HB441 Alabama 2018 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Phillip PettusRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2018

Title

Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), abolished, functions restore to agencies, depts, divisions from which derived, Secs. 41-27-1 to 41-27-9, inclusive, repealed

Summary

This bill would abolish the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) and restore its functions to the agencies and offices they came from before 2015.

What This Bill Does

It repeals the ALEA structure and returns law enforcement functions to the pre-2015 offices and agencies. It requires transferring all ALEA functions, powers, duties, records, funds, equipment, and personnel to those original agencies, with a one-year transition to complete the transfers. After the transition, those agencies would operate as they did before January 1, 2015, and ALEA would be abolished. The Code Commissioner would update references in the Code to reflect the pre-2015 structure.

Who It Affects

• State offices, departments, divisions, and agencies that existed before ALEA (such as the Department of Public Safety; Alabama Bureau of Investigation; Marine Police Division of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources; Department of Homeland Security; Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center; the law enforcement unit of the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board; the investigative unit of the Alabama Forestry Commission; the investigative unit of the Department of Agriculture and Industries; the law enforcement unit of the Public Service Commission; and the revenue enforcement officers of the Department of Revenue) would regain those law enforcement functions and oversee related duties.
• ALEA personnel, funds, equipment, and records would be transferred to the respective pre-2015 agencies during a one-year transition, after which ALEA would be abolished.

Key Provisions

• Repeals Article 1 of Chapter 27 of Title 41 (Sections 41-27-1 to 41-27-9) and abolishes the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA).
• Transfers all ALEA functions, powers, duties, records, funds, equipment, and personnel to the original agencies and offices that existed before January 1, 2015, with a one-year transition to complete the transfers; those entities will then operate as they did prior to 2015.
• Code Commissioner must conform references in the Code of Alabama to the pre-2015 units and make conforming changes to reflect the restored structure.
• The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage, with transitions completing within one year and ALEA being abolished thereafter.

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

Subjects

Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency