Ala. Code § 29-5A-22 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 5A / Section 29-5A-22
Section 29-5A-22 Compilation of Code of Alabama 1975; Editorial Functions; Adoption by Statute of Supplement and Replacement Volumes as Part of Entire Code
Status: in_force

(a) In compiling the contents of the Code of Alabama 1975, and any cumulative supplement and replacement volume to the code, the Legal Division and the Code Commissioner may not alter the sense, meaning, or effect of any act. The Legal Division and Code Commissioner, in compiling the contents of the code and any supplement and replacement volume to the code, may perform all of the following editorial functions:

(1) Change the wording of descriptive headings and catchlines.

(2) Change hierarchy units as specified in an act to appropriate code hierarchy.

(3) Change reference numbers to conform with renumbered hierarchy units, or make corrections in reference numbers if the correction can be made without substantive change in the law.

(4) Substitute the proper hierarchy unit for the terms “this act,” “the preceding section,” and the like.

(5) Remove language that is surplusage, including “of the Code of Alabama 1975,” “of this section,” and the like when such language follows a designated hierarchy unit.

(6) Substitute “this title,” “this chapter,” or other hierarchy designation in place of reference to the specific unit, if the reference is within that unit.

(7) Translate dates to the appropriate month, day, and year.

(8) Change words when directed by law.

(9) Substitute the name of any agency, officer, or instrumentality of the state or of a political subdivision whose name is changed by law or to which powers, duties, and responsibilities have been transferred by law, for the name which the agency, officer, or instrumentality previously used or of the agency which was previously vested with the same powers and charged with the same duties and responsibilities.

(10) Divide, consolidate, and rearrange hierarchy units and parts of hierarchy units.

(11) If any section or part of a section of the Code of Alabama 1975, is amended by more than one act at the same session of the Legislature, incorporate into one or more code sections the section as amended or altered by the several acts, if each of the amendments, changes, or alterations are not in substantive conflict and can be given effect and incorporated in the code section or code sections in a manner that will make the code section or code sections intelligible.

(12) Resolve nonsubstantive conflicts between multiple acts.

(13) Change capitalization, spelling, and punctuation for the purpose of uniformity and consistency.

(14) Correct manifest grammatical, clerical, and typographical errors, including, but not limited to, by means of the addition or deletion of language.

(15) Revise language in a nonsubstantive manner for clarity, consistency, or to conform to drafting style.

(16) Correct obsolete citations to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901 to correctly cite the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

(17) Exclude any nonsubstantive legislative findings, provided the findings shall be noted as a Code Commissioner Note.

(b)(1) Upon the adoption and incorporation of the annual cumulative supplement and each replacement volume into the Code of Alabama 1975, by statute, that supplement or replacement volume shall be considered as part of the entire Code of Alabama 1975, and shall be considered for statutory construction purposes in the same manner as all other portions of the code.

(2) This adoption and incorporation by statute shall constitute a continuous systematic codification of the entire Code of Alabama 1975, for purposes of Section 85 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022. Such a statute is a law that adopts a code for the purposes of Section 45 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

(c) The Legislature finds and declares that this section is declaratory of, and does not constitute a change in, the law existing since the amendment of Section 29-7-6 by Act 93-618 of the 1993 Regular Session designating the Director of the Legislative Reference Service as the Code Commissioner.
Ala. Code § 29-2-50 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 2 / Section 29-2-50
Section 29-2-50 Legislative Findings and Intent
Status: in_force

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that:

(1) There exists a continuing need for comprehensive study, research and planning by the Legislature in the area of reapportionment; and,

(2) It is necessary, therefore, that a permanent legislative committee on reapportionment be created to prepare for and develop a reapportionment plan for the state.
Ala. Code § 29-5A-42 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 5A / Section 29-5A-42
Section 29-5A-42 Assistance by Examiners of Public Accounts
Status: in_force

In carrying out the duties and functions of the Fiscal Division and for the purposes of coordinating the operations of the division with those of other legislative agencies with a view to utilizing most effectively the information, services, and capabilities of all such agencies in carrying out the various responsibilities assigned to each, the division, may obtain information, data, estimates, and statistics developed by the Examiners of Public Accounts and, upon agreement, utilize the services, facilities, and personnel of the Examiners of Public Accounts, with or without reimbursement.
Ala. Code § 29-2-107 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 2 / Section 29-2-107
Section 29-2-107 Disclosure of Information; Violation
Status: in_force

(a) All records, reports, permanency plans, reviews, and reports of children in state care or any material prepared in connection with the planning, placement, or care of a child in the care or custody of a state agency shall not be a public record and shall be disclosed only for the purposes directly related to the administration of this article or as otherwise determined by the agency having jurisdiction of the child in state care to be reasonably necessary or reasonably required and as directly related to the provisions of any services needed by the child.

(b) A violation of this section is a Class C felony.
Ala. Code § 29-5-3 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 5 / Section 29-5-3
Section 29-5-3 Appointment, Salary, and Removal of Director; Participation by Director in State Employees’ Retirement System
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017.
Ala. Code § 29-3-10 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 3 / Section 29-3-10
Section 29-3-10 Convening of Legislature in Event of Attack
Status: in_force

In the event of an attack, the Governor shall call the Legislature into session as soon as practicable and, in any case, within 90 days following the inception of the attack. If the Governor fails to issue such call, the Legislature shall, on the ninetieth day from the date of inception of the attack, automatically convene at the place where the Governor then has his office. Each legislator and each emergency interim successor, unless he is certain that the legislator to whose powers and duties he is designated to succeed or any emergency interim successor higher in order of succession will not be unavailable, shall proceed to the place of session as expeditiously as practicable at such session or at any session in operation at the inception of the attack, and at any subsequent sessions, limitations on the length of session and on the subjects which may be acted upon shall be suspended.
Ala. Code § 29-4-71 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 4 / Section 29-4-71
Section 29-4-71 Designation of Persons to Serve on Certain Multi-Member Bodies in Place of President Pro Tempore of the Senate
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever any act of the Legislature provides that the President Pro Tempore of the Senate is designated a member of a multi-member body, the President Pro Tempore may designate a person to serve in his or her place as follows:

(1) If the body is composed exclusively of members of the Legislature or members of the Legislature and the Lieutenant Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate may designate a member of the Senate to serve in place of the President Pro Tempore.

(2) If the body is not composed exclusively of members of the Legislature or members of the Legislature and the Lieutenant Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate may designate any person to serve in place of the President Pro Tempore.

(b) Designees shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.

