HB247 Alabama 2012 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Jay Love
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2012
Title: Transportation Department, director authorized to appoint assistant counsel subject to State Merit System, Sec. 23-1-26 am'd.
Summary: HB247 lets the Transportation Director appoint up to five assistant counsel to handle the department's legal work, with diversity requirements and official commissioning as assistant attorneys general.
What This Bill Does
If enacted, the Director of Transportation, with Attorney General approval and in line with Merit System rules, can appoint up to five assistant counsels to transact the department's legal business. The appointments must reflect the state's diversity across race, gender, geography, urban/rural status, and economy. The chief counsel and assistant counsel would be sworn as assistant attorneys general and, along with their staff, form the legal division of the Department of Transportation.

Who It Affects
The Alabama Department of Transportation and its leadership (Director, Chief Counsel) gain formal authority to hire and organize a legal staff to handle the department's legal work.
Prospective assistant counsels and the Attorney General's office; hires must be sworn in as assistant attorneys general and appointments must reflect state diversity.

Key Provisions
The Director of Transportation, with the Attorney General's approval and subject to the Merit System, may appoint up to five assistant counsels to transact the department's legal business.
Appointments must reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state.
The chief counsel and the assistant counsel shall be commissioned as assistant attorneys general and take the oath required for assistants of the Attorney General; they and their stenographic and clerical staff constitute the legal division of the DOT.
The act becomes effective immediately following passage and approval by the Governor.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: Transportation Department