SR25 Alabama 2014 Session

Summary

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

Senate, special order calendar

Summary

SR25 designates a special order calendar making SB11 and SB178 top priority for the Fifth Legislative Day and amends related statutes.

What This Bill Does

It designates SB11 and SB178 as the special, paramount, and continuing order of business for the Fifth Legislative Day, taking precedence over all other matters until they are disposed of. It amends numerous statutes to implement these changes, including restructuring the Legislative Council, establishing a Chief of Legislative Operations, and related organizational changes described in SB11. It also amends the Administrative Procedure Act to change how rules are approved or disapproved by a Joint Legislative Committee and to provide an appeal process to the Lieutenant Governor, as described in SB178. Additionally, it makes targeted changes to several existing statutes, adding new sections and repealing others as listed.

Who It Affects

• Senate leadership, committees, and legislative staff who manage and implement the special order calendar and the organizational changes to the Legislative Council and related bodies
• State agencies and individuals subject to the Administrative Procedure Act, who would be affected by the new rules approval/disapproval process and the appeals process to the Lieutenant Governor

Key Provisions

• SB11: Reconstitutes the Legislative Council and related structures (Senate Legislative Council, House Legislative Council), establishes several bodies (Joint Fiscal Committee, Legislative Building Authority) and abolishes the Permanent Legislative Committee on Reapportionment; Renames/creates entities and amends numerous sections including 29-1-5, 29-1-22, 29-2-52, 29-2-200, 29-2-201, 29-4-20, 29-4-22, 29-4-25, 29-4-30, 29-4-32, 29-4-35, 29-4-40, 29-4-42, 29-5-2, 29-5-3, 29-5-4, 29-5-13, 29-6-1, 29-6-2, 29-6-3, 29-6-4, 29-6-7, 29-7-4, 29-8-1, 29-8-2, 29-8-3, 29-8-4, 29-8-5, 41-19-3, 41-19-3.1 am'd.; Secs. 29-6-8, 29-6-9 added; Secs. 29-2-50, 29-2-51, 29-7-5 repealed
• SB178: Administrative Procedure Act changes to require approval/disapproval of rules by a Joint Legislative Committee, create procedures for disapproval and appeal to the Lieutenant Governor, and amend sections 41-22-5, 41-22-6, 41-22-22, 41-22-23, 41-22-24

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Subjects

Resolutions, Legislative