HB319 Alabama 2022 Session

Updated Feb 26, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Merika ColemanSenator
Democrat
Session: Regular Session 2022
Title: Constitution, authorizing Code Commissioner, upon ratification of an official Constitution of Alabama of 2022, to make certain revisions, const. amend.
Summary: HB319 would authorize the Code Commissioner, after ratification of the 2022 Constitution, to renumber and place ratified constitutional amendments in the 2022 document and transfer existing annotations from the old constitution.
What This Bill Does
If enacted, the Code Commissioner must number and place ratified amendments in the 2022 Constitution in a logical sequence by topic. Judicial decisions interpreting the old 1901 Constitution remain valid for the corresponding provisions in the 2022 Constitution that haven’t changed, and old case annotations will apply to the renumbered sections. The Code Commissioner must instruct the publisher to transfer and organize annotations to the 2022 Constitution’s sections, preserving them unless there are substantive changes. An election would be held to approve the amendment, with specific ballot language describing the change.

Who It Affects
Voters in Alabama who will vote on the amendment; passage would authorize renumbering and reorganization of constitutional amendments and transfer of annotations in the 2022 Constitution.
Code Commissioner and publishers of the Official Recompilation, who would renumber, transfer, and reorganize annotations and ensure consistency between the 1901 and 2022 constitutions.

Key Provisions
The Code Commissioner shall number and place ratified amendments in the 2022 Constitution in a logical sequence based on subject matter.
Judicial decisions interpreting the 1901 Constitution remain valid for the corresponding provisions in the 2022 Constitution that have not been substantively changed; old case annotations apply to renumbered sections as allowed by Amendment 951.
The Code Commissioner shall direct the publisher to transfer and organize annotations to the same or renumbered sections of the 2022 Constitution, except where substantial changes have occurred.
An election shall be held to approve the amendment, with prescribed ballot language describing the change and options Yes or No.

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Subjects: Constitution of Alabama