Capitol Notes: Budget Bills Barrel Towards Finish Line

Budget Bills Barrel Towards Finish Line
In a relatively rare move by the Alabama Legislature, both the House and Senate worked diligently through the day last Thursday, past midnight, and into early Friday morning to send both the Alabama General Fund budget, Education Trust Fund budget, and corresponding supplemental bills to Gov. Kay Ivey. All four budget bills passed between 12:30 and 2:15 a.m. Friday morning after going through a conference committee process where members from both chambers met to hash out their differences. Passing both budgets removes the Budget Isolation Resolution (BIR), a procedural vote that is required prior to the passage of both budgets.  Removal of the BIR makes it easier for the Legislature to quickly work through its remaining bills in the final three legislative days of the session. Additionally, because the Legislature is still in session, Gov. Ivey must sign, veto, or executive amend the budgets.  This gives the Legislature a chance to override a veto or executive amendment if they so choose. Below is a summary of each budget and its supplemental appropriation bill.

HB124 – State General Fund
The total expenditure for the State General Fund in the 2024 Fiscal Year is $2.557 billion, which is an increase of $30 million from the House-passed version and $35 million from the Senate-passed version. The final conference committee report reinstated $2.5 million to pay off the World Games debt and added an additional $23.5 million to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. The bulk of the General Fund’s spending is from Medicaid – $863 million, and the Department of Corrections – $661.7 million.  State employees will also receive a 2% raise.

HB125 – State General Fund Supplemental
The supplemental makes immediate appropriations in the amount of $207.6 million. The highlights of the supplemental are as follows:

  • $10 million to the Department of Veteran’s Affairs;
  • $10.9 million to ADECA for various projects across the state;
  • $39.9 million to pay off state bond debt;
  • $22 million to the Department of Mental Health, including $18 million for the construction of the Taylor Hardin mental hospital;
  • $50 million to the General Fund Budget Reserve Fund;
  • $6 million to the Department of Finance for elevator upgrades in the State Capitol;
  • $12.4 million to the Alabama Forestry Commission, $10 million of which is to be used for grants to volunteer fire departments across the State;
  • $2.5 million to the World Games, totaling $5 million across both budget bills to help extinguish the World Games’ debt;
  • $5 million to the Montgomery County Commission for economic development
  • $5 million to the Mobile Airport Authority for relocation of commercial airline operations; and,
  • $20 million to the Port of Alabama for coal loading/unloading equipment.

Allocations to the Montgomery County Commission, Port of Alabama, and Mobile Airport Authority were originally in the governor’s education recommendations. The money is now included in General Fund bills.

SB 88 – Education Trust Fund
The total expenditure for the Education Trust Fund in the 2024 Fiscal Year is $8.78 billion. Very little, however, changed in the overall budget. The budget chairs were able to appropriate the exact amount of money, though allocated differently, in the budget as recommended by the governor. The University of Alabama system will receive $672.5 million, the Auburn University system will receive $362 million, while the State Department of Education will receive a large increase, up to $534 million, primarily due to the passage of recent bills such as the Alabama Numeracy Act – $40 million, career tech and career coaches – $49 million, and math and science initiatives – $94 million. The ETF includes a 2% increase for education workers.

SB87 – Education Trust Fund Supplemental
The ETF supplemental immediately makes appropriations in the amount of $2.787 billion. The highlights from the supplemental are as follows:

  • $393 million for tax rebates, which is $150 for individual income filers and $300 per joint filers to begin on Nov. 30.
  • $18 million to pay off state bond debt;
  • $64 million to the State Board of Education, including $20 million for new buses and $20 million for student materials;
  • $10 million to existing charter schools;
  • $40 million for school safety grants;
  • $360 million to school systems to help offset inflationary increases as it relates to a 2020 bond issuance for construction and maintenance projects;
  • $59 million to the education employees’ insurance fund for Covid-related expenditures;
  • $111.6 million to the Department of Commerce for various workforce training centers and workforce programs;
  • $51 million to the Alabama Innovation Fund;
  • $46.6 million to the Alabama Commission on Higher Education;
  • Varying amounts to each higher-education institution in Alabama for priority projects;
  • $486.4 million to the Alabama Community College System, including $103 million for the construction of inmate education in state prison facilities;
  • $179 million to the K-12 Capital Grant Program which will be managed by the lieutenant governor and used to provide grants to eligible school systems with deferred maintenance, technology needs, or capital projects;
  • $30 million to the Distressed Higher Education loan program, which was designed to provide a backstop to institutions, like Birmingham-Southern, who are in financial distress;
  • $353.9 million to the Educational Opportunities Reserve Fund which will provide access to funding, even outside of proration, to programs such as the Literacy and Numeracy Acts which require significant funding; and
  • $9.5 million to the Department of Mental Health.

