SB83 Alabama 2020 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Andrew JonesSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2020

Title

State Auditor, Office abolished, duties and responsibilities transfered to Examiners of Public Accounts Department, const. amend.

Summary

This bill would abolish the Office of State Auditor and transfer its duties to the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts, with the appointment duty to local boards of registrars moved to the Lieutenant Governor.

What This Bill Does

It proposes a constitutional amendment to abolish the State Auditor office after the current term ends. Once abolished, the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts would take over the duties and responsibilities formerly held by the Auditor. The duty to appoint a member to each county board of registrars would move from the Auditor to the Lieutenant Governor.

Who It Affects

• Department of Examiners of Public Accounts: will assume the duties and responsibilities previously held by the State Auditor, including tasks like state property inventory and auditing expenditures.
• Lieutenant Governor: will gain the authority to appoint a member to each county board of registrars.

Key Provisions

• Abolish the Office of State Auditor upon expiration of the current term; after that term, references to State Auditor become references to the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts (except for Section 17-3-2).
• The functions, duties, and responsibilities of the State Auditor shall be performed by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts.
• The duty to appoint a member to each county board of registrars shall be transferred from the State Auditor to the Lieutenant Governor.
• An election will be held to adopt the constitutional amendment, and the amendment will take effect if approved by a majority of qualified electors.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 23, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Constitutional Amendments