HB470 Alabama 2013 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2013
Title
Municipalities, counties, budgets, ordinances, online access required, budgets approved prior to fiscal year, circuit judge authorized to compel production of budget if governing body fails to submit
Description
<p class="bill_description"> This bill would require the governing body
of a county or municipality to provide online
access to its annual budget and to submit the
budget to the Department of Examiners of Public
Accounts</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would require the governing body
of a county or municipality to approve its budget
prior to the beginning of its fiscal year</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would require the Department of
Examiners of Public Accounts to provide online
access to the annual budget of a county or
municipality that does not have a website and keep
a database of county and municipal budgets to
ensure that each county and municipality complies
with this act</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would authorize a circuit judge of
the judicial circuit in which the county or
municipality is located to compel the county or
municipality to submit an annual budget to the
Department of Examiners of Public Accounts within a
time period prescribed by the circuit judge</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to counties and municipalities; to require
the governing body of a county or municipality to provide
online access to its annual budget and to submit the budget to
the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts; to require the
governing body of a county or municipality to approve its
budget prior to the beginning of its fiscal year; to require
the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts to provide
online access to the annual budget of a county or municipality
that does not have a website and keep a database of county and
municipal budgets to ensure that each county and municipality
complies with this act; and to authorize a circuit judge of
the judicial circuit in which the county or municipality is
located to compel the county or municipality to submit an
annual budget to the Department of Examiners of Public
Accounts within a time period prescribed by the circuit judge.
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Subjects
Municipalities
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 20, 2013 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on County and Municipal Government |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB470 Alabama 2013 Session - Introduced |