SB185 Alabama 2022 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jimmy Holley

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2022

Title

Code of Alabama 1975, Acts of 2021 Regular Session, supplements and certain replacement volumes, codified with certain corrections, local laws of certain counties codified, duties of Secretary of State

Summary

SB185 would adopt and incorporate the 2021 permanent laws, replacement volumes, and local laws into the Code of Alabama 1975, fix selected editorial errors, and set custody and certification duties for the Code Publisher and Secretary of State.

What This Bill Does

The bill adopts the 2021 Cumulative Supplements and Replacement Volumes into the Code of Alabama 1975, including local laws from Monroe to Perry counties. It makes a series of corrections to specific sections and clarifies editorial changes. It declares that the act creates a continuous codification of the entire Code, certifies the Code Publisher’s duties, and assigns custody and certification responsibilities to the Secretary of State; it also states that the act does not affect 2022 session statutes and becomes effective immediately after approval.

Who It Affects

• Code Publisher (Thomson Reuters) - responsible for editing, publishing, and certifying the 2021 replacement volumes and cumulative supplements, and for providing certification and non-substantive corrections as directed.
• Secretary of State - responsible for custody of the 2021 cumulative supplements and replacement volumes and for certifying parts or all of these volumes upon proper request and payment of fees.

Key Provisions

• Adopts and incorporates the 2021 Cumulative Supplements to specified volumes and the 2021 Replacement Volumes (including volumes 4, 7A, and 17A) identified by the Great Seal into the Code of Alabama 1975.
• Local laws Monroe to Perry Counties (Volume 22M) and 2021 local law supplements are adopted and incorporated into the Code.
• Makes corrections to several sections (scrivener’s errors and internal references) in the 2021 supplements and replacement volumes.
• Declares that the adoption creates a continuous, systematic codification of the entire Code of Alabama 1975 and that it is a law adopting a code; confirms the Code Publisher’s certification of duties performed and non-substantive editorial changes.
• States that the act does not affect any 2022 session statutes and specifies the duties of the Secretary of State regarding custody and certification of the volumes.
• Requires that, upon passage, authenticated volumes be transmitted to the Secretary of State, who shall file them and may certify parts on request for a fee; volumes remain in the Secretary of State’s office.
• Effective date: immediate upon 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