SB121 Alabama 2016 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Paul Sanford

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2016

Title

Boards, commissions, committees, task forces, authorities, inactive or inoperable, abolished, Secs. 20-2-190, 22-1-12, 22-23A-3, 24-10-2, 24-10-4, 24-10-5, 41-23-23 am'd; Secs. 2-7-1 to 2-7-7, inclusive, 2-13A-1, 2-13A-2, 4-2A-1 to 4-2A-23, inclusive, 9-6A-1 to 9-6A-10, inclusive, 9-12-142, 9-13-25, 14-1-18, 16-18A-1 to 16-18A-13, inclusive, 16-25A-13, 16-55-20 to 16-55-24, inclusive, 22-4A-1 to 22-4A-7, inclusive, 22-18-20 to 22-18-23, inclusive, 22-30E-12, 22-50-25, 24-10-8, 24-10-9, 29-2-220 to 29-2-228, inclusive, 32-3-1 to 32-3-7, inclusive, 36-21-140 to 36-21-142, inclusive, 36-36-10, 38-7A-1 to 38-7A-4, inclusive, 40-23-242, 41-9-190 to 41-9-196, inclusive, 41-9-490 to 41-9-498, inclusive, 41-9-570 to 41-9-574, inclusive, 41-9-780 to 41-9-787, inclusive, 41-9-830 to 41-9-833, inclusive, 41-10-200 to 41-10-215, inclusive, 41-10-490 to 41-10-523, inclusive, 41-25-1 to 41-25-5 inclusive repealed; Acts 1975-1178, Act 1979-43, Act 1984-319, Act 1985-138, Act 1985-280, Act 1985-301, Act 1985-811, Act 1987-02, Act 1988-213, Act 1991-259, Act 1991-325, Act 1992-56, Act 1994-764, Act 1996-289, Act 1997-68, Act 1997-818, Act 1998-107, Act 1998-156, Act 2000-8, Act 2001-62, Act 2002-318, Act 2004-421, Act 2004-540, Act 2005-257, Act 2006-430, Act 2007-171, Act 2007-421, Act 2007-507, Act 2007-565, Act 2007-592, Act 2008-25, Act 2008-121, Act 2008-337, Act 2008-386, Act 2009-142, Act 2009-180, Act 2009-794, Act 2009-798, Act 2009-806, Act 2010-458, Act 2010-638, Act 2011-132, Act 2011-356, Act 2012-25, Act 2012-597, Act 2014-194 repealed

Summary

SB121 would abolish a large number of inactive state boards and commissions and repeal related laws, while creating new programs for affordable housing, enterprise zones, and drug regulation, and tightening controls on ephedrine/pseudoephedrine.

What This Bill Does

The bill repeals and dissolves many inactive boards, commissions, authorities, councils, and task forces and repeals numerous Acts. It creates or reorganizes programs to support housing and economic development, including the Alabama Affordable Housing Trust Fund administered by ADECA, and the Alabama Water System Assistance Authority with a legislative oversight group. It strengthens drug control measures by tightening ephedrine/pseudoephedrine rules (licensing, record-keeping, real-time sales tracking, and age checks) and establishing the Alabama Drug Abuse Task Force to coordinate enforcement, education, and policy reporting; it also establishes an Enterprise Zone framework with a designated oversight structure.

Who It Affects

• State government bodies listed in the bill would be abolished, ending their existence and statutory authority.
• Local governments, developers, housing advocates, and residents would be affected by the new housing fund, enterprise zone framework, and related oversight, as well as pharmacies, wholesalers, and law enforcement involved in the enhanced drug-precursors program.

Key Provisions

• Abolition of numerous inactive state boards, commissions, authorities, councils, and task forces and repeal of their governing statutes and related acts.
• Creation and strengthening of programs including the Alabama Affordable Housing Trust Fund under ADECA with an advisory committee, annual audits, statewide housing needs assessments, contracting authority, and a limited ADECA fee; creation of the Alabama Water System Assistance Authority with a Water Assistance Oversight Committee; establishment of an Enterprise Zone framework with an advisory council and legislative oversight; and tightening ephedrine/pseudoephedrine controls via licensing, real-time sales tracking, age verification, stop-sale alerts, and the Alabama Drug Abuse Task Force for training, enforcement, and reporting.

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

Subjects

Boards and Commissions