Under existing law, the House members of the Legislative Council, the members of the Senate elected to the Legislative Council, the Joint Fiscal Committee, and the Legislative Building Authority have statutorily imposed functions with regard to supervising certain staff services and performing specified legislative functions. This bill would abolish those entities and transfer their responsibilities to a newly reconstructed Legislative Council and a newly created Senate Legislative Council and House Legislative Council.
The bill, among other things, would provide for the membership of the respective councils; would assign the Legislative Council the responsibility for recommending persons working with the Legislative Reference Service, Legislative Fiscal Office, the Alabama Law Institute, the Speaker of the House, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, for establishing their salary schedules and other issues related to compensation, for budgeting, accounting, and general administrative functions for all entities in the Legislative Department, and for maintaining a website listing legislative expenditures that includes the names and salaries of and any expenses paid to members, officers, and employees in the Legislative Department and any contracts into which the council enters on behalf of any entity in the Legislative Department; would assign the Senate Legislative Council and House Legislative Council responsibilities with regard to employees of the Senate and House respectively, and their compensation and benefits; and would revise the procedure for the appointment and tenure of the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House.
Existing law also provides for additional funding for the Legislature when available funds are less than a specified amount. This bill would repeal that provision.
Under existing law, the Alabama Law Institute has such members, officers, and committees as determined by the Board of Commissioners of the Alabama State Bar. The institute also has a governing council consisting of ex officio, appointed, and elected positions.
This bill would specify that the institute is a part of the Legislative Department, would transfer powers previously granted to the Alabama State Bar to the council, would revise the membership of the council, would specify the director would be appointed by the Legislative Council upon the recommendation of the Alabama Law Institute Council, and would authorize the director to employ the staff for the institute.
This bill would also provide for the continuation of the office of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and would revise the membership of the Alabama Commission on Uniform State Laws.
Delivered to Governor at 9:30 a.m. on June 4, 2015.
Assigned Act No. 2015-408.
Conference Committee on HB211 2015RS first Substitute Offered
Clerk of the House Certification
Signature Requested
Enrolled
Concurred in Conference Report
Holley motion to Reconsider and Table adopted Voice Vote
Holley motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1318
Albritton subtitute motion to non-concur and request conference committee Lost Roll Call 1317
Holley motion to concur in conference report
Conference Report Concurrence Requested
Holley motion to table Albritton motion to non-concur Lost Roll Call 1313
Albritton motion to non-concur and request conference committee
Conference Report Concurrence Requested
Holley motion to table lost Roll Call 1313
Albritton to non-concur and request new Committee on Conference.
Ball motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1103
Conference Report
Conference Committee Appointed
Marsh motion to Accede adopted Roll Call 1160 P&PO appoints Marsh, Holley and Ross
Conference Committee Requested
Ball motion to Non Concur and Appoint Conference Committee adopted Roll Call 1029 House appoints Ball, Boothe and Scott
Concurrence Requested
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1118
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1117
Ross Amendment Offered
Figures motion to Adopt amendment Lost Roll Call 1116
Figures Amendment Offered
Sanford motion to Adopt Sanford amendment no. 2 Lost Roll Call 1115
Sanford Amendment Offered
Sanford motion to Adopt Sanford amendment Lost Roll Call 1114
Sanford Amendment Offered
Coleman motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1113
Coleman Amendment Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs
Engrossed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 595
Hammon motion to Previous Question adopted Roll Call 594
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 593
Scott Amendment Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Internal Affairs
Source: Alabama Legislature