SB154 Alabama 2010 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Larry Dixon
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2010
Title: Sunset Law, state agencies and departments, review every six years, Secs. 41-20-3, 41-20-8 am'd.
Summary: SB154 changes Alabama's Sunset Law to require six-year reviews for state agencies and departments instead of four-year reviews.
What This Bill Does
SB154 shifts the required Sunset review cycle from every four years to every six years for agencies subject to the Sunset Law. It preserves the Sunset Committee’s power to review both listed and unlisted agencies and to recommend continuation, termination, or modification using a zero-based evaluation that also considers funding needs. The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

Who It Affects
State agencies and departments subject to the Sunset Law, who would be reviewed every six years instead of every four.
The Sunset Committee and the Legislature, who retain authority to order and conduct reviews (including nonenumerated agencies) and to decide continuation, termination, or modification.

Key Provisions
Amends 41-20-3 to set the Sunset review cycle for subject agencies to every six years (changing the prior four-year cycle).
Amends 41-20-8 to require a 'zero-based review and evaluation'—a comprehensive look at whether an agency should continue, terminate, or be modified, including funding implications.
After the act’s effective date, all Sunset-subject agencies shall be reviewed on a six-year cycle.
Maintains the Sunset Committee’s authority to review both enumerated and nonenumerated agencies and to make recommendations for continuation, termination, or modification.
Allows either legislative chamber to pass resolutions directing a Sunset review of a particular agency.
Effective date: first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 25, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: Sunset Law