SR42 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Senate, Special Order Calendar

Summary

SR42 sets a special order calendar to prioritize specific bills for the seventh day of the 2013 Senate session and initiates a broad reorganization of legislative agencies and code changes.

What This Bill Does

It designates SB122 and several other bills as the top priority on the specified day, giving them precedence over other business. It creates the Legislative Services Agency and transfers duties from existing agencies, while abolishing the Legislative Reference Service and Legislative Fiscal Office and adding Chapter 5A. It amends or repeals numerous sections of the code as listed in SR42. It also includes SB138 for supplemental appropriations, SB20 related to DUI penalties, SB75 licensing changes for motor vehicles and Class M motorcycles, and SB97 a posthumous pardon process under the Scottsboro Boys Act.

Who It Affects

• State lawmakers and legislative staff, due to the new Legislative Services Agency, transfer of duties, and the altered special order calendar.
• Public and state agencies, due to budget changes (SB138), DUI and license provisions (SB20 and SB75), and pardons process (SB97).

Key Provisions

• Establishes a special order calendar that makes specified bills the paramount business on the seventh day of the 2013 session.
• Creates the Legislative Services Agency and transfers administrative duties from existing bodies; abolishes the Legislative Reference Service and Legislative Fiscal Office; adds Chapter 5A.
• Amends and repeals numerous sections of the code (as listed in SR42).
• SB138 provides supplemental appropriations from the Education Trust Fund to the Department of Commerce and to the Department of Veterans' Affairs for fiscal year 2013.
• SB20 amends DUI-related statutes to include driving or operating under the influence in certain offenses.
• SB75 changes licensing requirements for motor vehicles and Class M motorcycles, including a knowledge test provision.
• SB97 establishes a posthumous pardon process under the Scottsboro Boys Act and related procedures.

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

Subjects

Resolutions, Legislative