Tuscaloosa Co. and Jefferson Co., sewer systems, privately owned in City of Lakeview and unincorp. area of Tuscaloosa Co., reg. by Public Service Comm. from Jan. 2023 to Dec. 2027, const. amend.
Relating to labor and employement; to exclude consideration of a motor carrier's use of safety improvements, technologies, practices, and driver coaching in determining a motor carrier driver's classification as an independent contractor or an employee under state law.
Relating to labor and employement; to exclude consideration of a motor carrier's use of safety improvements, technologies, practices, and driver coaching in determining a motor carrier driver's classification as an independent contractor or an employee under state law.
Relating to consumer protection; to require certain manufacturers of Internet-enabled devices to activate existing filters to restrict access to certain material; to provide for a cause of action; to provide civil penalties.
Relating to the State Board of Midwifery; to amend Sections 34-19-11, 34-19-12, and 34-19-16, Code of Alabama 1975; to provide further for the period during which midwives may provide care after birth; to authorize midwives to provide care in freestanding birth centers; to authorize the board to accept grants and gifts; and to require midwives to administer certain tests.
Relating to the Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling; to add a new Article 3 to Chapter 8A of Title 34, Code of Alabama 1975, to create and provide for the operation of an Alabama Licensed Counselor Wellness Committee and voluntary treatment program for impaired licensed professional counselors and associate licensed counselors.
Relating to the practice of Massage Therapy; to add Chapter 43A to Title 34 of the Code of Alabama 1975, to create the State Board of Licensure for Massage Therapists in the office of the Secretary of State; to provide for the membership of the new board and duties of the Secretary of State and that board; to provide for the transfer of the powers, duties, rights, records, and property of the Alabama Board of Massage Therapy to the State Board of Licensure for Massage Therapists and the Chief Examiner of Public Accounts temporarily during the transition; to preserve existing regulatory law; to extend the expiration date of licenses issued by the former board until the membership of the new board is established; to repeal Chapter 43 of Title 34, Code of Alabama 1975, providing for the Alabama Board of Massage Therapy; 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 Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.
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.
Relating to tax officials; to establish the Alabama Ad Valorem Advisory Committee to provide input and recommendations to the Commissioner of the Department of Revenue, and to provide for its membership and duties.
Relating to environmental covenants; to amend Section 35-19-2, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide that work regarding aboveground storage tanks registered for eligibility under the Alabama Underground and Aboveground Storage Tank Trust Fund does not constitute an environmental response project for environmental covenant purposes.