School Choice Legislation
The Legislature continued work on school choice bills this week.  The wide-reaching PRICE Act, a universal voucher bill for all school-aged children, has died without reaching either the House or Senate floor. Instead, leaders have focused on two bills, SB263, pertaining to the Alabama Accountability Act (AAA), and HB363, pertaining to charter schools.

SB263 passed the Senate 26-7 after hours of bipartisan debate. The AAA is a tax-credit-based school choice program that allows students zoned for underperforming schools and low-income students to receive scholarships to attend the public or private school of their choice.  SB263 immediately increases the AAA cap from $30 million to $40 million, and allows the cap to increase to $60 million over time if certain conditions are met.  The bill also expands the number of families who are eligible for the program.  Currently, families who earn less than 185% of the federal poverty level can apply for scholarships.  The bill allows families that earn up to federal poverty level to 250% to participate.

Democrats, who have rarely voted for school choice legislation, argued that increasing funding for the AAA takes money from public schools in the state.  Republicans argue that the AAA provides choice and hope for thousands of children throughout the state who would otherwise be stuck in problematic schools.

SB263 passed out of the House Ways and Means Education Committee on Thursday without any changes. The bill is scheduled to be on the House floor on Wednesday.

Likewise, HB363 remains one step away from final passage. The bill, which clarifies how conversion public charter schools receive funding and modifies the appointment process for the commissions on the Alabama Public Charter School Commission has passed the Senate Education Policy Committee and is awaiting a final floor vote.

Tax Cut Bill Updates
The grocery sales tax cut bill, HB479, unanimously passed the House on Thursday. The bill’s ultimate effect is to gradually cut the state’s 4% sales tax on food to 2% if certain state revenue metrics are met. The 4% tax would immediately drop to 3% beginning on Sept. 1. The bill is expected to pass in the Senate, despite opposition from the Alabama Education Association who oppose the expected $300+ million cut to ETF revenue and cities who oppose the prohibition against future municipal grocery tax increases. Legislators have been worried that any cut in the state’s rate would simply be backfilled by cities and counties hungry for revenue, which would keep the overall rate the same, but funnel more money into local coffers at the expense of state revenues.

The status of other tax cut bills, such as cutting the state individual income tax rate by .05% and exempting overtime from income tax, is murky at best, as budget chairs have warned against going “too big” on cutting taxes as the economy creeps toward a possible recession and downturn in future state revenues.

The Legislature will reconvene on Wednesday with a maximum of three legislative days left in the 2023 Session.

The following bills are being tracked by our governmental relations team:

Bill Sponsors Title Last Action Latest Version
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SB 330
Dan Roberts

 

Relating to Central Bank Digital Currency; to prohibit governmental agencies from using this type of currency as payment and from participating in testing the use of this currency by the Federal Reserve. (State Government) House • May 25, 2023: Referred to Committee (State Government) Engrossed
AL
2023rs
HB 348
David Faulkner

 

