SB133 Alabama 2021 Session

Updated Feb 26, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Jimmy Holley
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2021
Title: Administrative Procedure, Legislative Services Agency, remove requirement to publish Administrative Code in loose-leaf form, authorize to publish both Administrative Code and Administrative Monthly in print format, electronic format, or both, Sec. 41-22-7 am'd.
Summary: SB133 lets Alabama publish the Administrative Code and Monthly online for free and gives agencies flexibility to publish their rules in loose-leaf, electronic, or both formats.
What This Bill Does
It removes the requirement to publish the Administrative Code in loose-leaf form, shifting publication to an online format viewable by anyone at no charge. It requires the Legislative Services Agency to publish the Alabama Administrative Code and the Alabama Administrative Monthly on the Internet. It also authorizes agency secretaries to publish their agency's administrative rules in loose-leaf form, electronic form, or both.

Who It Affects
General public in Alabama who will be able to view the Alabama Administrative Code and Alabama Administrative Monthly online for free
Agency administrative procedure secretaries (and their agencies) who must publish and maintain their rules and can choose the format (loose-leaf, electronic, or both)

Key Provisions
Remove the requirement that the Alabama Administrative Code be published in loose-leaf form.
The Alabama Administrative Code and the Alabama Administrative Monthly must be published on the Internet and be viewable by the general public at no subscription charge.
Agency administrative procedure secretaries may publish their agency's administrative rules in loose-leaf form, electronic form, or both.
The Legislative Services Agency and related divisions will continue to maintain and periodically update the Alabama Administrative Code and Monthly (including numbering and supplementation).

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Subjects: Administrative Procedure