SB359 Alabama 2014 Session
Signed by Governor
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2014
Title
Attorney General's Litigation Support Fund, limitation on deposits removed, detailed reporting required, Sec. 36-15-4.2 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under current law, the Attorney General may
deposit into the Attorney General’s Litigation
Support Fund court ordered attorney fees and
related expenses or negotiated settlements and
penalties for the use of the Office of the Attorney
General in the fiscal year in which the sums are
received in a total amount of 50 percent of the sum
allocated to the Office of the Attorney General
from the State General Fund for that fiscal year
and may retain and carryover up to 125 percent of
the sum allocated to the Office of the Attorney
General from the State General Fund into the next
fiscal year</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill requires the Office of the
Attorney General to deposit such amounts into the
Attorney General's Litigation Support Fund and
removes the limitations on the amount the Office of
the Attorney General may deposit into the fund and
provides for detailed reporting, to include
reporting to the Legislative Fiscal Officer</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to the Office of the Attorney General; to
amend Section 36-15-4.2 to require the Office of the Attorney
General to deposit certain amounts into the Attorney General's
Litigation Support Fund, to remove the limitations on the
amount the Office of the Attorney General may deposit into the
Attorney General’s Litigation Support Fund, and to provide for
detailed reporting, including reporting to the Legislative
Fiscal Officer.
</p>
Subjects
Appropriations
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 1, 2014 | H | Assigned Act No. 2014-307. |
| April 1, 2014 | H | Signature Requested |
| April 1, 2014 | S | Enrolled |
| April 1, 2014 | S | Passed Second House |
| April 1, 2014 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1040 |
| April 1, 2014 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| March 13, 2014 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| March 4, 2014 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means General Fund |
| March 4, 2014 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 663 |
| March 4, 2014 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| February 20, 2014 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 13, 2014 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB359 Alabama 2014 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | SB359 Alabama 2014 Session - Enrolled |