HB373 Alabama 2010 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Demetrius C. Newton
Democrat
Session: Regular Session 2010
Title: Code of Alabama 1975, Acts of 2009 Regular Session and Act 2009-814 of the 2009 First Special Session, and certain replacement volumes, codified with certain corrections, 2009 Volume 22E of local permanent laws of certain counties codified, duties of Secretary of State, Sec. 19-3B-816 corrected and amended
Summary: HB373 would adopt and incorporate into the Code of Alabama 1975 the 2009 general and permanent laws and local laws, correct a trust-code reference, and assign custody duties for the new volumes to the Secretary of State as part of a continuous codification.
What This Bill Does
It adopts the 2009 general and permanent laws enacted during the 2009 Regular Session and Act 2009-814, as reflected in the 2009 Cumulative Supplements and the 2009 Replacement Volume 15A. It initially adopts and incorporates 2009 Volume 22E Local Laws Conecuh to Cullman Counties and the related local law supplements. It makes formatting and internal-reference corrections to subdivision (21) of subsection (a) of Section 19-3B-816 concerning powers of trustees under the Uniform Trust Code. It states that this adoption is a continuous codification of the entire Code and sets the duties of the Secretary of State for custody, filing, and certification of the volumes, including final transmission to the Secretary of State and potential certification on request with a fee.

Who It Affects
Code Publisher West Group – responsible for editing, publishing, and certifying the replacement volume and supplements used in the codification.
Secretary of State – responsible for receiving, filing, storing, and certifying the cumulative supplements, replacement volume, and initial volume on request (with applicable fees).
Local governments in Conecuh to Cullman Counties – their local laws are adopted into the Code through Volume 22E and related supplements.
Trustees under the Alabama Uniform Trust Code – affected by the corrections to the trust code provision 19-3B-816 (subdivision (21)).

Key Provisions
Adopts into the Code of Alabama 1975 the 2009 general and permanent laws enacted during the 2009 Regular Session and Act 2009-814, as reflected in the 2009 Cumulative Supplement and 2009 Replacement Volume 15A, including volumes and editorial changes identified by the Code Publisher.
Initially adopts and incorporates 2009 Volume 22E Local Laws Conecuh to Cullman Counties and the 2009 supplements to local law volumes.
Makes hierarchy, formatting, and internal-reference corrections to subdivision (21) of subsection (a) of Section 19-3B-816 relating to powers of trustees under the Uniform Trust Code.
Declares that the adoption constitutes a continuous systematic codification of the entire Code and that it does not affect other 2009 Special Session statutes or 2010 statutes.
Specifies the duties of the Secretary of State regarding custody of the cumulative supplements, replacement volume, and initial volume, including filing and certification upon request with applicable fees.
States that West Group has certified its duties in editing and publishing the replacement volume and that the act makes nonsubstantive changes and corrections as needed, without substantive changes.
Provides that upon passage, the volumes shall be transmitted to the Secretary of State for filing and kept in his office, with certified copies available on proper request and fee.
Effective immediately upon the Governor's approval.

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Subjects: Code of Alabama