HB276 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Victor Gaston

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2021

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

HB276 updates the Code of Alabama 1975 by incorporating 2019 and 2020 general and local laws into the code, with corrections and new duties for the Secretary of State, effective immediately.

What This Bill Does

It adopts and incorporates into the Code of Alabama 1975 the general and permanent laws enacted during the 2019 First Special Session and 2019 Regular Session, as shown in the 2019 Cumulative Supplement and 2019 Replacement Volumes 18, 18A, and 22, and the 2020 Regular Session as shown in the 2020 Cumulative Supplement. It also initially adopts Volume 22L Local Laws Marshall to Mobile Counties and includes the 2019 and 2020 supplements to local law volumes. The bill makes certain editorial corrections to replacement volumes and cumulative supplements. It states that the adoption constitutes a continuous codification of the entire Code and does not affect 2021 session statutes, and it sets duties for the Secretary of State regarding custody of the volumes, with Thomson Reuters noted as Code Publisher.

Who It Affects

• General Alabama residents, whose laws are updated in the Code by the inclusion of 2019–2020 statutes.
• Local governments, especially in Mobile County, since Volume 22L and the 2019/2020 local law supplements are being adopted into the Code.
• State agencies and offices that rely on the Code, and the Secretary of State and Code Publisher (Thomson Reuters), due to new custody, filing, and certification duties.

Key Provisions

• Adopts into the Code of Alabama 1975 the 2019 First Special Session and 2019 Regular Session laws as reflected in the 2019 Cumulative Supplement and 2019 Replacement Volumes 18, 18A, and 22, and the 2020 Regular Session laws as reflected in the 2020 Cumulative Supplement.
• Initially adopts Volume 22L Local Laws Marshall to Mobile Counties and adds the 2019 and 2020 supplements to local law volumes.
• Makes specific editorial corrections to replacement volumes and cumulative supplements (examples include correcting section references and updating names of agencies, such as replacing 'State Board of Medical Examiners' with 'Medical Licensure Commission' and other typographical fixes).
• Declares that the adoption creates a continuous systematic codification of the entire Code of Alabama 1975 and that the act is a law that adopts a code, while not affecting 2021 session statutes.
• Requires the volumes to be transmitted to the Secretary of State, where they will be filed and may be certified upon request and payment; assigns custody duties to the Secretary of State; notes certification by Thomson Reuters as Code Publisher.
• Effective immediately upon passage and governor's 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

Code of Alabama