Relating to the Uniform Commercial Code; to add Article 12 to the Uniform Commercial Code to govern the property rights of certain intangible digital assets (controllable electronic records), including electronic rights to payment, to provide for a manner to establish the transfer and control of those assets, to provide a mechanism for evidencing certain rights of payment, and to adopt special rules with regard to the payment obligations and conditions of discharge of account debtors on controllable accounts and controllable payment intangibles; to amend Sections 7-1-201, 7-1-204, 7-1-301, 7-1-306, 7-2-102, 7-2-106, 7-2-201, 7-2-202, 7-2-203, 7-2-205, 7-2-209, 7-2A-102, 7-2A-103, 7-2A-107, 7-2A-201, 7-2A-202, 7-2A-203, 7-2A-205, 7-2A-208, 7-3-104, 7-3-105, 7-3-401, 7-3-604, 7-4A-103, 7-4A-201, 7-4A-202, 7-4A-203, 7-4A-207, 7-4A-208, 7-4A-210, 7-4A-211, 7-4A-305, 7-5-104, 7-5-116, 7-7-102, 7-7-106, 7-8-102, 7-8-103, 7-8-106, 7-8-110, 7-8-303, 7-9A-102, 7-9A-104, 7-9A-105, 7-9A-203, 7-9A-204, 7-9A-207, 7-9A-208, 7-9A-209, 7-9A-210, 7-9A-301, 7-9A-304, 7-9A-305, 7-9A-310, 7-9A-312, 7-9A-313, 7-9A-314, 7-9A-316, 7-9A-317, 7-9A-323, 7-9A-324, 7-9A-330, 7-9A-331, 7-9A-332, 7-9A-334, 7-9A-341, 7-9A-404, 7-9A-406, 7-9A-408, 7-9A-509, 7-9A-513, 7-9A-601, 7-9A-605, 7-9A-608, 7-9A-611, 7-9A-613, 7-9A-614, 7-9A-615, 7-9A-616, 7-9A-619, 7-9A-620, 7-9A-621, 7-9A-624, and 7-9A-628, Code of Alabama 1975, and to add Sections 7-9A-107A, 7-9A-107B, 7-9A-306A, 7-9A-306B, 7-9A-314A, and 7-9A-326A to the Code of Alabama 1975, to provide a substantial revision to the Uniform Commercial Code in conformity with a substantial portion of the Uniform Commercial Code Amendments (2022), to clarify the meaning of the term chattel paper and other definitions, to define and provide for hybrid transactions, and to provide extensive amendments to the Uniform Commercial Code providing for the perfection of security interests in controllable electronic records, documents of title, chattel paper, and other assets; and to add Article 12A to the Uniform Commercial Code to provide transitional provisions for the Uniform Commercial Code Amendments (2022). Senate • May 24, 2023: Read Second Time in Second House Engrossed
AL
2023rs
SB 261
Dan Roberts

 

Relating to public contracts; to prohibit governmental entities from entering into certain contracts with companies that boycott businesses because the business engages in certain sectors or does not meet certain environmental or corporate governance standards or does not facilitate certain activities; to provide that no company in the state shall be required by a governmental entity, nor penalized by a governmental entity for declining to engage in economic boycotts or other actions that further social, political, or ideological interests; to require the Attorney General to take actions to prevent federal laws or actions from penalizing, inflicting harm on, limiting commercial relations with, or changing or limiting the activities of companies or residents of the state based on the furtherance of economic boycott criteria; and to authorize the Attorney General to investigate and enforce this act; and to provide definitions. House • May 24, 2023: Read Second Time in Second House Engrossed
AL
2023rs
HB 334
Danny Garrett

 

To create the Students with Unique Needs (SUN) Education Scholarship Account Act and Program; to allow parents to use funds in an education scholarship account to provide an individualized education program for their children. (Finance and Taxation Education) Senate • May 16, 2023: Referred to Committee (Finance and Taxation Education) Engrossed
AL
2023rs
SB 202
Larry Stutts

 

Relating to education; to establish the Parental Rights in Children’s Education (PRICE) Act relating to K-12 education; to secure the fundamental constitutional rights of parents to direct the education of their children; to create the PRICE Program; to establish a three-year phase-in period; to provide definitions; to establish the roles and responsibilities of the Parent Advisory Board, the Commissioner of Revenue, and the Department of Revenue; to create a process for granting education savings accounts; to establish funding mechanisms for the costs of education savings accounts and the administration of the program; to specify qualified expenses; to create requirements for education service providers; to establish an auditing, denial, and appeal mechanism for expenses, parents, participating students, and education service providers; to provide safeguards against any additional state control over or interference with nonpublic schools, their students, and their families; and to provide for legal remedies. Senate • May 11, 2023: Read Second Time in House of Origin Introduced
AL
2023rs
SB 11
Will Barfoot

 

Relating to the Alabama Uniform Trust Code; to amend Section 19-3B-414, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the modification or termination of an uneconomic trust. Senate • May 03, 2023: Enrolled Enrolled
AL
2023rs
HB 188
Chip Brown

 

Relating to public contracts; to prohibit the consideration of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria when awarding a public contract; and to require a responsible bidder, as a condition of being awarded a public contract, to certify, under penalty of perjury, that its employees will not be subject to a personal ESG rating as a basis of hiring, firing, or evaluation. House • May 03, 2023: Read Second Time in House of Origin Introduced
AL
2023rs
HB 164
Andy Whitt

 

