SB59 Alabama 2016 Session

Updated Jul 24, 2021

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Paul Sanford
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2016
Title: Administrative Procedure Act, rules, notice of intended action, required to contain information about litigation and judicial decisions, Sec. 41-22-5 am'd.
Description: Under existing law, the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act (AAPA) requires an agency to publish in the Alabama Administrative Monthly a notice of intended action prior to the adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule.
This bill would require the notice of intended action on a proposed rule to contain a statement whether the proposed rule relates to or affects in any manner any litigation which the agency is a party to or relates to or affects any judicial decision concerning the subject matter of the proposed rule. In that event, the notice of intended action would be required to give an explanation of how the proposed rule would relate to or affect the litigation or judicial decision.
Subjects: Administrative Law and Procedure