(c) This section applies to multi-member bodies in existence or subsequently created.
Ala. Code § 29-5-14 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 5 / Section 29-5-14
Section 29-5-14 Tax Expenditure Report
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017.
Ala. Code § 29-2-274 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 2 / Section 29-2-274
Section 29-2-274 Advisory Subcommittees
Status: in_force

The chair and vice chair of the committee shall jointly create and appoint members to advisory subcommittees, as deemed necessary by the committee, which shall include members of the committee and representatives from governmental agencies. The Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries, or his or her designee, shall be a member of each advisory subcommittee created. Each advisory subcommittee shall be co-chaired by one legislative member of the advisory committee and one governmental entity member having significant knowledge, experience, and expertise in the subject or subjects the subcommittee is responsible for studying. The co-chairs of the advisory committees shall reflect the racial, ethnic, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state. The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs may make recommendations to the chair and vice chair of the committee for the appointment of members to each advisory subcommittee.
Ala. Code § 29-5-9 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 5 / Section 29-5-9
Section 29-5-9 Assistance to Members of House and Senate
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017.
Ala. Code § 29-3-15 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 3 / Section 29-3-15
Section 29-3-15 Enabling Authority for Emergency Interim Successors to Local Offices
Status: in_force

With respect to local offices for which the governing bodies of cities, towns, villages, townships and counties may enact resolutions or ordinances relative to the manner in which vacancies will be filled or temporary appointments to office made, such governing bodies are hereby authorized to enact resolutions or ordinances providing for emergency interim successors to offices of the aforementioned governmental units. Such resolutions and ordinances shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter.
Ala. Code § 29-4-70 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 4 / Section 29-4-70
Section 29-4-70 President Pro Tempore of the Senate
Status: in_force

(a) If the senator who is serving as the President Pro Tempore of the Senate on the date of the general election at which members of the Senate are elected to four-year terms is reelected to the Senate, the senator shall continue to serve as President Pro Tempore of the Senate until a successor President Pro Tempore is selected pursuant to Section 48.01 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

(b) If the senator serving as the President Pro Tempore of the Senate ceases service as a senator for any reason prior to election of a President Pro Tempore pursuant to Section 48.01 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, then, with the approval of the Senate Legislative Council, the Secretary of the Senate shall perform the functions of the President Pro Tempore with respect to the expenditure of funds appropriated to the office of the President Pro Tempore until a successor President Pro Tempore is elected pursuant to Section 48.01 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

(c) If a vacancy occurs in the office of the Lieutenant Governor for any reason, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall assume the budget, personnel, and any other statutory duties of the office of the Lieutenant Governor for the remainder of the term of office.
Ala. Code § 29-2-150 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 2 / Section 29-2-150
Section 29-2-150 Legislative Intent
Status: in_force

The Legislature intends that this article shall serve as the method of compensating certain innocent persons who have been wrongfully incarcerated by the State of Alabama.
Ala. Code § 29-4-62 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 4 / Section 29-4-62
Section 29-4-62 Service as Speaker of the House of Representatives; Vacancies
Status: in_force

(a) The Speaker of the House of Representatives, on the date of the general election at which members of the House of Representatives are elected to four-year terms, shall continue to serve as Speaker of the House of Representatives until the election for Speaker is held pursuant to Section 48.01 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

(b) If a vacancy occurs in the office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives for any reason, the Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives shall assume the duties of the Speaker of the House of Representatives for the remainder of the term of office or until a successor Speaker is elected pursuant to Section 48.01 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.
Ala. Code § 29-4-4 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 4 / Section 29-4-4
Section 29-4-4 Security Personnel - Responsibilities; Powers
Status: in_force

(a) Unless provided otherwise by law or applicable legislative rule or policy, security personnel employed by the House of Representatives and the Senate shall be responsible for the security of all of the following:

(1) The third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth floors of the Alabama State House located at 11 South Union Street, such other areas within the Alabama State House which are occupied or used by the Legislature, and such additional areas outside the Alabama State House in accordance with Section 29-1-19.

(2) The new Alabama State House, as coordinated by the Secretary of the Legislative Council, the Secretary of the Senate, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives.

(3) The legislative parking deck and park located between South Union Street and the new Alabama State House.

(4) During any official legislative event, as designated by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives in coordination with the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, held in the State of Alabama away from the Capitol complex.

(b) The security officers employed under this chapter shall have the powers of peace officers in this state and may exercise those powers only in the areas designated in subsection (a).

(c) The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, in coordination with the Legislative Council, shall be responsible for the security of the perimeter and points of entry to the Alabama State House and new Alabama State House as prescribed by the Legislative Council.

(d)(1) Every department, agency, and bureau of the State of Alabama shall assist in any manner requested by the Legislature in assuring the security of the areas of the Alabama State House designated in subsection (a).

(2) Subsection (c) shall apply to any convening of the Legislature outside of the Capitol or away from the Alabama State House in accordance with Sections 48 or 48.01 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, or other applicable law.

(e) For purposes of this section, “new Alabama State House” means the building bounded by Pelham Street, South Jackson Street, and Washington Avenue in Montgomery.
Ala. Code § 29-2-270 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 2 / Section 29-2-270
Section 29-2-270 Legislative Findings
Status: in_force

The Legislature makes the following findings and statements:

(1) The reduction of the dependence on foreign oil is necessary to preserve and protect our national security.

(2) Reliable, plentiful, and affordable energy and the effective distribution of energy are vital to the support and growth of all sectors of Alabama’s economy.

(3) The future energy needs of the state also present unique opportunities to diversify the state’s energy supply and provide new opportunities for agriculturally based products and Alabama based clean energy technologies.

(4) Energy derived from agriculturally and forest based products offers the potential to expand rural and economic development in Alabama.

(5) Increasing the efficiency of existing technology combined with the development of new technologies, including coal gasification, coal liquification, advanced coal-based generation, and nuclear power, should be encouraged as ways of producing more energy with reduced emissions.

(6) Continuing study is absolutely necessary to identify, address, and provide for the future energy needs of the state.
Ala. Code § 29-9-2.1 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 9 / Section 29-9-2.1
Section 29-9-2.1 New Recurring Revenue
Status: reserved

REPEALED BY ACT 2023-390, EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2023.

For purposes of this chapter cited as “The Education Trust Fund Rolling Reserve Act”, and notwithstanding the provisions of Section 29-9-3(b)(4), the funds received by the Education Trust Fund under Act 2012-427 after September 30, 2012 totals $10,000,000 and shall be considered “New Recurring Revenue” as defined by Section 29-9-2 and be available for appropriation in FY 2013 because they will be deposited into the Education Trust Fund in FY 2013 for the first time due to a change in statute rather than by a Department of Revenue rule.
Ala. Code § 29-2-22 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 2 / Section 29-2-22
Section 29-2-22 Compensation and Expenses of Members
Status: in_force

Each legislative member of the committee shall be entitled to his or her regular legislative compensation, his or her per diem and travel expenses incurred within the state for each day he or she attends a meeting of the committee when the Legislature is not in session or when the Legislature is in recess without pay. Each legislative member shall further be entitled to actual expenses for travel outside the State of Alabama which is deemed necessary by the chair and in accordance with the objectives of the committee. Such sums shall be paid out of any funds appropriated to the use of the Legislature on warrants drawn on the state Comptroller upon requisition signed by the committee’s chair.
Ala. Code § 29-2-163 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 2 / Section 29-2-163
Section 29-2-163 Verification of Information by Division of Risk Management
Status: in_force

The Division of Risk Management shall be responsible for verifying all information submitted by an applicant meeting the criteria established in Section 29-2-156 and verifying that the applicant is not ineligible due to any of the exceptions provided for in Sections 29-2-161 and 29-2-162.
Ala. Code § 29-2-83 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 2 / Section 29-2-83
Section 29-2-83 Report of Findings and Recommendations to Legislature
Status: in_force

The committee shall report its findings and recommendations to the Legislature at such times deemed appropriate by the chairs, but no later than the seventh legislative day of each regular session.
Ala. Code § 29-2-8 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 2 / Section 29-2-8
Section 29-2-8 Reference of Transportation Legislation by Committee
Status: in_force

All bills originating in either house pertaining to transportation under the jurisdiction of the transportation department, its budget, and all other matters of highway planning, construction, maintenance, operation, or administration shall be reviewed by the Joint Transportation Committee for its recommendations, which recommendations shall be given due consideration by the committees of each house of the Legislature in acting on any related legislation. Absent a recommendation from the Joint Transportation Committee, the committees shall proceed with their consideration of legislation.
Ala. Code § 29-7-7 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 7 / Section 29-7-7
Section 29-7-7 Construction of Chapter
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017.
Ala. Code § 29-8-5 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 8 / Section 29-8-5
Section 29-8-5 Institute to Act in Advisory Capacity Only; Distribution of Reports, Studies, Etc
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017.
Ala. Code § 29-3-14 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 3 / Section 29-3-14
Section 29-3-14 Expiration of Chapter; Extension or Restoration of Provisions Thereof
Status: in_force

