HJR204 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Mac McCutcheon

Republican

Co-Sponsor

Craig Lipscomb

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Joint Committee on State House Programming and Planning, created

Summary

HJR204 creates a joint committee to study the State House’s conditions and planning and to make recommendations to the Legislature.

What This Bill Does

It establishes the Joint Committee on State House Programming and Planning to review the State House's environmental conditions and building systems and suggest improvements. The committee will include five House members (one from the minority party), five Senate members (one from the minority party), plus the Secretary of the Senate, the Clerk of the House, and the Director of the Legislative Services Agency. Legislative members will receive regular pay, per diem, and travel expenses for meetings. The committee will study environmental conditions, building utilities, public access to committees and meetings, how the building functions during a pandemic, and security issues, and must report its findings and recommendations by December 1, 2021, after which it dissolves.

Who It Affects

• Group 1: Members of the Alabama House and Senate who are appointed to serve on the committee will be able to receive regular compensation, per diem, and travel expenses for meeting attendance.
• Group 2: State House staff and the public will be affected by potential changes to building conditions, public access, pandemic readiness, and security based on the committee's recommendations.

Key Provisions

• Creates the Joint Committee on State House Programming and Planning to study environmental conditions and physical plant systems of the Alabama State House and to make recommendations to the Legislature.
• Committee composition: five House members (including one minority member), five Senate members (including one minority member), the Secretary of the Senate, the Clerk of the House, and the Director of the Legislative Services Agency.
• Legislative members receive regular compensation, per diem, and travel expenses for each meeting attended.
• Director of the Legislative Services Agency calls the first meeting before July 1, 2021 and serves as chair.
• Committee may meet at the chair's call or by a majority vote of its members.
• Committee will study environmental conditions, all physical plant and utilities systems, public access to committees and meetings, functionality during a pandemic, and security issues.
• Committee must report its findings and recommendations to the Speaker of the House and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate by December 1, 2021, after which the committee is dissolved.

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

Subjects

Resolutions, Legislative