Sen. Sam Givhan

Primary SB 289

Passed · Alabama Senate · Lead sponsor

Relating to political action committees; to amend Section 17-5-15, Code of Alabama 1975, to permit PACs to make contributions to political parties in certain circumstances.

Political action committees, allow contributions to political parties

Passed May 16, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 37

Signed into law · Alabama Senate · Lead sponsor

Relating to the Military Family Jobs Opportunity Act; to amend Section 31-1-6, Code of Alabama 1975, as amended by Act 2022-92, 2022 Regular Session, to extend professional license reciprocity to spouses of United States Department of Defense civil servants.

Military Family Jobs Opportunity Act; eligible persons to include Department of Defense civil servants

Signed into law May 16, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 98

Signed into law · Alabama Senate · Lead sponsor

Relating to nonprofit homeowners' associations; amending Section 35-20-5, Code of Alabama 1975, to remove the requirement that certain duplicative filings shall be submitted to the Secretary of State.

Relating to Homeowners' associations, Secretary of State filing requirements, removes articles of incorporation from required filings.

Signed into law May 12, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 204

Signed into law · Alabama Senate · Lead sponsor

To adopt and incorporate into the Code of Alabama 1975, those general and permanent laws of the state enacted during the 2021 First Special Session, the 2021 Second Special Session, the 2022 First Special Session, and the 2022 Regular Session as contained in the 2022 Cumulative Supplements to certain volumes of the code and 2023 Replacement Volumes 13, 13A, and 13B; and to adopt and incorporate into the Code of Alabama 1975, the 2022 Cumulative Supplements to local law volumes; to make corrections in certain volumes of the cumulative supplements and replacement volumes; to specify that this adoption and incorporation constitute a continuous systematic codification of the entire Code of Alabama 1975, and that this act is a law that adopts a code; to declare that the Code Publisher has certified that it has discharged its duties regarding the replacement volumes; to expressly provide that this act does not affect any 2023 session statutes; and to specify the duties of the Secretary of State regarding the custody of the cumulative supplements and replacement volumes.

Legislature; codification of certain regular and special session acts and Code Commissioner technical revisions into Code of Alabama

Signed into law May 12, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 62

Signed into law · Alabama Senate · Lead sponsor

Related to the Alabama Unconscionable Pricing Act; to amend Sections 8-31-3 and 8-31-4, Code of Alabama 1975 to authorize the Governor or the Legislature to specify the affected areas and time periods to which the prohibition against imposition of unconscionable pricing would apply.

Unconscionable Pricing Act, state of emergency, Governor and Legislature authorized to specify time and place the act is applicable.

Signed into law May 5, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 96

Passed · Alabama Senate · Lead sponsor

Relating to the Alabama Medical Liability Act of 1996; to amend Section 6-5-549.1 of the Code of Alabama 1975, to provide that the term "health care provider" as used in that act and the Alabama Medical Liability Act of 1987 would include emergency medical services personnel and any emergency medical provider service.

Medical Liability Act of 1996, Health care provider to include emergency medical services personnel and provider services

Passed Apr 19, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 172

Introduced · Alabama Senate · Lead sponsor

Relating to rights and remedies of a purchaser of real estate sold at a tax sale; to amend Section 40-10-82 of the Code of Alabama 1975, to provide limitations of actions that may be brought in circuit court to resolve certain issues related to real estate sold for the payment of taxes and to limit the period of time for a land owner to file a motion to redeem real estate sold for the payment of taxes, to challenge the validity of a tax sale, or to pay a court ordered judgment and costs.

Real estate tax sales, redemption periods, deadlines, rights of parties to bring certain actions in circuit court

Introduced Apr 5, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 173

Introduced · Alabama Senate · Lead sponsor

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 Treasurer, government investment pool program established to allow state and local government to invest public monies

Introduced Apr 5, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 149

Introduced · Alabama Senate · Lead sponsor

Relating to the probate code; to amend Act 2022-427, 2022 Regular Session, now appearing as Sections 43-8-213 and 43-8-215, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide for the jurisdiction of certain will contest proceedings that have been removed from the probate court to the circuit court.

Courts; probate courts; filing location requirements in proceedings removed from the probate court to the circuit court, further provided

Introduced Apr 4, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 137

Introduced · Alabama Senate · Lead sponsor

Relating to gross income; to amend Section 40-18-14, Code of Alabama 1975; to exclude hours worked above 40 in any given week from gross income.

Overtime wages, excluded from gross income

Introduced Mar 23, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track