The authority of emergency interim successors to succeed to the powers and duties of legislators and the operation of the provisions of this chapter relating to quorum, the number of affirmative votes required for legislative action and limitations on the length of sessions and the subjects which may be acted upon shall expire two years following the inception of an attack, but nothing herein shall prevent the resumption before such time of the filling of legislative vacancies and the calling of elections for the Legislature in accordance with applicable constitutional and statutory provisions. The Governor, acting by proclamation, or the Legislature, acting by concurrent resolution, may from time to time extend or restore such authority or the operation of any of such provisions upon a finding that events render the extension or restoration necessary, but no extension or restoration shall be for a period of more than one year.
Ala. Code § 29-2-161 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 2 / Section 29-2-161
Section 29-2-161 Eligibility Exceptions
Status: in_force

(a) A person serving a term of imprisonment for a crime other than a crime for which the person was wrongfully incarcerated shall not be eligible to receive compensation pursuant to this article.

(b) A person shall not be eligible to receive compensation pursuant to this article if the sentence for the crime of which the person was mistakenly convicted was served concurrently with the sentence for the conviction of another crime.

(c) A person shall not be eligible for compensation if he or she was convicted of any of the acts charged with in conjunction with the charge which resulted in the wrongful conviction or his or her acts or omissions constituted a felony or misdemeanor against the state.

(d) To be eligible to recover a sum of money as described by this article because of his or her wrongful incarceration, an individual shall not have been the subject of an act of the Legislature that authorized an award of compensation for his or her wrongful incarceration.

(e) A person awarded compensation and subsequently convicted of a felony crime will not be eligible to receive any unpaid amounts from any compensation authorized by this article.
Ala. Code § 29-4-2 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 4 / Section 29-4-2
Section 29-4-2 Salary Increase; Schedule of Rates Revision; Employees of the State
Status: in_force

(a) Any salary increase provided for state employees who are listed in the classified and unclassified service of the State of Alabama as defined in Section 36-26-10, whether provided for by legislative action, by action of the State Personnel Board, or by rules of the State Personnel Department, shall apply with equal force to all legislative personnel, officers, and employees, including, but not limited to, Legislative Reference Service personnel. Legislative personnel as herein referred to, who are employed on a full-time basis and such part-time employees with two or more years of continuous service, shall be entitled to the same number of annual increases as those provided for employees in the classified and unclassified service, and shall further be entitled to exceptional step raises as provided for by law or rules of the State Personnel Department and Merit System when approved by the appointing authority.

(b) The Director of the State Personnel Department shall revise the schedules of rates set forth in the pay plan for all employees covered under this section to reflect any increases provided for herein and shall certify the same to the state Comptroller, who shall issue warrants in accordance therewith.

(c) For purposes of pay and employment benefits, rights, and privileges, all personnel employed pursuant to this chapter, other than those persons employed on a temporary or part-time basis, shall be treated as other employees of the state.
Ala. Code § 29-2-158 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 2 / Section 29-2-158
Section 29-2-158 Application and Notice
Status: in_force

(a) Any individual who meets the eligibility criteria established in this article and desires compensation shall submit such application to the Division of Risk Management which shall immediately provide notice to the members of the committee.

(b) An application for compensation must include a full statement of the facts upon which the claim is based, which shall be verified by the Division of Risk Management in the manner provided for verifying complaints in civil actions, and may be supported by affidavits substantiating such claim. If the Division of Risk Management verifies that an individual is eligible for compensation under this article, notification of that fact shall be made to the committee within 10 days of such verification. The committee shall within 90 days of such notification meet to certify the award. If after receiving verification of eligibility from the Division of Risk Management an eligible applicant seeks additional compensation over that amount designated in subsection (a) of Section 29-2-159 the committee shall fix a time and a place for a hearing, and shall mail notice to the applicant, and shall notify the Attorney General and the appropriate district attorney, at least 30 days before the time fixed therefor.
Ala. Code § 29-1-11 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 1 / Section 29-1-11
Section 29-1-11 Certification of Compensation Due Officers and Members
Status: in_force

The compensation due to the officers and members of the Legislature must be certified by the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House of Representatives, respectively, to the Comptroller, who must issue his warrant therefor on the Treasurer.
Ala. Code § 29-10-1 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 10 / Section 29-10-1
Section 29-10-1 Repayment Schedule; Reports
Status: in_force

(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as The People’s Trust Act.

(b)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Legislature shall provide for the repayment of all funds transferred from the Alabama Trust Fund to the State General Fund pursuant to Amendment 856 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901. All funds borrowed pursuant to this amendment shall be repaid to the Alabama Trust Fund by not later than September 30, 2033.

(2) The total annual amount repaid pursuant to this section shall not be less than the following amounts on the following dates:

a. September 30, 2014: $5,000,000.

b. September 30, 2015: $10,000,000.

c. September 30, 2017: $238,434,126.

d. September 30, 2020: $13,500,000.

e. September 30, 2021: $13,500,000.

f. September 30, 2022: $13,500,000.

g. September 30, 2023: $13,500,000.

h. September 30, 2024: $13,500,000.

i. September 30, 2025: $13,500,000.

j. September 30, 2026: $13,500,000.

k. September 30, 2027: $13,500,000.

l. September 30, 2028: $13,500,000.

m. September 30, 2029: $13,500,000.

n. September 30, 2030: $13,500,000.

o. September 30, 2031: $13,500,000.

p. September 30, 2032: $13,500,000.

q. September 30, 2033: $8,456,703.

(c) Beginning with the 2015 Regular Session and continuing every regular session thereafter until all funds are repaid, the Legislative Fiscal Office shall, by the fifth legislative day, report to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Chairs of the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance and Taxation – General Fund Committees the total annual and cumulative amounts repaid pursuant to this section as of the end of the then-preceding fiscal year.

(d) If for any year the Legislature fails to make such appropriations as are necessary to guarantee that the total annual amount repaid to the Alabama Trust Fund pursuant to this section is equal to or greater than the amount set forth in subdivision (2) of subsection (b) for that year, then there is hereby appropriated from the General Fund such amount as is necessary to make up the difference between the total annual amount repaid and the amount set forth in subdivision (2) of subsection (b) for that year. In the event that an appropriation is required under this subsection such amount shall be absolute and shall not be reduced pursuant to proration should such be necessary in any of the years referenced in subdivision (2) of subsection (b).
Ala. Code § 29-5A-26 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 5A / Section 29-5A-26
Section 29-5A-26 References to Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
Status: in_force

The Legal Division shall change all references to the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation in Title 22, and elsewhere as found in this code, to the Department of Mental Health. Code changes shall be made at a time determined appropriate by the division.
Ala. Code § 29-2-121 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 2 / Section 29-2-121
Section 29-2-121 Joint Legislative Advisory Committee - Created; Composition; Operation
Status: in_force

