SB478 Alabama 2011 Session

Updated Jan 10, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Bryan Taylor
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2011
Title: Attorney General, supervision and control over Public Safety Department authorized upon written notice to Governor, Alabama Bureau of Investigation established as division of office of Attorney General, Sec. 36-15-14 am'd.
Description: Under existing law, the Attorney General is the chief law enforcement officer of the state.
This bill would authorize the Attorney General, upon written notice to the Governor, to assume supervision and control over the Department of Public Safety.
This bill would also establish the Alabama Bureau of Investigation as a division of the office of the Attorney General.
Subjects: Attorney General

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics, and Elections