Relating to public high schools; to require students to complete a personal financial literacy and money management course before graduation; to provide for the creation and administration of a financial literacy examination; and to require the reporting of a summary of examination results to the State Department of Education. House • May 02, 2023: Enrolled Enrolled
AL
2023rs
HB 408
Ben Harrison

 

Relating to the Uniform Commercial Code; to amend Section 7-1-201, to provide a definition for “central bank digital currency;” and to specify that the definition of “money” does not include central bank digital currency. (Financial Services) House • May 02, 2023: Introduced and Referred (Financial Services) Introduced
AL
2023rs
SB 273
Garlan Gudger

 

Relating to child care and workforce development; to establish the employer tax credit and child care provider tax credit; to make legislative findings. (Finance and Taxation Education) Senate • May 02, 2023: Introduced and Referred (Finance and Taxation Education) Introduced
AL
2023rs
SB 231
Rodger M. Smitherman

 

Relating to the Uniform Commercial Code; to add Article 12 to the Uniform Commercial Code to govern the property rights of certain intangible digital assets (controllable electronic records), including electronic rights to payment, to provide for a manner to establish the transfer and control of those assets, to provide a mechanism for evidencing certain rights of payment, and to adopt special rules with regard to the payment obligations and conditions of discharge of account debtors on controllable accounts and controllable payment intangibles; to amend Sections 7-1-201, 7-1-204, 7-1-301, 7-1-306, 7-2-102, 7-2-106, 7-2-201, 7-2-202, 7-2-203, 7-2-205, 7-2-209, 7-2A-102, 7-2A-103, 7-2A-107, 7-2A-201, 7-2A-202, 7-2A-203, 7-2A-205, 7-2A-208, 7-3-104, 7-3-105, 7-3-401, 7-3-604, 7-4A-103, 7-4A-201, 7-4A-202, 7-4A-203, 7-4A-207, 7-4A-208, 7-4A-210, 7-4A-211, 7-4A-305, 7-5-104, 7-5-116, 7-7-102, 7-7-106, 7-8-102, 7-8-103, 7-8-106, 7-8-110, 7-8-303, 7-9A-102, 7-9A-104, 7-9A-105, 7-9A-203, 7-9A-204, 7-9A-207, 7-9A-208, 7-9A-209, 7-9A-210, 7-9A-301, 7-9A-304, 7-9A-305, 7-9A-310, 7-9A-312, 7-9A-313, 7-9A-314, 7-9A-316, 7-9A-317, 7-9A-323, 7-9A-324, 7-9A-330, 7-9A-331, 7-9A-332, 7-9A-334, 7-9A-341, 7-9A-404, 7-9A-406, 7-9A-408, 7-9A-509, 7-9A-513, 7-9A-601, 7-9A-605, 7-9A-608, 7-9A-611, 7-9A-613, 7-9A-614, 7-9A-615, 7-9A-616, 7-9A-619, 7-9A-620, 7-9A-621, 7-9A-624, and 7-9A-628, Code of Alabama 1975, and to add Sections 7-9A-107A, 7-9A-107B, 7-9A-306A, 7-9A-306B, 7-9A-314A, and 7-9A-326A to the Code of Alabama 1975, to provide a substantial revision to the Uniform Commercial Code in conformity with a substantial portion of the Uniform Commercial Code Amendments (2022), to clarify the meaning of the term chattel paper and other definitions, to define and provide for hybrid transactions, and to provide extensive amendments to the Uniform Commercial Code providing for the perfection of security interests in controllable electronic records, documents of title, chattel paper, and other assets; and to add Article 12A to the Uniform Commercial Code to provide transitional provisions for the Uniform Commercial Code Amendments (2022).Relating to the Uniform Commercial Code; to add Article 12 to the Uniform Commercial Code to govern the property rights of certain intangible digital assets (controllable electronic records), including electronic rights to payment, to provide for a manner to establish the transfer and control of those assets, to provide a mechanism for evidencing certain rights of payment, and to adopt special rules with regard to the payment obligations and conditions of discharge of account debtors on controllable accounts and controllable payment intangibles; to amend Sections 7-1-201, 7-1-204, 7-1-301, 7-1-306, 7-2-102, 7-2-106, 7-2-201, 7-2-202, 7-2-203, 7-2-205, 7-2-209, 7-2A-102, 7-2A-103, 7-2A-107, 7-2A-201, 7-2A-202, 7-2A-203, 7-2A-205, 7-2A-208, 7-3-104, 7-3-105, 7-3-401, 7-3-604, 7-4A-103, 7-4A-201, 7-4A-202, 7-4A-203, 7-4A-207, 7-4A-208, 7-4A-210, 7-4A-211, 7-4A-305, 7-5-104, 7-5-116, 7-7-102, 7-7-106, 7-8-102, 7-8-103, 7-8-106, 7-8-110, 7-8-303, 7-9A-102, 7-9A-104, 7-9A-105, 7-9A-203, 7-9A-204, 7-9A-207, 7-9A-208, 7-9A-209, 7-9A-210, 7-9A-301, 7-9A-304, 7-9A-305, 7-9A-310, 7-9A-312, 7-9A-313, 7-9A-314, 7-9A-316, 7-9A-317, 7-9A-323, 7-9A-324, 7-9A-330, 7-9A-331, 7-9A-332, 7-9A-334, 7-9A-341, 7-9A-404, 7-9A-406, 7-9A-408, 7-9A-509, 7-9A-513, 7-9A-601, 7-9A-605, 7-9A-608, 7-9A-611, 7-9A-613, 7-9A-614, 7-9A-615, 7-9A-616, 7-9A-619, 7-9A-620, 7-9A-621, 7-9A-624, and 7-9A-628, Code of Alabama 1975, and to add Sections 7-9A-107A, 7-9A-107B, 7-9A-306A, 7-9A-306B, 7-9A-314A, and 7-9A-326A to the Code of Alabama 1975, to provide a substantial revision to the Uniform Commercial Code in conformity with a substantial portion of the Uniform Commercial Code Amendments (2022), to clarify the meaning of the term chattel paper and other definitions, to define and provide for hybrid transactions, and to provide extensive amendments to the Uniform Commercial Code providing for the perfection of security interests in controllable electronic records, documents of title, chattel paper, and other assets; and to add Article 12A to the Uniform Commercial Code to provide transitional provisions for the Uniform Commercial Code Amendments (2022). (Judiciary) Senate • Apr 20, 2023: Introduced and Referred (Judiciary) Introduced
AL
2023rs
SB 156
Chris Elliott