There is hereby created a permanent Joint Legislative Advisory Committee on Community Services Grants, hereinafter referred to as the committee. The committee shall consist of the Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee; the Chair of the Senate Finance and Taxation-Education Committee; the Chair of the Senate Committee on Economic Expansion and Trade; three members of the House Ways and Means Committee appointed by the Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee; one member of the Senate Finance and Taxation-Education Committee appointed by the Chair of the Senate Finance and Taxation-Education Committee; and one member of the Senate Committee on Economic Expansion and Trade appointed by the Chair of the Senate Committee on Economic Expansion and Trade. The committee shall hold its organizational meeting within 30 days after the adjournment of any session of the Legislature in which an appropriation has been made to the State Executive Commission on Community Services Grants for community services grants. The committee shall meet at the call of the chair or any majority of members thereof; provided, that the committee shall meet at least once each four months in years which grant appropriations have been made to the State Executive Commission on Community Services Grants. The committee may meet, act, and conduct its business during the sessions of the Legislature or any recess thereof, and in the interim period between sessions.
Ala. Code § 29-2-224 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 2 / Section 29-2-224
Section 29-2-224 Membership of Council
Status: reserved

REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.
Ala. Code § 29-1-12 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 1 / Section 29-1-12
Section 29-1-12 Journals of House and Senate - Compiling and Filing
Status: in_force

The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House shall be allowed 16 weeks within which to check, compare, and deliver the journals of the Senate and the House of Representatives of each session of the Legislature to the Secretary of State and the state printer. The journals of the 10-day or organization session of the Legislature shall be compiled, combined, and filed with the journals of the next ensuing regular session. The time allowed after final adjournment of any session, other than the 10-day or organization sessions, for the filing of the journals in the Office of the Secretary of State and completing the work specified by this section shall be 16 weeks. If there is a special session during, or within 16 weeks after the final adjournment of a regular session, or if there is a regular session within 16 weeks after the final adjournment of a special session, or if there is a special session within 16 weeks after the final adjournment of a special session, the time for comparing and filing the journals of such sessions, including the indices, shall be extended for each session for a period of time as the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate may determine to be necessary for the clerk and secretary to have sufficient time within which to transcribe and file the journals of each house. The extended time shall not exceed a total of 16 weeks for each session. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate may, in instances of extreme hardship, unforeseen circumstances, or uncontrollable circumstances, grant to the clerk and secretary an extra time extension that is in addition to any other extension permitted by law. If the time is extended, the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate shall give written notice to the Secretary of the State and to the state printer of the extension.
Ala. Code § 29-7-9 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 7 / Section 29-7-9
Section 29-7-9 Applicable Dates in Preprinted Forms
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017.
Ala. Code § 29-3-4 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 3 / Section 29-3-4
Section 29-3-4 Designation of Successors to Legislators
Status: in_force

Each legislator shall designate emergency interim successors to his powers and duties and specify their order of succession. Each legislator shall review and, as necessary, promptly revise the designations of emergency interim successors to his powers and duties to insure that at all times there are at least three such qualified emergency interim successors.
Ala. Code § 29-2-162 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 2 / Section 29-2-162
Section 29-2-162 Application Based on Exoneration or Dismissal of Accusatory Instrument
Status: in_force

Any person applying for compensation under this article based on exoneration that was granted before May 21, 2001, or the dismissal of an accusatory instrument that occurred before May 21, 2001, shall file his or her application within two years after May 21, 2001. Any persons applying for compensation under this article based on an exoneration that was granted on or after May 21, 2001, or the dismissal of any accusatory instrument that occurred on or after May 21, 2001, shall file his or her application within two years after the exoneration or dismissal.
Ala. Code § 29-2-41.3 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 2 / Section 29-2-41.3
Section 29-2-41.3 Personal and Professional Service Agreements - Exclusions
Status: in_force

The following personal and/or professional services contracts shall be excluded from the terms of this article:

(1) Contracts for insurance;

(2) Contracts let by competitive bid;

(3) Contracts entered into by public corporations and authorities;

(4) Any contract the total amount of which does not exceed $1,500.00, said total amount to include both compensation and reimbursement of expenses.
Ala. Code § 29-7-2 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 7 / Section 29-7-2
Section 29-7-2 Director
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017.
Ala. Code § 29-5-1 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 5 / Section 29-5-1
Section 29-5-1 Established; Director Head of Office
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017.
Ala. Code § 29-4-60 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 4 / Section 29-4-60
Section 29-4-60 Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives; Compensation; Business Travel
Status: in_force

The Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall be separate and distinct from the Legislature, any state agency, entity, or official. The Speaker of the House of Representatives may appoint, without regard to the State Merit System law, such personnel as may be necessary to carry out the duties and functions of the office. The compensation of personnel so employed shall be fixed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives in accordance with that of comparable positions established under the State Merit System pay plan. The Speaker of the House of Representatives may prescribe the duties and responsibilities of the personnel of the office. All personnel appointed pursuant to this section shall serve at the pleasure of the Speaker of the House of Representatives making the appointment.

Compensation of personnel employed pursuant to this section shall be payable as the salaries of other state employees are paid. The compensation of those personnel shall be paid from funds appropriated to the Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The compensation, expense allowances, or other emoluments due those personnel shall be certified by the Speaker of the House of Representatives to the Comptroller who shall issue a warrant therefor from funds appropriated to the Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Business travel by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and by the personnel of the Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall be approved by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and shall be paid from funds appropriated to the Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall have authority to purchase, lease, or contract for equipment, supplies, and services for use by the Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives and pay for the equipment, supplies, and services from funds appropriated to the Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Ala. Code § 29-5-4 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 5 / Section 29-5-4
Section 29-5-4 Personnel
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017.
Ala. Code § 29-4-24 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 4 / Section 29-4-24
Section 29-4-24 Secretary of the Senate - Duties
Status: in_force

In addition to the duties otherwise imposed upon or required of the Secretary of the Senate, he or she shall have all of the following duties:

(1) To at all times constitute an information bureau for the members of the Senate and the general public insofar as it is possible to obtain the information required.

(2) To make for the Senate a list, by caption or title, of all bills introduced and all bills reported by the several standing committees.

(3) To make available to each member of the Senate a copy of each act passed which is printed in pamphlet form.

(4) To furnish the Legislative Reference Service, for indexing purposes, a copy of each bill enrolled.
Ala. Code § 29-4-21 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 4 / Section 29-4-21
Section 29-4-21 Oaths
Status: in_force

The President of the Senate shall administer the oaths required to the subordinate officers of the Senate.
Ala. Code § 29-2-228 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 2 / Section 29-2-228
Section 29-2-228 Funding
Status: reserved

REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.
Ala. Code § 29-4-1 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 4 / Section 29-4-1
Section 29-4-1 Compensation Shall Be Certified
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise expressly provided, the compensation due to officers and employees subject to this chapter shall be certified by the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, respectively, to the Comptroller, who shall issue a warrant in accordance therewith.
Ala. Code § 29-2-157 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 2 / Section 29-2-157
Section 29-2-157 Evidence of Innocence
Status: in_force

For purposes of determination of eligibility for compensation for wrongful incarceration, innocence shall be evidenced by at least one of the following:

(1) The conviction vacated or reversed and the accusatory instrument dismissed on grounds of innocence; or

(2) The accusatory instrument dismissed on a ground consistent with innocence.
Ala. Code § 29-8-2 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 8 / Section 29-8-2
Section 29-8-2 Compensation of Council, Director and Assistants
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017.
Ala. Code § 29-1-4 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 1 / Section 29-1-4
Section 29-1-4 Time of Meeting and Length of Organizational and Regular Sessions
Status: in_force

The Legislature shall convene in organizational session on the second Tuesday in January following its election and shall remain in session for not longer than 10 consecutive calendar days. Commencing in the year 1999, the annual regular sessions of the Alabama Legislature shall commence on the first Tuesday of February of the first, second, and third years of the term and on the second Tuesday in January of the fourth year of the term. The annual sessions shall not continue longer than 30 legislative days and 105 calendar days.
Ala. Code § 29-2-100 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 2 / Section 29-2-100
Section 29-2-100 Definitions
Status: in_force

The following words shall have the following meanings:

(1) CHILDREN IN STATE CARE. A child who is described by any of the following circumstances:

a. The child’s foster care placement is primarily the financial responsibility of the state.

b. The child is under the legal or physical custody of a state agency, including, but not limited to, the Department of Human Resources, the Department of Mental Health, and the Department of Youth Services.

c. The Department of Human Resources, the Department of Mental Health, the Department of Youth Services, or any other agency is providing out of home services to the child.

d. Children not included under this definition are children whose care is furnished by a child care center, group day care home, or family day care home.

