Halfway through legislative session.

When the Alabama Legislature returns to session on Tuesday to meet for the 15th legislative day it will mark the halfway point in the session. A regular session has a maximum of 30 legislative days (or meeting days). Days in which committees meet are not considered legislative days for purposes of marking time in the session.

On Thursday of last week I offered the below special order calendar. Because of the ongoing filibuster resulting from the failure of Representative Knight’s elimination of the state sales tax on groceries there were no bills passed on Tuesday or Thursday of last week. I intend to offer the same calendar on Tuesday. It is my hope we begin moving forward as Representative Knight continues to work to pass his bill during this session.

Senator Barron – Rep. Keahey:
SB367
Mortgage financing program and mortgage guarantee fund, established, Housing Finance Authority to administer program and State Treasurer’s Office to administer fund, appropriation from Alabama Capital Improvement Trust Fund, Home Buyers Initiative Act

Representative Fields:
HB611
Code of Alabama 1975, distribution to members of Legislature and Lieutenant Governor and other recipients upon request, notification process, Sec. 41-21-1 am’d.; Sec. 41-21-2 repealed

Representative Vance:
HB143
Banks and other financial institutions, public deposits of counties, municipalities, local boards of education, authorized to place deposits with a qualified public depository which places funds with other financial institutions so that all funds insured by FDIC, Sec. 41-14A-3 am’d.

Representative Fite:
HB147
Medicaid, certain women diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer by any health care provider, treatment covered, Sec. 22-6-11 am’d.

Representative Coleman:
HB207
Domestic violence fatality review teams established, membership, duties, confidentiality of certain information, immunity from civil and criminal liability, testimony in civil, criminal, or disciplinary proceedings regarding records or information produced or presented to review team prohibited

Representative McMillan:
HB35
Estates, Alabama Small Estate Act, summary distribution for small estates, amount increased, notice and time periods, estates subject to act, Secs. 43-2-691, 43-2-692, 43-2-693 am’d.

Representative Newton (C):
HB241
Income tax, Alabama estimated individual and corporate income tax payments to conform to federal system, individual estimated tax payment threshold decreased, corporate estimate tax payment threshold increased, Secs. 40-18-80, 40-18-80.1 am’d.; Secs. 40-18-82, 40-18-83, 40-18-83.1, 40-18-85 repealed

Representative Baker (A):
HB494
Emergency management, Governor and local emergency management agencies, mutual aid agreements with federally recognized Indian tribes, authorized, Secs. 31-9-6, 31-9-9 am’d.

Representative Boothe:
HB528
Explosives and explosive devices, biological and bacteriological weapons, prohibited, forfeiture and seizure, fines, penalties, falsely reporting an incident, penalties altered if educational facilities involved, Sec. 13A-11-11 am’d.; Sec. 13A-7-44 repealed

Representative Collier:
HB555
Shrimp, saltwater bait shrimp license, regulation of shrimping areas for bait and the number of shrimp baskets licensee may have in his or her possession, Sec. 9-12-54.4 am’d.