 

To add Chapter 9B to Title 41, Code of Alabama 1975, to establish the Occupational Licensing Boards Division in the office of the Secretary of State; to provide that the division is responsible for the oversight and regulation of certain occupational licensing boards; to provide for the appointment of an executive director, deputy directors, and the employment of staff, including investigators; to provide standards for determining fees; to provide for the appointment of members and the reimbursement of their expenses; to provide uniformity in the collection of fees and the deposit of monies received into the State General Fund. Senate • Apr 13, 2023: Read Second Time in House of Origin Introduced
AL
2023rs
HB 47
Cynthia Almond

 

Relating to the Alabama Uniform Trust Code; to amend Section 19-3B-414, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the modification or termination of an uneconomic trust. (Banking and Insurance) Senate • Apr 12, 2023: Referred to Committee (Banking and Insurance) Introduced
AL
2023rs
HB 214
Chip Brown

 

Relating to building codes; to amend Section 27-2-39, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide for a portion of fees and taxes collected by the Department of Insurance to the Alabama Residential Building Code Fund; to designate Sections 34-14A-1 through 34-14A-20 as Article 1 of Chapter 14A of Title 34, Code of Alabama 1975; to amend Sections 34-14A-1, 34-14A-2, 34-14A-7, 34-14A-12, 34-14A-20, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide for the establishment of the Alabama Residential Building Code and its authority; to further provide for the practice of residential home building; to further provide for the duties of the Home Builders Licensure Board; to add Article 2, commencing with Section 34-14A-41, to Chapter 14A of Title 34, Code of Alabama 1975, to establish the Alabama Residential Building Code Division within the Home Builders Licensure Board and provide for its duties; to establish the Alabama Residential Building Code Fund in the State Treasury and provide for its administration; to add Article 6A, commencing of Section 41-9-175, to Chapter 9 of Title 41, Code of Alabama 1975, to establish the Alabama Residential Building Code Advisory Council and provide for its membership and duties; to amend Sections 41-23-80, 41-23-81, 41-23-82, 41-23-84, 41-23-85, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide for the change of the name of the Alabama Energy and Residential Codes Board to the Alabama Commercial Energy Code Board and further provide for the membership of the board; and to provide requirements for certain local building codes adopted or amended after a date certain. (Insurance) House • Apr 05, 2023: Carry Over (Insurance) Introduced
AL
2023rs
SB 173
Sam Givhan