(2) COMMITTEE. The Permanent Joint Legislative Oversight Committee of Children in State Care.

(3) COUNCIL. Interdepartmental Coordination Council on Children in State Care.
Ala. Code § 29-2-103 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 2 / Section 29-2-103
Section 29-2-103 Oversight Committee - Duties
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the committee to study and review the criteria for placing and keeping children in state care, to review the criteria for selection of child care providers by state agencies, to review the minimum base pay and distribution of funds for providers, to identify an accountability process for providers, to review the quality of care provided to children by state agencies, to identify an accountability process for state agencies involved in children’s services, to review the availability of special services to meet the individual needs of children in state care, to gather input from service providers, state agencies, and children receiving state services concerning their experiences, concerns, and recommendations, and to coordinate the activities of the council.
Ala. Code § 29-3-3 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 3 / Section 29-3-3
Section 29-3-3 Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them by this section:

(1) ATTACK. Any action or series of actions taken by an enemy of the United States resulting in substantial damage or injury to persons or property in this state whether through sabotage, bombs, missiles, shellfire or atomic, radiological, chemical, bacteriological or biological means or other weapons or methods.

(2) UNAVAILABLE. Absent from the place of session (other than on official business of the Legislature) or unable, for physical, mental or legal reasons, to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of a legislator, whether or not such absence or inability would give rise to a vacancy under existing constitutional or statutory provisions.
Ala. Code § 29-1-9 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 1 / Section 29-1-9
Section 29-1-9 Compensation of Legislative Interim Committees
Status: in_force

The compensation of all members of the legislative interim committees provided for by joint resolution or by act of the two houses of the Legislature shall be $10.00 per day for the entire time while engaged in its work, except in cases of adjournment exceeding three days. The members of such committees shall collect mileage in traveling to and from the residence of such members to the Capitol for not more than one roundtrip per week. The chair of each committee shall certify to the Comptroller what amount is due each member and the Comptroller shall draw his or her warrant therefor on the Treasurer. No legislative interim committee shall receive compensation for more than 60 days.
Ala. Code § 29-4-50 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 4 / Section 29-4-50
Section 29-4-50 Office of Lieutenant Governor; Compensation; Business Travel
Status: in_force

The Office of the Lieutenant Governor shall be separate and distinct from the Legislature, any state agency, entity, or official. The Lieutenant Governor may appoint, without regard to the State Merit System law, such personnel as may be necessary to carry out the duties and functions of the office. The compensation of personnel so employed shall be fixed by the Lieutenant Governor in accordance with that of comparable positions established under the State Merit System pay plan. The Lieutenant Governor may prescribe the duties and responsibilities of the personnel of the office. All personnel appointed pursuant to this section shall serve at the pleasure of the Lieutenant Governor making the appointment.

Compensation of personnel employed pursuant to this section shall be payable as the salaries of other state employees are paid. The compensation of those personnel shall be paid from funds appropriated to the Office of the Lieutenant Governor. The compensation, expense allowances, or other emoluments due those personnel shall be certified by the Lieutenant Governor to the Comptroller who shall issue a warrant therefor from funds appropriated to the Office of the Lieutenant Governor.

Business travel by the Lieutenant Governor and by the personnel of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor shall be approved by the Lieutenant Governor and shall be paid from funds appropriated to the Office of the Lieutenant Governor. The Lieutenant Governor shall have authority to purchase, lease, or contract for equipment, supplies, and services for use by the Office of the Lieutenant Governor and pay for the equipment, supplies, and services from funds appropriated to the Office of the Lieutenant Governor. For purposes of purchasing, leasing, or contracting for equipment, supplies, or services, the Office of Lieutenant Governor shall be deemed a part of the Legislative Department.
Ala. Code § 29-3-12 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 3 / Section 29-3-12
Section 29-3-12 Privileges, Immunities and Compensation of Emergency Interim Successors
Status: in_force

When an emergency interim successor exercises the powers and assumes the duties of a legislator, he shall be accorded the privileges and immunities, compensation, allowances and other perquisites of office to which a legislator is entitled. In the event of an attack, each emergency interim successor, whether or not called upon to exercise the powers and assume the duties of a legislator, shall be accorded the privileges and immunities of a legislator while traveling to and from a place of session and shall be compensated for his travel in the same manner and amount as a legislator. This section shall not in any way affect the privileges, immunities, compensation, allowances or other perquisites of office of an incumbent legislator.
Ala. Code § 29-4-3 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 4 / Section 29-4-3
Section 29-4-3 No Discrimination in Selection of Employees
Status: in_force

In the selection of the employees of the Legislature, there shall be no discrimination on account of sex, race, creed, or color.
Ala. Code § 29-2-152 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 2 / Section 29-2-152
Section 29-2-152 Composition; Meetings; Duties of Division of Risk Management
Status: in_force

(a) The committee shall consist of the following nine voting members:

(1) The Chair of the House Ways and Means General Fund Committee.

(2) The Chair of the Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee.

(3) The Chair of the House Judiciary Committee.

(4) The Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

(5) The Speaker of the House of Representatives or his or her designee.

(6) The Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives or his or her designee.

(7) The President Pro Tempore of the Senate or his or her designee.

(8) The Lieutenant Governor or his or her designee.

(9) The Director of Finance.

(b) Each year the committee shall elect a chair and vice chair from its membership.

(c) Any four members of the committee shall be required to be in attendance for the purpose of transacting the business of the committee and a vote of four members in favor of a motion shall be necessary for any decision regarding certification of compensation pursuant to this article or a recommendation for additional compensation pursuant to Section 29-2-159. The term for service on this committee shall be the same as the quadrennium of the Legislature.

(d) The committee shall meet as often as necessary but at least quarterly if an applicant’s eligibility for compensation has been verified by the Division of Risk Management of the Department of Finance.

(e) The Division of Risk Management shall make a record of and file in such office a history of each case, together with the findings of the division and any certification of awards by the committee. The division shall also provide necessary administrative and legal support to the committee.
Ala. Code § 29-2-124 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 2 / Section 29-2-124
Section 29-2-124 Joint Legislative Oversight Committee - Annual Report
Status: in_force

The committee shall make an annual report to members of the Legislature no later than the seventh legislative day of regular sessions detailing any and all community services grants awarded.
Ala. Code § 29-5A-1 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 5A / Section 29-5A-1
Section 29-5A-1 Creation; Director; Functions; Transfer of Funds, Property, Etc
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby created the Legislative Services Agency which shall be under the supervision, direction, and control of the Director of Legislative Services. The director shall be appointed by the Legislative Council and shall receive the compensation and benefits established by the council, payable as the compensation of other state employees.

(b) The director shall serve as Code Commissioner for the Code of Alabama. As Code Commissioner, the director, when approved and directed by the Legislative Council, shall enter into a printing contract on behalf of the State of Alabama to publish the official code of the statutes of Alabama. If the director is not a licensed attorney, the Deputy Director of Legislative Services, Legal, shall serve as Code Commissioner.

