Sen. Arthur Orr

Primary SB 47

died · Alabama Senate · Lead sponsor

Relating to individual income taxes; to amend Section 40-18-5, Code of Alabama 1975, to eliminate the two percent tax rate on the first five hundred dollars ($500) of taxable income for single persons, heads of families, and married persons filing separate returns and would also eliminate the two percent tax rate on the first one thousand dollars ($1,000) of taxable income for married persons filing a joint return.

Taxation and revenue, individual income tax lowest bracket eliminated

died May 31, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 48

died · Alabama Senate · Lead sponsor

Relating to individual income taxes; to amend Section 40-18-5, Code of Alabama 1975, to phase-in a reduction in the top tax rate from five percent to four and ninety-five hundredths percent.

Taxation and revenue, individual income tax rate reduced

died May 31, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 196

Passed · Alabama Senate · Lead sponsor

Relating to open records; to amend Section 36-12-41, Code of Alabama 1975, and add Sections 36-12-43 and 36-12-44 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to establish procedures for requesting and obtaining public records; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.

Public records, procedures established to obtain

Passed May 31, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 49

died · Alabama Senate · Lead sponsor

Relating to income taxes; to amend Section 40-18-19, Code of Alabama 1975, as last amended by Act 2022-292, Act 2022-294, and Act 2022-297 of the 2022 Regular Session of the Legislature; to increase the exemption for taxable retirement income for individuals who are 65 years of age or older.

Taxation and Revenue, income tax, exemption for taxable retirement income increased

died May 31, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 46

Signed into law · Alabama Senate · Lead sponsor

Relating to the mobility of P-12 teachers; to provide and adopt the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact to allow licensed teachers to practice among compact states in a limited manner; to provide eligibility requirements for licensed teachers to teach pursuant to the compact; to provide for a coordinated licensure information system, joint investigations, and disciplinary actions; to establish the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact Commission, and provide for membership, powers, duties, and rulemaking functions of the commission; and to provide for oversight of the compact, enforcement of the compact, default procedures, dispute resolution, withdrawal of compact states, and amendments to the compact.

Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact, facilitates the mobility of licensed teachers among compact member states.

Signed into law May 23, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 199

Passed · Alabama Senate · Lead sponsor

Relating to crimes and offenses; to prohibit an individual from picketing or protesting in certain circumstances; to allow counties and municipalities to adopt ordinances or regulations regarding time and noise regulations in certain circumstances; to provide criminal penalties for violations; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose of 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.

Crimes & Offenses, prohibited picketing or protesting in certain circumstances and provided criminal penalties

Passed May 11, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 174

Passed · Alabama Senate · Lead sponsor

Relating to the Teachers' Retirement System and the Employees' Retirement System; to amend Section 16-1-44.1, Code of Alabama 1975; to provide further for the compensation of retired law enforcement officers providing services as school resource officers for local boards of education.

School security personnel and school resource officers, to amend Section 16-1-44.1, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide further for the compensation of retired law enforcement officers providing services as school resource officers.

Passed May 11, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 310

Introduced · Alabama Senate · Lead sponsor

Relating to the Retirement Systems of Alabama; to provide for an annualized benefit adjustment procedure for the funding of future benefit increases to retirees of the State Employees' Retirement System and the Teachers' Retirement System which will not increase the unfunded liability of either system due to the provisions which require the actual annual cost of any increase to be authorized and funded one year at a time with no authorization or liability for the benefit increase beyond the fiscal year for which the appropriations are made.

RSA, procedure established for funding benefit increases of ERS and TRS retirees

Introduced May 11, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SJR 52

Signed into law · Alabama Senate · Lead sponsor

HONORING DR. MICHAEL DOUGLAS AS THE 2023 BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS OF EXCELLENCE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR.

Dr. Michael Douglas, Honored

Signed into law May 10, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 55

Signed into law · Alabama Senate · Lead sponsor

Relating to guardianships and conservatorships; to create the Colby Act; to provide for a supported decision-making agreement as an alternative to a guardianship or conservatorship; and to provide the scope and limitations of a supported decision-making agreement.

Guardianships and conservatorships, Colby Act, supported decision-making agreements in lieu of guardianship or conservatorship provided for

Signed into law May 9, 2023 0 co-sponsors