Legislative Action

Economic Development & Tax Education & Workforce Development Healthcare

In order to keep Alabama more competitive with other Continue to adequately fund Alabama’s Education Explore existing and future options for funding Medicaid Southern states and continue business investment and budget, including Alabama’s First Class pre-kindergarten, in Alabama, in a way that provides sustainable funding and job growth, enact proven and accountable economic career tech, dual enrollment and other innovative allows Alabama providers the ability to manage the cost, development incentives: programs, in order to ensure a competitive increase in student scoring, higher graduation rates and competitive • Renew the proven Alabama Historic Tax Credit college and career ready graduates; maintain high efficiency,Seek a permanent and quality funding of healthcare source for provided. Mobile’s Programs program academic standards and expectations for all Alabama for All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) and the students such as those found in the Alabama College and expansion of such programs across the state in order to Expand the New Markets Development Tax Credit Career Ready Standards. draw down increased federal funds for the medical care program by increasing the individual project cap of the state’s growing nursing home population at a cost • (currently $10 million) and the aggregate cap appropriation savings to Medicaid. (currently $20 million). for the University of South Alabama Seekinstitution’s a fiscal successfulyear 2018 enrollmentAlabama budget growth and additional Seek an equitable resolution on the Medicare wage Create Research-and-Development Tax Credits funding to support the implementation that of a reflectsmuch-needed the index issue so that hospitals in the region will be fairly modeled after the federal R&D credit but with an emergency medicine residency at USA Medical Center. reimbursed for the services they provide to the Medicare • enhanced credit if the research is conducted by population.

institutions. Alabama-based academic or nonprofit research Provide an avenue of access to capital for small business, enact Small Business Investment Energy, Environment & Infrastructure Small Business • Company Tax Credit for taxpayers that make capital contributions to an eligible Alabama small business Support the design phase of the proposed I-10 Mobile investment fund. River Bridge and Bayway widening project and by Governor’s Hurricane Homeowners workgroup in order partner with the Alabama Department of Transportation Continueto encourage to enact more recommended affordable and action readily steps available identified coastal Maintain federal military contracts with Mobile-area and the Federal Highway Administration to actively seek homeowners insurance. based companies, particularly for the construction of construction funding. Austal USA’s Littoral Combat Ships and Expeditionary Protect an employer’s right to provide a safe workplace Fast Transport vessels and the future small Surface Preserve jobs and economic growth through the by opposing any legislation that would keep an employer Combatant ships, as well as Ingalls Shipbuilding’s reduction of overly burdensome regulations that LHA/LPD Amphibious Assault Ships and Coast Guard company or private property. cutters. or property owner from restricting firearm possession on createIncrease uncertainty the supply and of energy have the in potentiala manner to that stifle is safe growth. and Support all efforts to decrease workers’ compensation Increase access to global markets through fair trade protective of the environment through a comprehensive, medical costs in Alabama by decreasing fraud in initiatives and agreements, including the continued energy policy that promotes energy conservation and unemployment and workers’ compensation claims encourages research and development of clean and with stronger statutes: (TPP), the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership alternative energy sources. funding(TTIP), and of the the Ex-Im continued Bank, reduction the Trans ofPacific trade Partnership and tourism Maintain current Alabama laws that support an restrictions with Cuba. Continued support to fund the U.S. Army Corps of employer’s right to choose the treating physician and Engineers Mobile District Civil Works program in second physician in workers’ compensation claims. Support federal immigration reform that will secure our support of the deepening and widening and the annual borders, establish reasonable and effective visa policies/ operations and maintenance dredging of the Mobile Enact statutes that allow businesses to perform the procedures, and recognize the need to attract professional Ship Channel; maintain necessary funding for the Workman’s Compensation claim checks prior to hire. and highly-valued workers to the United States. operation and maintenance of Alabama’s commerce waterways, including the Bayou la Batre and Coden ship In order to avoid excessive and frivolous lawsuits and Preserve jobs and economic growth in all sectors through channels. ensure fully-accessible public buildings and spaces, the reduction of overly burdensome regulations that close the loophole in Title III of the American with increase the cost of doing business, create uncertainty and Disabilities Act, by providing clearer rules for identifying and correcting ADA access violations and allowing business and property owners the opportunity to address have the potential to stifle growth. time, prior to an allowable civil law suit. and correct minor ADA infractions in a defined period of Legislative Directory Mobile Area Senator Gregory Albritton Senator Rusty Glover State Senator District 22 State Senator District 34 Legislative Agenda [email protected] [email protected] (334) 242-7800 (251) 649-7380 Representative Senator Bill Hightower 2017 State Representative District 66 State Senator District 35 [email protected] [email protected] (251) 867-0244 (251) 219-0078 Representative Representative Thomas Jackson State Representative District 65

[email protected] Representative District 68 (251) 847-2604 (334) 636-8119 [email protected] Representative Napoleon Bracy Jr. Steve A. McMillan State Representative District 95 [email protected] Representative District 98 [email protected] (251) 622-8118 (251) 948-5575 Representative Senator Trip Pittman James Buskey State Senator District 32 State Representative District 99 (251) 621-3555 [email protected] [email protected] (251) 457-7928 Representative Chris Pringle Representative Adline Clarke State Representative District 101 State Representative District 97 (251) 341-1110 [email protected] [email protected] (251) 434-2238 Representative David Sessions Representative State Representative District 105 State Representative District 96 (251) 442-2552 [email protected] [email protected] (251) 865-4275 Representative Serving as a progressive advocate for business, the Mobile Representative State Representative District 64 Area Chamber of Commerce supports and encourages work (251) 937-1391 at all levels of government to stimulate jobs; supports State Representative District 103 [email protected] non-regressive sources of revenue without levying a (251) 471-5015 disproportionate burden on any individual segment of [email protected] Representative State Representative District 104 protects fundamental public services and infrastructure. Representative (251) 476-7711 Alabama’s economy; seeks efficiencies in government and State Representative District 94 [email protected] The members of the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce [email protected] Representative Jack Williams (251) 928-5445 State Representative District 102 the following issues, policies and appropriations as Senator Vivian Davis Figures (251) 331-1979 andfundamental Mobile’s economic to Alabama’s development progress partnersbecause theyhave willidentified help State Senator District 33 [email protected] to build additional jobs and a more positive business climate (251) 457-4567 in the Mobile area. www.mobilechamber.com

[email protected] 451 Government St. Mobile AL 36602 State Representative District 100 (251) 433-6951 The Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce serves as a progressive advocate [email protected] (251) 208-5480 for business needs to promote the Mobile area’s economic well being.