(c) The agency succeeds to and is vested with all of the functions of the Legislative Reference Service, the Legislative Fiscal Office, and the Alabama Law Institute. A reference in any law to the Legislative Reference Service, Legislative Fiscal Office, or the Alabama Law Institute shall be deemed a reference to the agency.

(d) On October 1, 2017, all papers, books, materials, furnishings, funds, personnel, and property of the Legislative Reference Service, Legislative Fiscal Office, and the Alabama Law Institute shall be transferred to the agency.
Ala. Code § 29-7-4 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 7 / Section 29-7-4
Section 29-7-4 Additional Staff Members and Clerical Help; Certification of Compensation to Comptroller
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017.
Ala. Code § 29-2-80 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 2 / Section 29-2-80
Section 29-2-80 Creation; Duties and Responsibilities; Clerical and Expert Assistance; Cooperation Required of Agencies, Boards, Bureaus, Etc
Status: in_force

There is created a Permanent Joint Legislative Committee on Finances and Budgets. The committee shall meet at the call of the chair. It shall be the duty of the committee to make a careful investigation and study of the financial condition of the state, hold budget hearings, inquire into ways and means of financing state government and its programs, and report its findings and recommendations as herein provided. The Secretary of the Senate, the Clerk of the House of Representatives, and the Legislative Fiscal Officer shall provide the committee with clerical and expert assistance from among their respective staffs as may be necessary. All departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, agencies, offices and institutions of the state shall cooperate fully with the committee and its staff and shall furnish any and all information that may be requested by the committee or its staff.
Ala. Code § 29-1-17 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 1 / Section 29-1-17
Section 29-1-17 Papers and Documents of Legislature - Secretary of State to Receipt for Papers
Status: in_force

The records, papers and documents thus arranged, filed and labeled must be delivered to the Secretary of State, who, upon receipt of the same, must certify that such secretary and clerk have, respectively, complied with the requirements of Section 29-1-16. No warrant shall be drawn by the Comptroller, and no money paid by the Treasurer for such services, without the production of such certificate, which must be kept by the Treasurer as a voucher.
Ala. Code § 29-3-5 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 3 / Section 29-3-5
Section 29-3-5 Status, Qualifications and Term of Successors
Status: in_force

An emergency interim successor is one who is designated for possible temporary succession to the powers and duties, but not the office, of a legislator. No person shall be designated or serve as an emergency interim successor unless he may, under the Constitution and statutes, hold the office of the legislator to whose powers and duties he is designated to succeed, but no constitutional or statutory provision prohibiting a legislator from holding another office or prohibiting the holder of another office from being a legislator shall be applicable to an emergency interim successor. An emergency interim successor shall serve at the pleasure of the legislator designating him or of any subsequent incumbent of the legislative office.
Ala. Code § 29-5A-27.1 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 5A / Section 29-5A-27.1
Section 29-5A-27.1 (Effective for Tax Returns Due on or After January 1, 2018) References to Taxpayer Advocate
Status: in_force

The Code Commissioner, pursuant to Section 29-7-8, shall change all references to the Taxpayer Advocate in Title 40, Chapter 2A, to Taxpayer Assistance Officer or Taxpayer Assistance Officers.
Ala. Code § 29-1-13 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 1 / Section 29-1-13
Section 29-1-13 Journals of House and Senate - Delivery to Secretary of State; Compensation
Status: in_force

The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall be allowed 16 weeks from the date of the final adjournment of each session of the Legislature of Alabama, other than the 10-day or organization session, in which to check, compare, and deliver the journals of the House and Senate to the Secretary of State in such form or state of completion, including camera ready drafts, the final form for printing, or other forms, as the clerk or secretary deem necessary and appropriate, and copy and deliver the journals of their respective houses to the public printer; or, alternatively, to prepare the final bound and printed journals, if the secretary or clerk in his or her discretion decides to do so, within his or her own respective office. For these services, when performed, the secretary or clerk shall receive respectively the sum of $800, which shall be paid out of the appropriation made for the per diem and expenses of that session of the Legislature upon presentation to the Comptroller of proper certificates signed by the proper officers of their respective houses.
Ala. Code § 29-5A-33 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 5A / Section 29-5A-33
Section 29-5A-33 References to Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission
Status: in_force

The Code Commissioner, at times determined appropriate, shall change all references to the Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission in the Code of Alabama 1975 to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center Commission as provided in Section 41-9-430.
Ala. Code § 29-2-155 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 2 / Section 29-2-155
Section 29-2-155 Civil Liability
Status: in_force

No civil action may be brought against the committee or any of its members, for providing any reports, records, opinions, or any actions or recommendations pursuant to this article. In addition, any persons acting in good faith and without negligence or malicious intent in providing information to the committee in furtherance of this article shall have the immunity from civil liability that might otherwise be incurred or imposed.
Ala. Code § 29-8-6 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 8 / Section 29-8-6
Section 29-8-6 Special Fund for Receipt of Grants or Contributions; Public Report
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017.
Ala. Code § 29-2-159 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 2 / Section 29-2-159
Section 29-2-159 Base and Discretionary Amounts of Compensation; Hearing; Certification and Payment
Status: in_force

(a) If an applicant’s eligibility is verified by the Division of Risk Management, the committee shall certify to the applicant an amount equal to fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for each year or the pro rata amount for the portion of each year of incarceration.

(b) The committee, after hearing testimony, shall have the authority to recommend some discretionary amount in addition to the base amount if circumstances warrant such a supplemental award. Any such supplemental amount shall be in the form of a bill to be presented to the Legislature.

(c) At the hearing on additional compensation the applicant may introduce evidence in the form of affidavits or testimony to support the additional compensation as provided in subsection (b) and the Attorney General or the local prosecutor’s office under whose jurisdiction the case was prosecuted may introduce counter affidavits or testimony in refutation. If the committee finds from the evidence that the applicant warrants additional compensation, it shall recommend the amount the applicant is eligible to be paid for over the base amount and shall make a recommendation to the Legislature.

(d) The Comptroller upon proper certification from the committee shall pay the amount of the base award to the applicant out of any available state funds appropriated by the Legislature for such purposes. Any amounts for additional compensation passed by the Legislature will be paid as provided for in such legislation.

(e) The committee shall give written notice of its certifications within 10 days to all parties involved in the process as well as the appropriate state officials charged with processing the compensation. The determination of the committee shall not be subject to review upon appeal of the claimant or the state.
Ala. Code § 29-2-40 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 2 / Section 29-2-40
Section 29-2-40 Creation; Membership. (Amended by Act 2026-327)
Status: in_force

AMENDED BY ACT 2026-327, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE.

(a) There is created the Contract Review Permanent Legislative Oversight Committee. The committee shall be composed of the Chairs of the Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee and the Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee and the Chairs of the House Ways and Means General Fund Committee and the House Ways and Means Education Committee, and four additional members of the Senate, to be appointed by the President of the Senate, and four additional members of the House, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House.

