73 The Alabama Lawyer 286 (2012). LEGISLATIVE WRAP-UP.

AuthorOthni J. Lathram

Alabama Bar Journal

2012.

73 The Alabama Lawyer 286 (2012).

LEGISLATIVE WRAP-UP

LEGISLATIVE WRAP-UPOthni J. LathramThis is being written in the hours immediately after adjournment sine die of the 2012 Regular Session of the Alabama Legislature. In just a few hours the legislature will reconvene in a special session to focus on redistricting for the Alabama House of Representatives and Senate.

The 2012 Regular Session was one which was trying for a number of reasons. First and foremost among them was the state's budgetary situation. As outlined in the last edition, the budgets were a tremendous challenge; however, the legislature was able to pass both a general fund and education budget which were responsible and the result of tremendous compromise, patience and hard work.

The Law Institute had a successful session in both the passage of ALI bills and services provided to the legislature. This success is due to the tremendous legislative leadership provided by our president, Senator Cam Ward, and vice president, Representative Marcel Black, and the other legislative members of our executive committee: senators Ben Brooks, Arthur Orr and Rodger Smitherman and representatives Paul DeMarco, Demetrius Newton and Bill Poole.

Below is the legislation of particular interest to the bar and which has been for warded to the governor. A number of these bills have not been acted upon yet and so do not have act numbers. There is the possibility that some of these might be vetoed, but the final status of the bills without an act number can be found at http://alisondb. legislature. state. al. us.

Alabama Law Institute Legislation

The three uniform bills will be effective January 1, 2013 and reviewed in the November 2012 edition of The Alabama Lawyer.

HB 222-Amendments to the Alabama Principal and Income Act

Bill Sponsors: Representative Paul Beckman and Senator Slade Blackwell

SB 348 (Act 2012-470)-Alabama Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act

Sponsors: Representative Bill Poole and Senator Phil Williams

HB 399-Alabama Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act

Sponsors: Representative Paul DeMarco and Senator Ben Brooks

SB 363-Share Exchange Act

Sponsors: Representative Jim Carns and Senator Rodger Smitherman

This bill will correct an error in the adoption of the Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code (Title 10A) by which the ability for corporations to merge via a share exchange was deleted.

Crimes and Offenses

HB 2 (Act...

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