SB28 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Cam Ward

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Supreme Court, rules, publication by Secretary of State in Acts of Alabama, requirement deleted, Sec. 12-2-19 am'd.

Summary

SB28 would remove the requirement that Supreme Court rules be published in the Acts of Alabama.

What This Bill Does

Currently, Supreme Court rules must be filed with the Clerk and published in the official report of decisions, with the Secretary of State responsible for publishing them in the Acts and in the Code. The bill would delete the requirement that these rules be published in the Acts of Alabama. Rules would still be filed with the Clerk and certified to the Secretary of State. The practical effect is that the Acts publication requirement would be removed, changing where some rules are publicly published.

Who It Affects

• Supreme Court and Clerk of the Supreme Court: publication duties would change due to removal of Acts publication requirement.
• Attorneys, judges, and the public: may rely less on Acts for Supreme Court rules and instead rely on the official report of decisions for published rules.

Key Provisions

• Deletes the requirement that Supreme Court rules be published in the Acts of Alabama.
• Keeps process that rules are filed with the Clerk of the Supreme Court and certified to the Secretary of State; the official report of decisions continues to publish the rules, with the Secretary handling publication duties as specified in the amended language.
• Affirms the Supreme Court's authority to make administrative rules related to administration of justice, information handling, court costs, indigent defense, court security, and related procedures.
• Effective date: immediately after passage and approval by the Governor.

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

Subjects

Court, Supreme