SB285 Alabama 2015 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jimmy Holley

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2015

Title

Code of Alabama 1975, Acts of 2014 Regular Session as contained in 2014 supplements and replacement volumes, codified with certain corrections, local laws of certain counties codified, duties of Secretary of State

Summary

SB285 updates the Code of Alabama by adopting 2014 state and local laws into the official Code and making editoral corrections, creating a continuous codification of the code.

What This Bill Does

It incorporates the 2014 Cumulative Supplements and Replacement Volumes (including Jefferson County Local Laws Volume 22I and volumes 22B-22H) into the Code of Alabama 1975. It makes editorial corrections to several sections, notably updating references to reflect the Alabama Tax Tribunal (Chapter 2B) and correcting a chemical name in a codified provision. It states the adoption is a continuous codification and assigns custody and certification duties to the Code Publisher and the Secretary of State, while ensuring 2015 statutes are not affected.

Who It Affects

• West Group (Code Publisher) - responsible for editing/publishing the adopted materials and certifying completion of duties
• Secretary of State - required to custody and file the adopted volumes and provide certified copies upon proper request
• Counties and local governments (including Jefferson County and other counties covered by Volumes 22I-22H) - their 2014 local laws are adopted into the Code
• State agencies and the general public - will rely on the updated, consolidated Code reflecting the 2014 laws

Key Provisions

• Adopts into the Code of Alabama 1975 the 2014 Cumulative Supplements to Volumes 3-4, 6-15A, 16A-18A, 19A-22 and the 2014 Replacement Volumes 5, 5A, 16, 19, plus the Jefferson County Local Laws Volume 22I and related local-law volumes 22B-22H
• Makes specific editorial corrections to the 2014 Supplements, including a corrected chemical name in Section 20-2-23 and updated cross-references to reflect the Alabama Tax Tribunal (Chapter 2B) across multiple sections (e.g., Sections 11-51-191, 40-2A-10, 40-17-335/336, 40-29-90/91, etc.)
• Declares that the adoption constitutes a continuous systematic codification of the entire Code of Alabama 1975 and that the act is a law that adopts a code
• Establishes duties of the Code Publisher as discharging the publish/edit duties for the replacement volumes and supplements, including editorial corrections made under supervision
• Specifies the duties of the Secretary of State regarding custody, filing, and certification of the adopted volumes upon request and for a fee
• Provides that the act does not repeal or affect statutes enacted during the 2015 legislative session

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

Subjects

Code of Alabama