SB262 Alabama 2022 Session
Signed by Governor
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2022
Title
Secretary of State, boards and commissions, membership, maintenance on website, annual reports of board membership to Legislature, Dept. of Examiners of Public Accounts to review appointment expiration dates for statutory authority and compliance, Sec. 36-14-17 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, the Secretary of State
is required to compile, maintain, publish, and
update weekly a centralized database of appointees
and vacancies of state boards, commissions, and
task forces on the website of the Secretary of
State</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would revise the mechanism for the
Secretary of State to be notified when there is a
vacancy on a board, commission, or task force</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would require the Secretary of
State to include on the website duties and legal
authority of a board, commission, or task force and
to make the website searchable</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would require the Secretary of
State to annually report the membership and
viability status of each board to the Legislature
and recommend that the Sunset Committee review and
introduce legislation to terminate any nonviable
board during the next regular session</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would require the Secretary of
State to maintain on its website a centralized
database of information relating to all temporary
task forces and study commissions, including notice
of meetings, task force membership, and final
reports</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would also require the Department
of Examiners of Public Accounts, in lieu of the
Alabama Law Institute, to review appointment
expiration dates for statutory authority and
compliance and would also require the department to
examine and summarize compliance in board audits</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to the Secretary of State; to amend Section
36-14-17, Code of Alabama 1975; to provide further for the
Secretary of State to maintain and update on its website
information relating to each board, commission, and task force
and its membership and appointing authorities; to require the
Secretary of State to annually report board membership and
viability status to the Legislature and recommend Sunset
Committee review for nonviable boards; to require the
Department of Examiners of Public Accounts to review
appointment expiration dates for statutory authority and
compliance; and to require the department to examine and
summarize compliance in board audits.
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Subjects
Secretary of State
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 6, 2022 | S | Assigned Act No. 2022-355. |
| April 6, 2022 | H | Signature Requested |
| April 6, 2022 | S | Enrolled |
| April 5, 2022 | S | Passed Second House |
| April 5, 2022 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Voice Vote 910 |
| April 5, 2022 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| March 30, 2022 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| March 10, 2022 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government |
| March 10, 2022 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 543 |
| March 10, 2022 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| March 1, 2022 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 24, 2022 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | March 30, 2022 | Room 429 at 13:30 | House SG Hearing |
| Hearing | March 1, 2022 | Room 825 *Public Hearing Canceled on SB222* at 13:00 | Senate GA Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB262 Alabama 2022 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | SB262 Alabama 2022 Session - Enrolled |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - SB262 for Governmental Affairs |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - SB262 for State Government |