(b) A member of the committee may serve on the committee as long as the member retains the office that qualified the member for service or during the term to which the member was appointed and, if reelected to the same house without a break in service to that house, during the succeeding legislative term until a successor is appointed as provided in subsection (a).
Ala. Code § 29-1-14 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 1 / Section 29-1-14
Section 29-1-14 Papers and Documents of Legislature - Deposit with Secretary of State
Status: in_force

At the close of each session of the Legislature, the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, and Secretary of State must select all the papers belonging to the Legislature, except such as relate to unfinished business, and deposit them in the office of the Secretary of State.
Ala. Code § 29-2-53 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 2 / Section 29-2-53
Section 29-2-53 Staff, Equipment and Facilities
Status: reserved

Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 97-658, p. 1249, §4, effective October 1, 1997.
Ala. Code § 29-8-4 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 8 / Section 29-8-4
Section 29-8-4 Purposes and Duties
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017.
Ala. Code § 29-6-7.2 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 6 / Section 29-6-7.2
Section 29-6-7.2 Reporting of Litigation Concerning Joint Legislative Operations, the Budget Process, or and Revenue Source
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) BUDGET PROCESS. The entire process by which funds are appropriated and expended, including, but not limited to, revenue estimating, legislative budget hearings, appropriations, allotment, and expenditure of funds.

(2) JOINT LEGISLATIVE OPERATIONS. Those activities, responsibilities, and procedures of the Legislature as an institution of government including, but not limited to, activities, responsibilities, and procedures involving the enactment and codification of legislation, the process by which administrative regulations are adopted, relations with the other branches of government, and internal operations of the Legislature as a whole including, but not limited to, joint rules, legislative compensation, and joint activities of the two houses. The term does not include activities, responsibilities, or procedures involving only one house of the Legislature, such as matters relating to the rules, liabilities, or employees of the particular house.

(3) REVENUE SOURCES. Any receipt of funds by the state, including, but not limited to, tax receipts, fee receipts, transfers, interest income, transfers between state agencies or funds, or gifts or grants from other instrumentalities.

(b) In addition to the reporting requirement in Section 36-15-21.1, whenever litigation required to be reported under Section 36-15-21.1 concerns joint legislative operations, the budget process, or any revenue source, the state official who is a party to the litigation shall promptly notify the Chair of the Legislative Council and the Director of Legislative Services.
Ala. Code § 29-4-25 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 4 / Section 29-4-25
Section 29-4-25 Powers of Elected Members of the Legislative Council
Status: in_force

(a) The Senate Legislative Council, after considering in a timely manner persons recommended by the Secretary of the Senate, shall hire the employees of the Senate. Once hired, all Senate employees are at will employees and shall be under the control and supervision of the Secretary of the Senate. The Secretary of the Senate has the authority to discipline and terminate employees.

(b) The Senate Legislative Council or the Secretary of the Senate, as appropriate, shall utilize the services of the Director of Human Resources, including providing lists of applicants for open positions and the written application for employment for each, providing assistance in determination of job classifications, salary schedules, benefits, and terms of employment, maintaining custody of records as requested, and providing consultation on employee discipline.

(c) The Senate Legislative Council may delegate such powers and duties as herein conferred upon it to the Secretary of the Senate.
Ala. Code § 29-4-34 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 4 / Section 29-4-34
Section 29-4-34 Clerk - Duties
Status: in_force

In addition to the duties otherwise imposed upon or required of the Clerk of the House of Representatives, he or she shall have all of the following duties:

(1) To at all times constitute an information bureau for the members of the House of Representatives and the general public insofar as it is possible to obtain the information required.

(2) To make for the House of Representatives a list, by caption or title, of all bills introduced and all bills reported by the several standing committees.

(3) To make available to each member of the House of Representatives a copy of each act passed which is printed in pamphlet form.

(4) To furnish the Legislative Reference Service, for indexing purposes, a copy of each bill enrolled.
Ala. Code § 29-9-5 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 9 / Section 29-9-5
Section 29-9-5 Withdrawals from Education Trust Fund Budget Stabilization Fund
Status: in_force

Amounts in the Education Trust Fund Budget Stabilization Fund may be withdrawn only to prevent proration in the Education Trust Fund. The Governor must certify to the state Comptroller and notify the Legislature that proration would occur in the Education Trust Fund before funds may be withdrawn to prevent proration. Following the certification and notification by the Governor, withdrawals may be made from the Education Trust Fund Budget Stabilization Fund to prevent proration; however, the withdrawals shall be limited to the amount of the anticipated proration and funds allotted only to the extent necessary to avoid proration of appropriations from the Education Trust Fund. Any funds withdrawn from the Budget Stabilization Fund in excess of the amount necessary to avoid proration shall be transferred back to the Budget Stabilization Fund within 30 days after the end of the fiscal year in which withdrawals are made.
Ala. Code § 29-1-7 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 1 / Section 29-1-7
Section 29-1-7 Privilege of Members from Arrest and Civil Process
Status: in_force

(a) Members of the Legislature of Alabama shall in all cases, except treason, felony and breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest and shall not be subject to service of any summons, citation or other civil process during their attendance at the session of their respective houses and in going to and returning from the same.

(b) Whoever knowingly and willfully denies to any member of the Legislature the privilege and immunity granted herein is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by fine not exceeding $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both.
Ala. Code § 29-2-223 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 2 / Section 29-2-223
Section 29-2-223 Legislative Youth Advisory Oversight Commission - Powers and Duties
Status: reserved

REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.
Ala. Code § 29-3-16 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 3 / Section 29-3-16
Section 29-3-16 Emergency Interim Successors for Officers of Political Subdivisions
Status: in_force

The provisions of this section shall be applicable to officers of political subdivisions, including, but not limited to, cities, towns, villages, townships and counties, as well as school, fire, power and drainage districts not included in Section 29-3-15. Such officers, subject to such regulations as the executive head of the political subdivision may issue, shall, upon approval of this chapter, designate by title (if feasible) or by named person, emergency interim successors and specify their order of succession. Such executive head shall review and revise, as necessary, designations made pursuant to this chapter to insure their current status. Such executive head shall designate a sufficient number of persons so that there will be three deputies or emergency interim successors or any combination thereof at any time. In the event that any officer of any political subdivision or his deputy provided for pursuant to law is unavailable, the powers of the office shall be exercised and duties shall be discharged by his designated emergency interim successors in the order specified. The emergency interim successors shall exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office to which designated until such time as a vacancy which may exist shall be filled in accordance with the Constitution or statutes or until the officer or his deputy or a preceding emergency interim successor again becomes available to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of his office.
Ala. Code § 29-2-41.1 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 2 / Section 29-2-41.1
Section 29-2-41.1 Emergency Provisions
Status: in_force

In case of an emergency adversely affecting public health, public safety, or public welfare of the state, so declared in writing by the Chief Procurement Officer or the head of a purchasing agency, as defined under Section 41-4-114, setting forth the nature of the danger to public health, public safety, or public welfare of the state, contracts may be let to the extent necessary to meet the emergency without review by the committee. Any contract let pursuant to this section involving an emergency adversely affecting the public welfare of the state shall be let for a period of not more than 60 days during which time the committee shall review a contract for a longer period of time if such services are required beyond the 60-day limit hereby imposed.
Ala. Code § 29-5A-27 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 5A / Section 29-5A-27
Section 29-5A-27 References to Administrative Law Division of the Department of Revenue
Status: in_force

The Legal Division shall review Titles 11 and 40 and shall substitute “Alabama Tax Tribunal” for any reference to the Administrative Law Division of the Department of Revenue and shall make any other similar amendments consistent herewith.
Ala. Code § 29-5-12 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 5 / Section 29-5-12
Section 29-5-12 Estimate of Amount of Money Involved Under Provisions of Certain Bills
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017.
Ala. Code § 29-3-7 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 3 / Section 29-3-7
Section 29-3-7 Oath of Successors
Status: in_force

