-6-15 am'd.

AL - SB108 Law Enforcement Agency, state, created, secretary appointed by Governor, law enforcement and investigative, and homeland security functions of, consolidated and reorganized, secretary to serve as chair of the Criminal Justice Information Center Commission, certain Public Safety Funds, created, Secs. 41-9-592, 41-9-593 am'd.

AL - SB109 Voter registration list, notification to persons purged from voter registration list for conviction of crime by U.S. mail rather than certified mail, Sec. 17-4-3 am'd.

AL - SB110 Kyle Graddy Act, possession and self-administration of auto-injectable epinephrine by students permitted, Sec. 16-1-39 am'd

AL - SB112 Administrative Procedure Act, rules, approval and disapproval by Joint Legislative Committee, procedures, appeal of disapproval to Lt. Gov., Secs. 41-22-5, 41-22-6, 41-22-22, 41-22-23, 41-22-24 am'd.

AL - SB117 Information Technology, Office of, coordination of information technology of state agencies created, Legislative Oversight Committee on Information Technology established, power and duties, secretary exempt from Sunset Law, Secs. 16-61D-1 to 16-61D-6, inclusive, repealed; Sec. 41-4-221 am'd.

AL - SB118 State Treasurer, State Treasury Operations Fund created for operation of Unclaimed Property program and SAFE program, Secs. 35-12-81, 41-14A-12, 41-14A-14 am'd.

AL - SB119 Tax credit, investment in Alabama entrepreneurial business

AL - SB122 Joint Committee on Legislative Operations, Senate Committee on Senate Operations, House Committee on House Operations created, authorized to employ personnel of Legislative Reference Service, Legislative Fiscal Office, Examiners of Public Accounts, and House of Representatives and Senate, other administrative functions assigned, Legislative Council, Joint Fiscal Committee, Legislative Committee on Public Accounts, Legislative Building Authority, abolished, Secs. 8-6-53, 8-19C-3, 9-11-68, 9-11-69, 11-100-4, 16-5-8.3, 16-6B-11, 17-11-42, 29-1-22, 29-1-24, 29-2-52, 29-2-200, 29-2-201, 29-4-20, 29-4-22, 29-4-25, 29-4-30, 29-4-32, 29-4-35, 29-4-40, 29-4-42, 29-5-2, 29-5-3, 29-5-4, 29-5-13, 29-7-2, 29-7-4, 29-7-6, 29-7-10, 29-8-1, 29-8-2, 29-8-3, 29-8-4, 29-8-5, 30-3-8, 33-2-185, 34-14B-5, 36-7-24, 36-7-25, 36-13-30, 36-25-4.2, 38-7A-4, 40-2-9, 40-23-203, 41-5-3, 41-5-6, 41-5-9, 41-9-374, 41-9-715, 41-10-44.5, 41-16-27, 41-16-82, 41-19-3, 41-19-3.1, 41-20-4, 41-21-4, 41-21-7, 41-22-3, 41-22-22, 41-22-23, 41-22-24 am'd.; Secs. 29-2-50, 29-2-51, 29-6-1 to 29-6-7, inclusive, 29-7-5, 41-5-18, 41-15-19 repealed

AL - SB132 Retirement, retirees of Employees' Retirement System limited to certain annual amount, annual compensation limitation removed for certain law enforcement officers who are retired, Sec. 36-27-8.2 am'd.

AL - SB165 Use of force in defense of a person, authorized by an owner, employee, or other person authorized to be on business premises if another person is attempting or committing robbery or burglary on the premises, Sec, 13A-3-23 am'd.

AL - SB191 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 - SB193 Supernumerary ad valorem tax officials, cap on compensation increased, Sec. 40-6-3 am'd.

AL - SB195 Health, smoking prohibited in places of employment, public places and private clubs, outdoor areas, exceptions, responsibilities of Health Department and State Board of Health, penalties, Smoke-free Air Act, Secs. 22-15A-1 to 22-15A-10, inclusive, repealed

AL - SB204 Agriculture, irrigation equipment, income tax credit for installation of, qualified reservoir defined, carry forward and pass through of tax credits, further provided for, shareholders authorized to claim pro rata share of tax credit, Sec. 40-18-342 am'd.

AL - SB208 Environment, Alabama Drought Assessment and Planning Team established, power and duties, the Monitoring and Impacts Group Subcommittee established, membership, duties, responsibilities

AL - SB209 State employees, cost-of-living increase authorized

AL - SB212 Elections, absentee voting, allow any qualified elector to vote by absentee ballot, Secs. 17-11-3, 17-11-5, 17-11-7 am'd.

