SB46 Alabama 2015 1st Special Session
Signed by Governor
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
First Special Session 2015
Title
Administrative Procedure Act, rules, review of disapprovals by joint committee further provided for, prospective application of Act 2015-291, Sec. 41-22-23 am'd; Act 2015-291, 2015 Reg. Sess., am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Act 2015-291 of the 2015 Regular Session
amended the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act to
provide for the review by the Lieutenant Governor
of rules adopted by an agency and disapproved by
the Joint Committee on Administrative Regulation
Review</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would specify that an agency may
appeal the disapproval of a rule to the Lieutenant
Governor within 15 days of the disapproval and the
Lieutenant Governor would have an additional 15
days to review the disapproved rule. The bill would
also specify that if the Office of the Lieutenant
Governor is vacant, the rule would be suspended
until adjournment of the next regular session and
would be reinstated at the time unless the
Legislature sustains the disapproval by joint
resolution. The bill would also specify that Act
2015-291 would operate prospectively to rulemaking
commenced by an agency on or after October 1, 2015</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to the Alabama Administrative Procedure
Act; to amend Section 41-22-23 of the Code of Alabama 1975, as
amended by Act 2015-291 of the 2015 Regular Session, providing
for the review by the Lieutenant Governor of rules disapproved
by the Joint Committee on Administrative Regulation Review
under certain conditions; to specify the time an agency may
appeal from a disapproval by the committee; to specify that in
the event the Office of the Lieutenant Governor is vacant, the
rule would be suspended until adjournment of the next regular
session and would be reinstated at the time unless the
Legislature sustains the disapproval by joint resolution; and
to amend Section 4 of Act 2015-291 of the 2015 Regular
Session, to specify that Act 2015-291 shall be prospective in
operation to rulemaking commenced on or after October 1, 2015.
</p>
Subjects
Administrative Law and Procedure
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| August 11, 2015 | S | Assigned Act No. 2015-527. |
| August 11, 2015 | H | Signature Requested |
| August 11, 2015 | S | Enrolled |
| August 11, 2015 | S | Passed Second House |
| August 11, 2015 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 56 |
| August 11, 2015 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| August 7, 2015 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| August 6, 2015 | S | Engrossed |
| August 6, 2015 | H | |
| August 6, 2015 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 41 |
| August 6, 2015 | S | Sanford motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 40 |
| August 6, 2015 | S | Sanford Amendment Offered |
| August 6, 2015 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| August 5, 2015 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| August 4, 2015 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | August 7, 2015 | Speakers Conference Room at 11:30 | House IA Hearing |
| Hearing | August 5, 2015 | ROOM 727 *BILL ADDED* at 10:30 | Senate F&TG Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB46 Alabama 2015 1st Special Session - Introduced |