Bills Sponsored By Tuscaloosa Delegation As Session Kicks Off

Tuscaloosa AL

31 January, 2021

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TUSCALOOSA, AL — The 2021 Alabama Legislative Session begins Tuesday and local lawmakers in Tuscaloosa's delegation have already been busy forming proposed legislation. Click here to subscribe to our daily email newsletters and breaking news alerts delivered to your inbox and mobile devices for free. You can also support local journalism by donating as little as $5 a month to become a supporting member or by downloading our free Patch mobile app. Here's a look at bills already filed and sponsored by members of Tuscaloosa's legislative delegation. Each bill is hyperlinked, providing the ability to follow the bills as they make their way through the legislature. Sen. Gerald Allen (R) *District covers Tuscaloosa County. Senate Bill 3: Relating to public K-12 schools and would require local boards of education to adopt policies requiring each public K-12 school to broadcast or sanction the performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the commencement of each school-sanctioned sporting event and at least once per week at each public K-12 school during school hours. Senate Bill 4: Relating to the rules of the road, this would provide further for construction zone speed violations to include moving violations; to "further provide criminal penalties; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended."Senate Bill 5: Relating to firearms to repeal certain sections of state code relating to the carrying or possession of a firearm or pistol, to repeal certain restrictions on the carrying or possession of a firearm on certain property or in a motor vehicle; to revise certain restrictions on the carrying or possession of firearms at certain locations. Senate Bill 12: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901 to require local boards of education to adopt policies requiring each K-12 public school to broadcast or sanction the performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the commencement of each school-sanctioned sporting event and at least once per week at each public school during school hours.Senate Bill 30: Relating to civil immunity, which would provide legislative findings and definitions to provide civil immunity for certain entities and individuals from certain damages claimed by individuals who allege that they contracted or were exposed to the coronavirus during a declared state of emergency. It would also provide civil immunity for certain health care providers relating to the performance of certain health care services or treatment during the coronavirus pandemic, while providing for a statute of limitations for certain claims and to provide for retroactive effect. Senate Bill 40: Relating to taxation, this bill would exempt state, county, and municipal sales and use tax from certain entities. Senate Bill 70: Relating to public K-12 education; to grant the same limited and sovereign immunity, and ability to participate in the Educators Liability Trust Fund, provided for local boards of education, administrators, teachers, and staff to the Board of Trustees of the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering and the administrative staff, teachers, and employees of that school.Rep. Chris England (D)*District covers parts of Tuscaloosa County House Bill 85: Insurance premium tax credits, to expand the Alabama Insurance Offices Facilities Credit for certain activities and to expand who can be an affiliate. House Bill 106: Would require the Alabama Department of Corrections to make quarterly reports to the Joint Legislative Prison Oversight Committee and to revise the correctional officer's oath of office.House Bill 107: Related to sentencing, this bill seeks to revise sentencing standards in certain circumstances relating to the Habitual Felony Offender Act, which would provide for resentencing for defendants whose sentences were based on the habitual felony offender act. Rep. Kyle South (R)*District covers parts of Fayette, Jefferson, Lamar and Tuscaloosa counties House Bill 162: Relating to lease tax exemptions, this bill would remove the restriction that a lessor may not pass a lease tax on to a lessee except under certain circumstances, while providing a lease exemption for a lease transaction that lasts for a period of at least 180 days and involves certain entities. House Bill 219: Relating to the coal severance tax, this bill would further provide for the distribution of certain additional severance tax revenue and for the earmarking of the distribution of the balance of the proceeds for the operation of the Surface Mining Commission; and to extend the tax.Follow Patch here for updates or on Facebook and Twitter.