SB178 would shift rule approval to a legislative committee, requiring affirmative approval before rules take effect, and add an appeal and potential legislative override path involving the Lieutenant Governor.
The bill requires the Joint Committee on Legislative Operations to affirmatively approve proposed agency rules before they become effective, and makes rules disapproved by the committee not take effect. It authorizes the committee to use the Chief of Legislative Operations and other legislative staff during review, and sets an explicit appeal process to the Lieutenant Governor for disapproved rules. If the Lieutenant Governor approves a rule, the Legislature may overrule that approval with a joint resolution.
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 921
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 920
Scott Amendment Offered
Scott motion to Table adopted Roll Call 919
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 918
State Government Amendment Offered
Third Reading Passed
State Government first Substitute Offered
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and 1 amendment
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government
Engrossed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 91
Holley motion to Adopt Holley Amendment adopted Roll Call 90
Rules Committee Petition to Cease Debate adopted Roll Call 89
Holley Amendment Offered
Rules Committee Petition to Cease Debate lost Roll Call 88
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs
Source: Alabama Legislature