Sunset in the House
I know I will make some people unhappy by saying this but I really think Sunset legislation is the most boring thing we deal with in the Alabama Legislature. I have never heard of an agency being sunset before and there is never a discussion to do so. While I am not advocating the abolishment of any particular agency I do find the debate on these topics to be a little dry to put it mildly. Below is the special order calendar to be debated in the House tomorrow:
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Senator Dixon - Rep. Sanderford:
SB170
Accountancy, State Board of Public, Sunset Law review, continued with modifications until October 1, 2012, Secs. 34-1-4, 34-1-11, 34-1-12 am’d. (2008-20427)
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Senator Dixon - Rep. Sanderford:
SB171
General Contractors, State Licensing Board for, Sunset Law review, continued with modifications until October 1, 2011, Secs. 34-8-2, 34-8-20 am’d. (2008-20485)
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Senator Dixon - Rep. Sanderford:
SB178
Cosmetology, Board of, Sunset Law review, continued with modifications until October 1, 2012, Sec. 34-7A-7 am’d. (2008-20454)
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Senator Dixon - Rep. Sanderford:
SB184
Historical Commission, Sunset Law review, continued until October 1, 2011
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Senator Dixon - Rep. Sanderford:
SB186
Boilers and Pressure Vessels, Board of, Sunset Law review, continued until October 1, 2009
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Senator Dixon - Rep. Sherer:
SB162
Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board, Sunset Law review, continued with modifications until October 1, 2012, Sec. 9-17-105 am’d. (2008-20433)
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Senator Dixon - Rep. Sherer:
SB164
Massage Therapy, Board of, Sunset Law review, continued with modifications until October 1, 2011, Sec. 34-43-9 am’d. (2008-20429)
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Senator Dixon - Rep. Sherer:
SB166
Heating and Air Conditioning Contractors, Board of, Sunset Law review, continued with modifications until October 1, 2012, Secs. 34-31-20, 34-31-27 am’d. (2008-20484)
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Senator Dixon - Rep. Sherer:
SB168
Court Reporting, Board of, Sunset Law review, continued with modifications until October 1, 2010, Sec. 34-8B-10 am’d. (2008-20440)
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Senator Dixon - Rep. Sherer:
SB201
Mine Personnel, Board of Examiners of, Sunset Law review, continued with modifications until October 1, 2012, Secs. 25-9-9, 25-9-11am’d. (2008-20489)
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Senator Dixon - Rep. McClendon:
SB169
Podiatry, State Board of, Sunset Law review, continued with modifications until October 1, 2009, Sec. 34-24-255 am’d. (2008-20430)
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Senator Dixon - Rep. Rep. McClendon:
SB176
Respiratory Therapy, State Board of, Sunset Law review, continued with modifications until October 1, 2012, Sec. 34-27B-3, 34-27B-6 am’d. (2008-20450)
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Senator Dixon - Rep. McClendon:
SB332
Plumbers and Gas Fitters Examining Board, sunset law review, continued until October 1, 2010, Secs. 34-37-3, 34-37-6 am’d. (2008-20490)
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Senator Dixon - Rep. Hall:
SB182
Psychology, Board of Examiners in, Sunset Law review, continued with modifications until October 1, 2012, Sec. 34-26-41 am’d. (2008-20455)
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Senator Dixon - Rep. Hall:
SB183
Real Estate Commission, Sunset Law review, continued with modifications until October 1, 2012, Secs. 34-27-2, 34-27-30, 34-27-32, 34-27-33, 34-27-66, 34-27-81 am’d.; Sec. 34-27-30.1 amended and renumbered as 11-51-132 (2008-20142)
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Senator Dixon - Rep. Hall:
SB188
Office of Information Technology, Sunset Law review, continued until October 1, 2010
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Senator Dixon - Rep. Mitchell:
SB175
Social Work Examiners, State Board of, Sunset Law review, continued with modifications until October 1, 2012, Secs. 34-30-3, 34-30-22, 34-30-50 am’d. (2008-20486)
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Senator Dixon - Rep. Mitchell:
SB177
Counseling, Board of Examiners In, Sunset Law review, continued until October 1, 2012
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Senator Dixon - Rep. Mitchell:
SB194
Commercial Mobile Radio Service Emergency Telephone Services Board, Sunset Law review, continued until October 1, 2012
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Senator Dixon - Rep. D. Newton:
SB174
Insurance Department, Sunset Law review, continued with modifications until October 1, 2012, Sec. 27-2-7 am’d. (2008-20453)
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Senator Dixon - Rep. D. Newton:
SB179
Public Service Commission, Sunset Law review, continued October 1, 2012
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Senator Dixon - Rep. D. Newton:
SB187
Assisted Living Administrators, Board of Examiners of, Sunset Law review, continued with modifications until October 1, 2009, Sec. 34-2A-8 am’d. (2008-20425)
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Representative Bentley:
HB317
Public schools, registered nurses and licensed practical nurses, employment of provided for, Sec. 16-22-16 am’d.
