HB417 Alabama 2019 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Tommy Hanes

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2019

Title

Jackson Co., annual publication of expenditures and receipts, Act 484, 1978 Reg. Sess., repealed

Summary

HB 417 would repeal a 1978 law that required Jackson County to publish semi-annual financial reports.

What This Bill Does

If enacted, the repeal of Act 484 removes the requirement for Jackson County to publish reports showing receipts, expenditures, and indebtedness twice a year. The county would no longer be legally obligated to produce or publicly share those semi-annual financial reports. The repeal becomes effective immediately after passage and the governor's signature (or once it otherwise becomes law).

Who It Affects

• Jackson County residents and taxpayers would lose the legal requirement and public access to the county's semi-annual financial reports.
• Jackson County Commission and county officials would no longer be required by law to publish semi-annual reports of receipts, expenditures, and indebtedness.

Key Provisions

• Repeals Act 484 of the 1978 Regular Session, which required the Jackson County Commission to publish a semi-annual report of receipts, expenditures, and indebtedness.
• The repeal becomes effective immediately following its passage and approval by the Governor, or otherwise becoming law.

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Subjects

Jackson County