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AL HB40

Bill

Status

Passed

4/16/2015

Primary Sponsor

Chris Pringle

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Origin

House of Representatives

Regular Session 2015

AI Summary

HB40 Summary

  • Repeals 100 obsolete, inactive, or unenforceable sections from the Alabama Code of 1975, including outdated regulations on financial institutions, hunting practices, license taxes, prison operations, and various administrative boards and agencies.

  • Reduces telecommunications carrier supervision and inspection fees in three equal installments for fiscal years 2017-2019, then repeals Section 37-2A-10 effective October 1, 2019, requiring carriers to comply with standard fee formulas thereafter.

  • Directs the Code Commissioner to identify any state boards, commissions, councils, or task forces that are defunct or inactive (no meetings within four years) and report findings to legislative leadership by January 1, 2016, for consideration of statutory repeal.

  • Provides for phased implementation with most repeals effective immediately upon passage and approval, while certain sections (related to driver training schools, pool hall regulations, and trading stamps) become effective October 1, 2015.

  • Includes severability clause ensuring remaining law is unaffected if any provision is declared invalid or unconstitutional.

Legislative Description

Code of Alabama 1975, certain code sections generally, obsolete or unenforceable repealed, telecommunication supervision and inspection fee, reduced and then repealed, code commissioner to identify inactive boards, etc., Secs. 2-2-110 to 2-2-114, inclusive, 2-17-26, 3-1-20, 3-1-23 to 3-1-25, inclusive, 5-14A-1 to 5-14A-8, inclusive, 5-16-1 to 5-16-53, inclusive, 9-2-16, 9-11-52, 9-11-235.1, 9-11-247 to 9-11-249, 9-11-262, 9-11-306, 9-12-2, 9-12-45, 9-12-112, 11-47-12, 12-21-92, 13A-11-222, 13A-11-223, 13A-12-1, 13A-12-2, 13A-14-3, 13A-12-5, 14-1-8 to 14-1-11, inclusive, 14-1-13, 14-3-1, 14-3-6 to 14-3-8, inclusive, 14-3-11, 14-3-33, 14-3-39, 14-3-41, 14-3-42, 14-3-46, 14-3-48, 14-3-49, 14-3-50 to 14-3-53, inclusive, 14-3-56, 14-3-59, 14-3-60, 14-4-1, 14-4-3, 14-4-7, 14-4-8, 14-5-7, 14-5-9, 14-5-30 to 14-5-37, inclusive, 14-6-60 to 14-6-62, inclusive, 14-6-81 to 14-6-85, inclusive, 14-6-86 to 14-6-92, inclusive, 14-6-98, 14-6-100 to 14-6-102, inclusive, 14-6-105 to 14-6-108, inclusive, 14-8-33, 14-9-3, 14-10-3, 14-11-1 to 14-11-3, inclusive, 14-11-5, 15-4-11, 16-6-1 to 16-6-6, inclusive, 16-15-1 to 16-15-13, inclusive, 16-17-1 to 16-17-19, inclusive, 16-29-1 to 16-29-6, inclusive, 16-60-210 to 16-60-221, inclusive, 20-1-28 to 20-1-30, inclusive, 21-3-4 to 21-3-8, inclusive, 22-13-1, 22-6-5.1, 22-52-50 to 22-52-58, inclusive, 22-52-70 to 22-52-72, inclusive, 25-1-2, 27-1-8, 27-1-9, 27-26-20 to 27-26-43, inclusive, 28-3-17, 30-1-3, 30-2-12, 30-4-3, 31-9-7, 32-4-3, 32-4-4, 34-6-6, 34-6-9, 34-6-14, 37-8-160, 37-8-213, 40-12-76, 40-12-77, 40-12-85, 40-12-86, 40-12-95, 40-12-109, 40-12-119, 40-12-120, 40-12-132, 40-12-142, 40-12-164, 40-12-170, 40-12-173, 40-12-175, 40-12-423, 40-20-14, 41-6A-8 to 41-6A-11, inclusive, 41-8A-3, 41-8A-5 to 41-8A-12, inclusive, 41-9-220, 41-9-900 to 41-9-906, inclusive, repealed

Code of Alabama

Last Action

Delivered to Governor at 1:20 p.m. on April 16, 2015.

4/16/2015

Committee Referrals

Governmental Affairs3/12/2015
State Government3/3/2015

Full Bill Text

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