HB638 Alabama 2015 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Matt Fridy

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2015

Title

Information Bulk Sales Fund, used for administration of the Secretary of State, authorized, Sec. 7-9A-523 am'd.

Summary

The bill allows the Secretary of State's Information Bulk Sales Fund to be used to pay for administering the Secretary of State's Office.

What This Bill Does

It amends Section 7-9A-523 to authorize spending the Information Bulk Sales Fund on SOS administration. Funds deposited into the Secretary of State's Information Bulk Sales Fund would be expended only for SOS administration and must be allotted and budgeted under state law and legislative appropriation. The bill retains related duties about record filings, indexing, and master lists as part of SOS administration funded by this fund. It becomes effective immediately after the Governor signs it.

Who It Affects

• Secretary of State's Office and its staff, who would use the fund to cover administrative operations and programs.
• State budget and taxpayers, since the fund is dedicated to SOS administration and spending would be limited to legislatively approved purposes.

Key Provisions

• Authorizes the Information Bulk Sales Fund to be used for the administration of the Office of the Secretary of State.
• Requires that funds deposited into the fund be expended only for SOS administration, in amounts and for purposes approved by the Legislature in the general appropriation bill or this section, with budgeting and allotment required.
• Establishes related administrative duties and structures (such as record-keeping and indexing requirements) as part of SOS administration funded by the new authorization.
• Effective date: the act takes effect immediately after passage and gubernatorial approval.

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Subjects

Secretary of State