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Representative McDaniel:
HB138
Child labor, certificate required through Labor Department to employ minor, trust fund established, civil penalties, sale of fireworks, continuous work hours, Secs. 25-8-32, 25-8-35, 25-8-37, 25-8-38, 25-8-39, 25-8-40, 25-8-45, 25-8-46, 25-8-51, 25-8-58, 25-8-59, 25-8-60, 25-8-61 am’d.; Secs. 25-8-41, 25-8-47, 25-8-48, 25-8-49, 25-8-50 repealed
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Representative Keahey:
HB339
Governor, powers of Governor and local officials, powers do not include seizure or confiscation of firearms or ammunition from persons lawfully in possession, authority of law enforcement officers to disarm person temporarily under certain conditions, Secs. 31-9-8, 31-9-10 am’d.
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Representative Newton (D):
HB30
Mediators, granted privilege not to testify regarding mediations
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Representative Lindsey:
HB161
Veterans or prisoners of war, deceased or disabled, dependents of, educational benefits extended, Secs. 31-6-4, 31-6-5 am’d.
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Representative Ward:
HB231
Ticket sales, selling of tickets at greater price than original price authorized, penalties for sale of counterfeit tickets, Sec. 40-12-167 repealed
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Representative Barton:
HB669
Electronic Security Board of Licensure, alarm system installers, licensing, exemptions further provided, exemptions for counties with population under 30,000 inhabitants removed, Sec. 34-1A-6 am’d.; Sec. 34-1A-10 repealed
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Representative Hill:
HB114
Alabama Improvement District Act, improvements further defined, notice of public hearings, board of directors and district manager, assessments and fees, issuance of bonds, Secs. 11-99A-2, 11-99A-3, 11-99A-6, 11-99A-8, 11-99A-9, 11-99A-11, 11-99A-12, 11-99A-13, 11-99A-15, 11-99A-21, 11-99A-36, 11-99A-42, 11-99A-43 am’d.; Sec. 11-99A-17, 11-99A-30 repealed
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Representative Moore (P):
HB47
Motor vehicles, seat belt use required for each occupant while vehicle is in motion, fine increased, distrib., Secs. 32-5B-4, 32-5B-5 am’d.
I’ll second that Cam. I almost fell asleep waiting for some interesting debate last Wednesday. Luckily HB339 and the unreal debate surrounding it woke me up FAST!
I just gotta ask…how are members selected for the Sunset committee? Do newbie legislators and those who perhaps need to be punished automatically get assigned? Does anyone actually volunteer for those slots?
Comment by Loretta Nall — April 7, 2008 @ 8:35 am
At the risk of offending two of my good friends on sunset Reps. Jim McClendon and Howard Sanderford I will try my best to answer you Loretta. The House and Senate both elect members to serve on Sunset. I am not sure how they do it in the Senate but in the House two members of each caucus serve on Sunset- the Black Caucus gets two members, Democrat Caucus gets two and the Republican Caucus gets two members. You actually run to get elected to serve on this committee from your caucus then the entire House approves the selection by individual caucuses. This system is in place in the House primarily because the Speaker is so fair. In theory the entire House could just vote on all six House members and they would most likely be all Democrats. Not something I have ever been interested in serving on but I know Howard Sanderford from Huntsville really enjoys the job.
Comment by Cam Ward — April 7, 2008 @ 9:25 am