Promptly after designation, each emergency interim successor shall take the oath required for the legislator to whose powers and duties he is designated to succeed. No other oath shall be required. The oath shall be administered by any person authorized by law to administer the oath to duly elected legislators.
Ala. Code § 29-7-12 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 7 / Section 29-7-12
Section 29-7-12 References to Individuals with Disabilities
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017.
Ala. Code § 29-5A-28 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 5A / Section 29-5A-28
Section 29-5A-28 Code Changes to Conform to Chapter 29 of Title 41
Status: in_force

The Legal Division shall conform references in the Code of Alabama 1975, to the offices, departments, divisions, and other entities included in Chapter 29 of Title 41 of the Code of Alabama 1975, to reflect the changes made by that chapter. Code changes, including amending and renumbering existing code sections to be part of Chapter 29 to make conforming changes required to conform to the substantive changes made in Act 2015-450, shall be made at a time determined to be appropriate by the division.
Ala. Code § 29-1-19.1 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 1 / Section 29-1-19.1
Section 29-1-19.1 Legislature Authorized to Control Streets Adjacent to Capitol, in Cooperation with Chief of Services
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislature of the State of Alabama may control the usage of a certain portion of those streets adjacent to the State Capitol complex in the City of Montgomery and the grounds of the State Capitol building, viz: That portion of King Street and Pelham Street, lying between Union and Ripley Streets; the parking lot located across Union Street to the rear of the Capitol building between the administrative building and highway building and bounded by Union, Ripley, and King Streets and McDowell Lee Lane owned by the Legislative Council of the State of Alabama; the parking facilities connected to and adjacent to the former Highway Department Building and now designated “the Alabama State House”; all of that lot bounded by Washington, Jackson, and Ripley Streets and McDowell Lee Lane owned by the Retirement Systems of Alabama; and the driveway and parking spaces on the grounds surrounding the Capitol itself, all the aforesaid being exclusive of any right-of-way or rights-of-way or parking facilities.

(b) The Legislature may exercise control over the usage of the areas through the joint parking committee created by Act No. 8, Organizational Session 1975, or its successor, or by subsequent legislative action; and the chief of services of the division of services shall work in cooperation with the Legislature regarding any action taken by the Legislature as hereby authorized.

(c) If any street adjoining property controlled by the Legislature as described in subsection (a) is closed by the City of Montgomery, the Legislature gains control of the entirety of the street, and the Legislature shall grant adjacent and surrounding property owners unimpeded access to their property.
Ala. Code § 29-9-1 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 9 / Section 29-9-1
Section 29-9-1 Short Title
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as “The Education Trust Fund Rolling Reserve Act.”
Ala. Code § 29-2-221 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 2 / Section 29-2-221
Section 29-2-221 Created; Purpose
Status: reserved

REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.
Ala. Code § 29-5A-63 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 5A / Section 29-5A-63
Section 29-5A-63 Special Fund for Receipt of Grants or Contributions; Public Report
Status: in_force

(a) The Director of Legislative Services may establish a special fund in the State Treasury to receive direct grants or contributions or fees from municipal, county, state, federal, or charitable sources, or any other sources, to conduct studies, educate public officials, and carry on the duties of the division. The funds in the special fund are continuously appropriated for the exclusive use of the division, shall be maintained separately, and shall be in addition to any other funds appropriated to the division.

(b) This fund may be used to pay the actual expenses of conducting the education functions of the Law Revision Division including the provision of food and non-alcoholic beverages usual and customary for like events and the actual and necessary expenses for participants and faculty of programs sponsored by the division as approved by the Director of Legislative Services.

(c) The Director of Legislative Services shall provide a public report of all funds received pursuant to this section. The public report shall be made on the website of the Legislative Services Agency, provided that this requirement may be met by providing a link to a site that discloses this information on a statewide basis for other state governmental entities.
Ala. Code § 29-2-226 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 2 / Section 29-2-226
Section 29-2-226 Officers of Council; Compensation; Meetings
Status: reserved

REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.
Ala. Code § 29-2-105 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 2 / Section 29-2-105
Section 29-2-105 Coordination Council - Composition; Meetings; Duties
Status: in_force

(a) The committee shall convene a council composed of the chair of the committee or his or her designee and the commissioner or the commissioner’s designee of each department of state government that administers services to children, youth, and their families, including, but not limited to, the Department of Education, the Department of Human Resources, the Department of Mental Health, the Department of Public Health, the Medicaid Agency, the Department of Youth Services, the Department of Rehabilitation Services, one member from the Alabama Association of County Directors of Human Resources appointed by that organization, one member from the Alabama Residential Child Care Association appointed by that organization, two members from the Alabama Foster Parent Association appointed by that organization, one member from the Juvenile Court Judges Association appointed by that organization, one guardian ad litem appointed by the Alabama State Bar, and three additional members appointed by the committee, who diversely represent children in state care, one of whom shall be a parent of a child in state care. Each non-departmental head member of the council shall serve for a term of three years until his or her successor is appointed.

(b) The council shall meet at least once each quarter. The chair of the committee or his or her designee shall serve as chair. The council shall meet at such other times as the chair deems necessary or expedient for the performance of duties and responsibilities. The members of the council shall receive mileage and per diem as provided by Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 36, while attending meetings or while performing the official duties of the council from appropriations made by the Legislature to the council. Those members present at meetings of the council shall constitute a quorum.

(c) The council has the following duties and responsibilities:

(1) Provide input on the issues that affect the care of and the services received by children who are in the care of a state agency.

(2) Identify, analyze, and recommend solutions to any issue concerning children’s services.

(3) Interpret to the general public the need for foster care and the important service that foster parents provide.

(4) Promote the statewide exchange and pooling of information in the area of children in state care.

(5) Review and make recommendations to the committee concerning state care and child service delivery policies, guidelines, and procedures.

(6) Develop recommendations concerning training to improve the quality of services to children in state care.

(7) Review and advise the committee on pending or enacted legislation, primarily as it concerns children’s services, and on agencies’ responses or positions regarding that legislation.

(8) Assist in the design and implementation of a data collection system.

(9) Provide budget and program information to the committee on children in state care.

(10) Prepare an annual report on children in state care to be submitted to the committee.
Ala. Code § 29-2-20.1 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 2 / Section 29-2-20.1
Section 29-2-20.1 Meetings of the Joint Legislative Prison Oversight Committee
Status: in_force

The Joint Legislative Prison Oversight Committee, created in Section 29-2-20, shall meet quarterly to perform its duties, including review and discussion of reports submitted to the committee. At least one meeting each year shall include an opportunity for public testimony.
Ala. Code § 29-2-5 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 2 / Section 29-2-5
Section 29-2-5 Compensation of Committee Members
Status: in_force

Each member of the Joint Transportation Committee shall be entitled to his or her regular legislative compensation and his or her per diem and travel expenses for each day he or she attends a meeting thereof when the Legislature is not in session or when the Legislature is in recess without pay. These sums shall be paid out of any funds appropriated to use of the Legislature on warrants drawn by the state Comptroller upon requisition by the chair of the Joint Transportation Committee.
Ala. Code § 29-5A-43 — Alabama Code / Title 29 / Chapter 5A / Section 29-5A-43
Section 29-5A-43 Duties and Functions of Fiscal Divsion
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty and function of the Fiscal Division to provide to the Committees on Ways and Means of the House and to the Committees on Finance and Taxation of the Senate information that will assist the committees in the discharge of all matters within their jurisdictions, including:

(1) Information with respect to the budget, appropriation bills, and other bills authorizing or providing budget authority or tax expenditures.

(2) Information with respect to revenues, receipts, estimated future revenues and receipts, and changing revenue conditions.

(3) Such related information as the committees may request.