HB402 Alabama 2014 Session

Updated Feb 24, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Victor Gaston
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2014
Title: Code of Alabama 1975, Acts of 2013 Regular Session as contained in 2013 supplements and replacement volumes, codified with certain corrections, local laws of certain counties codified, duties of Secretary of State
Summary: HB402 would officially adopt and incorporate 2013 state laws and Greene-Jackson local laws into the Code of Alabama 1975, include editorial corrections, and assign custody duties to the Code Publisher and Secretary of State, effective immediately.
What This Bill Does
It adopts into the Code of Alabama 1975 the 2013 Cumulative Supplements to Volumes 3–22A and the 2013 Replacement Volumes 16A, 19A, and 22, plus 2013 Volume 22H Local Laws for Greene and Jackson Counties, along with related local supplements. It makes numerous editorial corrections to fix misprints, numbering changes, and other errors in those volumes. It declares that this adoption creates a continuous, systematic codification of the entire Code of Alabama 1975 and that the Code Publisher has discharged its duties. It also assigns custody and filing duties to the Secretary of State and clarifies that the act does not repeal or affect any 2014-session statutes, with immediate effectiveness upon governor approval.

Who It Affects
Code Publisher (West Group) and Code Commissioner – responsible for editing, publishing, and making non-substantive corrections to maintain a continuous codification.
Secretary of State – responsible for filing, custody, and certifying parts of the adopted volumes on request.

Key Provisions
Adopts into the Code of Alabama 1975 the 2013 Cumulative Supplements to Volumes 3–16, 17–19, 20–21A, and 22A and the 2013 Replacement Volumes 16A, 19A, and 22, plus 2013 Volume 22H Local Laws (Greene-Jackson Counties).
Includes the 2013 Cumulative Supplements to local law volumes in the adoption.
Makes specified editorial corrections to the 2013 Supplements and Replacement Volumes (e.g., correcting misprints, renumberings, reinstatement language, and other editorial fixes).
Declares that the adoption constitutes a continuous systematic codification of the entire Code of Alabama 1975 and that the act is a law that adopts a code.
States that West Group (Code Publisher) has certified it has discharged its duties to edit/publish the 2013 Replacement Volumes and supplements, with nonsubstantive changes as needed.
Specifies duties of the Secretary of State regarding the custody, filing, and certification of the adopted volumes and supplements on request.
Provides that the act does not repeal, supersede, amend, or affect any statute enacted during the 2014 session, and becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval.

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