SB408 Alabama 2014 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Trip Pittman

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

Trails Commission, and advisory board, members, terms, commission may be transferred from Department of Economic and Community Affairs to another agency, Secs. 41-23-140, 41-23-141 am'd.

Summary

SB408 would lengthen Trails Commission and advisory board terms to four years and allow transferring the commission to another state agency for administrative support.

What This Bill Does

If passed, the bill changes term lengths from two years to four years for both the Alabama Trails Commission and its Advisory Board, starting with appointees after the act’s effective date. It also sets reappointment limits for certain positions and requires terms for advisory board members to be four years as well. Additionally, the bill allows the commission to be transferred, with approval from the receiving agency, to another state agency or department for administrative and staff purposes. The act would take effect on the first day of the third month after passage.

Who It Affects

• Trails Commission members and Advisory Board members, whose terms would be four years (instead of two) and who would be subject to updated reappointment rules.
• The Alabama Trails Commission itself, which could be moved from the Department of Economic and Community Affairs to another state agency or department for administrative and staff support, with approvals from both the commission and the receiving agency.

Key Provisions

• Terms of all appointees after the act’s effective date shall be four years (instead of two).
• High-level appointing officials (Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Speaker) may be reappointed for no more than two consecutive terms; regional planning council and local government representatives may be reappointed for no more than two consecutive terms; other appointees serve until a successor is appointed.
• The Commission may be transferred for administrative and staff purposes to another state agency or department upon approval by the commission and the accepting agency’s director.
• The Act becomes effective on the first day of the third month following its passage.

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

Subjects

Recreation