HB9 Alabama 2020 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Chris SellsRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2020

Title

Marine Police Division, transfer from ALEA to Conservation and Natural Resources Dept., Sec. 41-27-6 am'd.

Summary

The bill would move the Marine Police Division from the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency under the Department of Public Safety back to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, ending the separate Marine Police Division within the public safety agency, with transfer completed within one year.

What This Bill Does

It transfers all powers, duties, functions, jurisdiction, and related assets of the Marine Police Division from the Department of Public Safety to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. It eliminates the Marine Police Division as a separate unit within the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency. It requires the full transfer to be completed within one year and, once transferred, the Marine Police Division would operate within the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources as it did before January 1, 2015.

Who It Affects

• Marine Police Division staff, records, equipment, and funds would move from the Department of Public Safety/ASTLEA to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and be overseen by CDNR.
• The Department of Public Safety/Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency would lose the Marine Police Division; the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources would gain the division and its functions within a one-year implementation window.

Key Provisions

• Eliminate the Marine Police Division of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency and transfer its powers, duties, functions, and jurisdiction to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
• Transfer includes all related books, records, funds, equipment, and personnel; the transfer must be fully implemented within one year.
• The Marine Police Division would be established within the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and function there in the same manner as it did before January 1, 2015.
• The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after its passage and approval.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Marine Police