HB513 Alabama 2019 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Victor Gaston

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2019

Title

Code of Alabama 1975, Acts of 2018 Regular Session, supplements and certain replacement volumes, codified with certain corrections, local laws of certain counties codified, duties of Secretary of State

Summary

HB 513 updates the Code of Alabama 1975 to include the 2018 general, permanent, and local laws, with certain editorial corrections, and assigns custody duties to the Secretary of State for the updated volumes.

What This Bill Does

The bill adopts into the Code of Alabama 1975 the general and permanent laws enacted in the 2018 Regular Session as shown in the 2018 Cumulative Supplement and replacement volumes (7, 7A, 12B), and it also adopts the 2018 local-law supplements. It makes specified corrections to certain replacement volumes and volumes of the cumulative supplement. It declares that this adoption creates a continuous, systematic codification of the entire Code of Alabama 1975 and clarifies that 2019 session statutes are not affected. It also sets duties for the Secretary of State regarding custody of these volumes, with Thomson Reuters (the Code Publisher) certifying completion. The act becomes effective immediately after the Governor signs it.

Who It Affects

• Alabama residents, businesses, and state/local government entities whose laws will be reflected in the codified Code as of 2018.
• The Secretary of State and the Code Publisher (Thomson Reuters), along with local counties affected by the local-law supplements, who will handle custody, filing, and certification of the updated volumes.

Key Provisions

• Adopts into the Code of Alabama 1975 the 2018 general and permanent laws from the 2018 Cumulative Supplement and 2018 Replacement Volumes (7, 7A, 12B) as edited and published by the Code Publisher and authenticated by the Great Seal.
• Adopts the 2018 supplements to local-law volumes into the Code.
• Makes specific editorial corrections to selected sections and citations in the replacement and cumulative volumes.
• Declares the adoption constitutes a continuous systematic codification of the entire Code of Alabama 1975 and that it does not repeal or affect 2019 session statutes.
• Specifies duties of the Secretary of State regarding custody of the cumulative supplements and replacement volumes, and confirms that Thomson Reuters has certified its duties in preparing the volumes; requires transmission to the Secretary of State and filing, with certification available on request.

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Subjects

Code of Alabama