SB277 Alabama 2016 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Paul Sanford

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2016

Title

Code of Alabama 1975, Acts of 2015 Regular Session as contained in 2015 supplements and replacement volumes, codified with certain corrections, local laws of certain counties codified, duties of Secretary of State

Summary

SB277 would update Alabama’s Code by adding 2015 general, local, and replacement volumes and making related editorial corrections to the Code of Alabama 1975.

What This Bill Does

It adopts into the Code of Alabama 1975 the general and permanent laws enacted during the 2015 Regular Session as contained in the 2015 Cumulative Supplement and Replacement Volumes 12, 12A, 14, and 14A; it also initially adopts Volume 22J (Local Laws Lamar to Lee Counties) and the 2015 local-law supplements. It makes specified editorial corrections to certain volumes (removing duplicative language and a scriveners error). It declares the adoption creates a continuous, systematic codification of the entire Code, and it clarifies that this act does not affect other 2015 Special Session or 2016 statutes. It assigns duties to the Secretary of State for custody, filing, and certification of the volumes and to the Code Publisher for editorial duties and certification.

Who It Affects

• State agencies, local governments, and Alabama residents who rely on the official Code, as the 2015 general, local, and replacement laws would be added to the Code and become part of the codified statutes.
• The Secretary of State and the Code Publisher (Thomson Reuters), who have custody, filing, certification, and publication responsibilities for the updated volumes.

Key Provisions

• Adopt and incorporate into the Code of Alabama 1975 the 2015 general and permanent laws as shown in the 2015 Cumulative Supplement and 2015 Replacement Volumes 12, 12A, 14, and 14A.
• Initially adopt Volume 22J (Local Laws Lamar to Lee Counties) and the 2015 supplements to local law volumes into the Code.
• Make editorial corrections to specified volumes, including deleting Part 2 of Article 22 of Chapter 37 of Title 45 (to erase duplicative language) and deleting Section 29-6-2.1 due to a scriveners error.
• Affirm that the adoption constitutes a continuous systematic codification of the entire Code of Alabama 1975 and that it does not affect other 2015 Special Session or 2016 statutes.
• Require Thomson Reuters to certify that it has discharged its editing/publishing duties and that changes are nonsubstantive editorial corrections.
• Assign the Secretary of State duties to custody, file, certify, and transmit the adopted volumes upon passage.
• State that the act becomes effective immediately after the Governor signs it (or otherwise becomes law).

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