HB89 Alabama 2023 Session

Under existing law, the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act establishes the minimum procedural code for the adoption of administrative rules affecting the rights and duties of the public

This bill would revise the definition of rule for purposes of the Administrative Procedure Act to exclude from the definition communications within an agency or with another agency, including memoranda, directives, manuals, forms, or other types of communication which do not substantially affect the legal rights of, or procedures available to, the public or any segment thereof

This bill would apply retroactively to October 1, 2022

Relating to the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act; to amend Section 41-22-3, Code of Alabama 1975, to revise the definition of rule for purposes of the Administrative Procedure Act to exclude from the definition certain communications within an agency or with another agency and to HB89 INTRODUCED provide for retroactive effect.