Alabama Sen. Slade Blackwell (R)

AL - Joint Legislative Committee On Homeland Security Oversight

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AL - Permanent Joint Transportation Committee

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Member

AL - Legislative Committee On Public Accounts

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AL - Medicaid Joint Interim Committee

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AL - SB289 Public Works Contracts, construction manager at risk and design-builder selection authorized, Department of Transportation excluded Articles 2 and 3, Secs. 39-2-1, 39-2-2 am'd.; Secs. 39-2-30 to 39-2-33, inclusive, 39-2-40 to 39-2-43, inclusive, added

AL - SB397 Business licenses, Alabama Business License Reform Act, Revenue Department required to implement and administer an online site for applying for, purchasing, and renewing state, and municipal business licenses, Online Filing System Advisory Committee, state business license fee, exceptions provided, Secs. 11-3-11.1, 34-1-11, 34-3-3, 34-9-3, 34-24-50, 34-24-334, 34-33A-12, 40-2A-15, 40-12-2, 40-12-10, 40-12-30, 40-12-391, 40-12-392, 40-12-395, 40-12-398, 40-12-413, 40-16-6 am'd.; Secs. 11-3-11.2, 11-3-11.3, 11-3-11.4, 11-3-11.5, 11-3-11.6, 11-80-10.1, 11-80-11.1 added; Secs. 40-12-3, 40-12-4, 40-12-40 to 40-12-180, inclusive, 40-12-310 to 40-12-319, inclusive, 40-12-393 repealed; Secs. 40-12-4.1 through 40-12-8 renumbered

AL - SB124 Insurance, insurance fraud, elements of modified, overcharging insurers included, Secs. 27-12A-2, 27-27-26 am'd.

AL - SB156 Income tax deductions, carry forward capital loss for three years, Sec. 40-18-15 am'd.

AL - SB126 Insurance Department, casualty insurance companies, capital requirements, subject to certain action level events, Secs. 27-2B-2, 27-2B-3, 27-2B-4 am'd.

AL - SJR80 Fibrillation, nonvalvular, risks of stroke, Public Health Department urged to increase public awareness

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

AL - SB127 State Employees' Insurance board, high deductible health plan authorized, linking with a federally qualified health saving account and a federally qualified health reimbursement arrangement (HRA)

AL - SB330 Insurance policies, posting of on website of insurer without personal information, paper copy available without charge to policyholder

AL - SJR64 Health, neuro-endocrine-immune diseases (NEIDs), Governor and health officials urged to establish clinical care and research center for, increased education of health care providers urged

AL - SB278 Beer, wholesalers and suppliers, provide uniform freight on board (FOB) price, prohibit discrimination in price, clarify requests for audited profit and loss statements, penalties, Sec. 28-9-4, am'd.

AL - SB328 Insurance rate increase by personal line insurer, may take effect immediately unless objected to by the Commissioner of Insurance

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 - SB245 Insurance Department, reinsurance, regulation, model law adopted, Chapter 5B, Title 27 added, Secs. 27-5B-1 to 27-5B-19, inclusive, added; Sec. 27-5-12 repealed

AL - SB123 Income tax, tax credit for rehabilitation, preservation, and development of certain historic structures

AL - SB234 Competitive bids, counties and municipalities, personal property, local preference zones, percent over low bid increased to award to resident bidder, Sec. 41-16-50 am'd

AL - SB119 Tax credit, investment in Alabama entrepreneurial business

AL - SB131 Income tax credit, tax credit against the tax liability of taxpayer for rehabilitation, preservation, and development of historic structures

AL - SB371 Credit Unions, state, regulation by Alabama Credit Union Administration, Secs. 5-17-1 to 5-17-12, inclusive, 5-17-14 to 5-17-16, inclusive, 5-17-19, 5-17-22, 5-17-40, 5-17-41, 5-17-44, 5-17-45, 5-17-46, 5-17-48, 5-17-50 to 5-17-52, inclusive, 5-17-55, 5-17-56 am'd.; Secs. 5-17-25 to 5-17-28, inclusive, 5-17-49, 5-17-53, 5-2A-100 to 5-2A-103, inclusive, repealed

AL - SB2 Sales tax, estimated payments, average monthly tax liability threshold increased, Sec. 40-23-7 am'd.

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

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 - SB89 Motor vehicles, commercial driver's licenses, military commercial motor vehicle, exempt from skills test under certain conditions, Sec. 32-6-49.8 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 - SB116 Alabama Technology Authority, create state entity to coordinate with the Office of Information Technology

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 - 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 - SB146 State employees, execution of personal service contract with relative prohibited, nepotism within state agencies prohibited under certain conditions, exceptions, Sec. 41-1-5 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 - SB172 Private Investigation Board, established, licensing and regulation of private investigators, members, terms, powers, vacancies, subject to Administrative Procedure Act, civil and criminal penalties, Private Investigators Licensing and Regulatory Act

AL - SB189 Insurance, out-of-state insurers, investments, cash equivalents exempted from quality and diversity requirements, Sec. 27-41-39 am'd.

AL - SB190 Common Core Standards, State Board of Education prohibited from adopting or implementing

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

AL - SB206 Motor vehicles, child passenger restraints, Alabama Head Injury Foundation, 15 percent of funds distributed to Alabama Head Injury Foundation earmarked to cover administrative costs, Sec. 32-5-22 am'd.

AL - SB217 Business license tax, rental of residential real estate tax, not to be on a per unit basis, const. amend.

AL - SB223 Taxpayers' Bill of Rights, Uniform Revenue Procedures Act, broader "innocent spouse" relief, taxpayer appeals, revenue rulings from Department of Revenue, Alabama Tax Appeals Commission, Secs. 40-2A-3, 40-2A-4, 40-2A-5, 40-2A-7, 40-2A-8, 40-2A-11, 40-18-27 am'd.; Sec. 40-2A-9 repealed; Secs. 40-2B-1 to 40-2B-25, inclusive, 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 - SB264 Firearms, concealed pistol permits, lifetime permit authorized, fees for issuance, Secs. 11-45-1.1, 13A-11-52, 13A-11-59 repealed; Secs. 11-80-11, 13A-11-7, 13A-11-73, 13A-11-75, 13A-11-85 am'd.

AL - SB288 Children First Trust Fund, appropriations from for fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, use of allocation pursuant to Section 41-15B-2.2 and this act, Finance Director to notify each agency of anticipated allocations, quarterly allocations required, appropriations conditional on tobacco revenues, Children First Trust Fund receipts for State Board of Education, transferred to State General Fund for fiscal year 2014

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 - 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 - SB391 Class 1 municipalities, (Birmingham), fiscal year city council authorized October 1, to move start date to deadlines for submission of budget proposal and adoption of general fund budget, budget hearing, publication of notice of meeting, Act 452, 1955 Reg. Sess.; Act 792, 1973 Reg. Sess., am'd.

AL - SB443 High school, students required to complete course in information technology ethics phased in with 9th grade class of 2013-2014 scholastic year, Sec. 16-6B-2 am'd.

AL - SB464 Individuals with disabilities, promotion of employment by state programs and services, Alabama Employment First Initiative Act

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 - 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 - SJR29 Ashley, Kristen Dowling, commended

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

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

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

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

AL - SJR115 Williams, Phillip W., death mourned