HB320 Alabama 2020 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Victor Gaston

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2020

Title

Code of Alabama 1975, Acts of 2019 Regular Session, supplements and certain replacement volumes, codified with certain corrections, local laws of certain counties codified, duties of Secretary of State

Summary

HB320 would adopt and incorporate into the Code of Alabama 1975 the general and permanent laws enacted in the 2019 sessions, including related local and replacement volumes, and establish publishing and custody duties for the Code Publisher and the Secretary of State.

What This Bill Does

It adds the 2019 First Special Session and 2019 Regular Session laws to the Code of Alabama 1975 as shown in the 2019 Cumulative Supplement and Replacement Volumes 18, 18A, and 22, and initially adopts Volume 22L for Local Laws Marshall to Mobile Counties, plus the 2019 supplements to local law volumes. It also makes specific editorial corrections to these volumes. It establishes that this adoption creates a continuous, systematic codification of the entire Code of Alabama 1975 and clarifies that it does not affect laws enacted in the 2020 session; it also assigns duties to the Code Publisher for editing/publishing and to the Secretary of State for custody of the volumes.

Who It Affects

• Secretary of State — responsible for filing and custody of the 2019 cumulative supplements and replacement volumes and for certifying parts upon request.
• Code Publisher (Thomson Reuters) — responsible for editing, publishing, and certifying that the 2019 volumes have been properly prepared and incorporated into the Code.

Key Provisions

• Provision 1: Adopts and incorporates into the Code of Alabama 1975 the 2019 First Special Session and 2019 Regular Session laws as contained in the 2019 Cumulative Supplement to volumes 3-17B, 19-21A, 22A and the 2019 Replacement Volumes 18, 18A, and 22, plus initial adoption of Volume 22L (Local Laws Marshall to Mobile Counties) and 2019 supplements to local law volumes.
• Provision 2: Includes specific corrections to certain volumes (typos, licensing references, scrivener's errors) and states that the adoption is a continuous codification; it assigns custody duties to the Secretary of State and editorial duties to the Code Publisher, and notes the act does not repeal or affect 2020 session statutes.

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

Subjects

Code of Alabama