HB111 Alabama 2013 Session

Updated Feb 24, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Jay Love
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2013
Title: Transportation Department, director authorized to appoint assistant counsel subject to State Merit System, Sec. 23-1-26 am'd.
Summary: HB111 would let the Director of Transportation appoint up to five assistant counsel to handle the department's legal work, with merit system rules and Attorney General approval.
What This Bill Does
It amends Section 23-1-26 to authorize the Director of Transportation, with the Attorney General's approval and subject to the state Merit System law, to appoint up to five assistant counsel as needed to transact the department's legal business. The chief counsel and assistant counsel will be commissioned as assistant attorneys general, and their staff will form the DOT's legal division. The director must consider diversity (racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic) when making appointments. The act becomes effective immediately after governor approval.

Who It Affects
The Alabama Department of Transportation and its legal staff (director, chief counsel, and assistant counsels), who gain authority to hire up to five assistant counsels to handle legal matters for the department.
The Attorney General's Office and the state's Merit System framework, which govern appointment approval, mandatory oath/commission as assistant attorneys general, and diversity considerations in hiring.

Key Provisions
Authorizes the Director of Transportation, with the Attorney General's approval and subject to the state Merit System law, to appoint not more than five assistant counsel as needed to transact the department's legal business.
Chief counsel and assistant counsel shall be commissioned as assistant attorneys general and take the oath; they and their stenographic/clerical staff form the legal division of the Department of Transportation.
The director must consider the state’s racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity when appointing assistant counsel.
The act becomes effective immediately following passage and governor's approval.

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Subjects: Transportation Department