SB47 Alabama 2015 1st Special Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Paul Sanford

Republican

Session

First Special Session 2015

Title

Legislature, Speaker of the House and President Pro Tempore of Senate, appointment of designees to serve on official's behalf on multi-member bodies

Summary

SB47 lets the Speaker of the House and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate appoint substitutes to serve on any multi-member bodies created by the Legislature.

What This Bill Does

The bill authorizes the Speaker and the President Pro Tempore (or both) to designate a person to serve in their place on multi-member bodies. If the body is made up only of lawmakers or includes the Lieutenant Governor, the substitute must come from the appropriate house (House for the Speaker, Senate for the PPT); if the body has members beyond lawmakers, the substitute can be any person. Designees serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority, and the provision applies to existing and future multi-member bodies, taking effect immediately after governor approval.

Who It Affects

• The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, who gain authority to designate substitutes for themselves on multi-member bodies.
• Multi-member bodies created by acts of the Legislature (including those that include the Lieutenant Governor), and their members, who may be served by designees designated by the Speaker or PPT under the new rules.

Key Provisions

• Provision 1: Allows the Speaker and the President Pro Tempore to designate persons to serve in their place on any multi-member bodies created by acts of the Legislature.
• Provision 2: Sets designation rules based on body composition (same-house designees for exclusively legislative bodies or those including the Lieutenant Governor; otherwise, any person may be designated) and states designees serve at the appointing authority's pleasure; applies to existing and future bodies; becomes effective immediately after governor approval.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Legislature