AL - SB230 Entities, dormant, exempt from business privilege tax, Sec. 40-14A-44 added

AL - SB231 Gulf State Park, sale of project site precluded, Governor to approve long-term lease of any state park property, development, submission of proposals, criteria, review by department, acceptance or rejection, Gulf State Park Project Committee established, proposal exempt from certain statutes, contingent upon market feasibility study by the Gulf State Park Project Committee, Chapter 14B of Title 9 repealed, Secs. 9-14B-1 to 9-14B-22, inclusive, Chapter 14D of Title 9 repealed, Secs. 9-14D-1 to 9-14D-5, inclusive, repealed

AL - SB247 Farmers' Market Authority, transfer to Agriculture and Industries Department, approval of Commissioner and Board of Agriculture and Industries for certain actions by authority, duties, bonding authority, Secs. 2-5-1 to 2-5-17, incl., 2-5-30 to 2-5-39, incl., repealed; Secs. 2-5A-1 to 2-5A-15, incl., 2-5A-30 to 2-5A-39, incl., added

AL - SB258 Children and incapacitated persons, day care providers, leaving child unattended in a motor vehicle prohibited, criminal penalties, Amiyah White Act

AL - SB260 Capital Improvement Trust Fund, bonding authority granted under Amendment 666, increased, payments from Alabama Trust Fund to fund any bond issued, proceeds for maintenance of National Guard armories, const. amend.

AL - SB266 Mental Health, substance abuse, counties and municipalities, drug rehabilitation homes to be approved by governing authority of municipality or county, Sec. 22-50-17 am'd.

AL - SB277 Code of Alabama 1975, Acts of 2012 Regular Session and 2012 First Special Session as contained in 2012 supplements and replacement volumes, codified with certain corrections, local laws of certain counties codified, duties of Secretary of State, Secs. 34-17-21 am'd.

AL - SB306 Elections, absentee ballots, Sec. of State by emergency rule may permit first responders to vote absentee, expenses paid by state, Secs. 17-11-3, 17-11-7 am'd.

AL - SB308 Elections, crime of paying for or accepting payment for a vote reclassified from Class C misdemeanor to Class C felony. Sec. 17-17-34 am'd.

AL - SB313 Motor Vehicles, distinctive license plates, Bronze Star plate, additional fee, distrib. to Veterans' Assistance Fund

AL - SB332 Judges of probate to use same on-line filing system as Secretary of State, Sec. 10A-1-4.02 am'd.

AL - SB372 Government disclosure of certain information regarding purchase of property by state or local government

AL - SB447 Taxation, band instruments of certain value exempt from sales and use tax during tax holiday, Sec. 40-23-210 am'd.

AL - SJR1 Poland, Charles Albert, Jr., death mourned

AL - SJR2 Poland, Charles Albert, Jr., death mourned

AL - SJR5 Bridges, Ed, commended

AL - SJR7 Republic of China (Taiwan), commended

AL - SJR9 Charles "Chuck" Albert Poland, Jr., Memorial Highway, portion of U.S. Highway 231 in northern Dale Co. near Destiny Church, named

AL - SJR11 Hood, James A., death mourned

AL - SJR13 Bicentennial Commission, created

AL - SJR14 Hagan, Mallory Hytes, commended

AL - SJR18 Suicide prevention, Suicide Prevention Awareness Day, February 21, 2013, designated

AL - SJR19 Million Hearts Campaign, supported

AL - SJR20 Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Delta Day, recognized

AL - SJR21 Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, September 2013, designated

AL - SJR22 Estate tax, U. S. Congress requested to permanently abolish

AL - SJR25 Fiction, support expressed for works of fiction set in real Alabama locations

AL - SJR26 Attorneys to the civil rights movement, contributions, commended

AL - SJR27 American Heart Month, month of February, designated

AL - SJR30 Turkish American Day, February 27, 2013, recognized

AL - SJR37 Mangham, Thomas, commended

AL - SJR38 Grant, Travis, urging for his induction into the Alabama Sports Hall Of Fame

AL - SJR39 Constitutional Revision Commission, additional members provided

AL - SJR44 Williams, Leroy, commended

AL - SJR89 Poland, Charles Albert, Jr., Public School Bus Driver Appreciation Day, January 29, designated

AL - SJR101 Mitchell, Richard, heroic actions and outstanding leadership, commended

AL - SJR110 Beasley, William Martin, Sr., outstanding professional achievement, commended

AL - SJR115 Williams, Phillip W., death mourned