 

Relating to the State Treasurer; to create the Alabama Local Government Investment Pool Program within the Office of the State Treasurer to allow state and local public entities to deposit monies in an investment pool administered by the treasurer; to provide parameters for investments; to authorize the treasurer to take certain actions to administer the program; to establish the Alabama Local Government Investment Advisory Board and provide for its membership and duties; and to provide further for the Office of the State Treasurer’s travel expenses. (State Governmental Affairs) Senate • Apr 05, 2023: Introduced and Referred (State Governmental Affairs) Introduced
AL
2023rs
SB 136
Sam Givhan

 

Relating to building codes; to amend Section 27-2-39, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide for a portion of fees and taxes collected by the Department of Insurance to the Alabama Residential Building Code Fund; to designate Sections 34-14A-1 through 34-14A-20 as Article 1 of Chapter 14A of Title 34, Code of Alabama 1975; to amend Sections 34-14A-1, 34-14A-2, 34-14A-7, 34-14A-12, 34-14A-20, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide for the establishment of the Alabama Residential Building Code and its authority; to further provide for the practice of residential home building; to further provide for the duties of the Home Builders Licensure Board; to add Article 2, commencing with Section 34-14A-41, to Chapter 14A of Title 34, Code of Alabama 1975, to establish the Alabama Residential Building Code Division within the Home Builders Licensure Board and provide for its duties; to establish the Alabama Residential Building Code Fund in the State Treasury and provide for its administration; to add Article 6A, commencing of Section 41-9-175, to Chapter 9 of Title 41, Code of Alabama 1975, to establish the Alabama Residential Building Code Advisory Council and provide for its membership and duties; to amend Sections 41-23-80, 41-23-81, 41-23-82, 41-23-84, 41-23-85, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide for the change of the name of the Alabama Energy and Residential Codes Board to the Alabama Commercial Energy Code Board and further provide for the membership of the board; and to provide requirements for certain local building codes adopted or amended after a date certain. (Banking and Insurance) Senate • Mar 23, 2023: Introduced and Referred (Banking and Insurance) Introduced
AL
2023rs
HB 49
Reed Ingram

 

Relating to the State Treasurer; to create the Alabama Local Government Investment Pool Program within the Office of the State Treasurer to allow state and local public entities to deposit monies in an investment pool administered by the treasurer; to provide parameters for investments; to authorize the treasurer to take certain actions to administer the program; to establish the Alabama Local Government Investment Advisory Board and provide for its membership and duties; and to provide further for the Office of the State Treasurer’s travel expenses. House • Mar 22, 2023: Read Second Time in House of Origin Introduced
AL
2023rs
HB 58
Corley Ellis

 

Relating to insurance; to define lender-placed insurance on real property and provide a framework for regulating lender-placed insurance; to require separation between lenders and insurers and define unfair competitive practices in the sale, placement, solicitation, and negotiation of lender-placed insurance; to further provide for the term of the lender-placed insurance on real property and for the calculation of coverage and payment of premium; to provide for prohibited practices in the issuance of lender-placed insurance on real property; to require certain details of the insurance to be set forth in the policy or certificate of insurance; to require for the filing and approval by the Department of Insurance of the forms and rates to be charged for the insurance; to provide for the enforcement of the act and penalties for violations of the act; and to provide for judicial review of orders of the Commissioner of Insurance. (Insurance) House • Mar 22, 2023: Carry Over (Insurance) Introduced
AL
2023rs
SB 125
Merika Coleman

 

Relating to credit and debit card fees; to provide that the calculation of any credit or debit card swipe fee may not include taxes and fees added on to the price of the goods or services purchased by the credit or debit card. (Banking and Insurance) Senate • Mar 22, 2023: Introduced and Referred (Banking and Insurance) Introduced
AL
2023rs
HB 181
Mack Butler

 

Relating to financial institutions; to amend Section 5-5A-43, Code of Alabama 1975, to prohibit financial institutions from disclosing certain customer financial records of firearms transactions with certain exceptions; to allow the Department of Finance to disqualify a financial institution from any selection process for state contracts for violation of this prohibition; and to provide civil penalties and criminal penalties for violation of the act. (Financial Services) House • Mar 22, 2023: Introduced and Referred (Financial Services) Introduced