SB204 Alabama 2023 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Sam GivhanSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2023

Title

To adopt and incorporate into the Code of Alabama 1975, those general and permanent laws of the state enacted during the 2021 First Special Session, the 2021 Second Special Session, the 2022 First Special Session, and the 2022 Regular Session as contained in the 2022 Cumulative Supplements to certain volumes of the code and 2023 Replacement Volumes 13, 13A, and 13B; and to adopt and incorporate into the Code of Alabama 1975, the 2022 Cumulative Supplements to local law volumes; to make corrections in certain volumes of the cumulative supplements and replacement volumes; to specify that this adoption and incorporation constitute a continuous systematic codification of the entire Code of Alabama 1975, and that this act is a law that adopts a code; to declare that the Code Publisher has certified that it has discharged its duties regarding the replacement volumes; to expressly provide that this act does not affect any 2023 session statutes; and to specify the duties of the Secretary of State regarding the custody of the cumulative supplements and replacement volumes.

Summary

SB204 adopts and codifies into the Code of Alabama 1975 the 2021–2022 laws (and local-law supplements) as reflected in the specified supplements and replacement volumes, with non-substantive corrections and clarified custody duties for the Code Publisher and Secretary of State.

What This Bill Does

It adopts into the Code of Alabama 1975 the general and permanent laws enacted during the 2021 First and Second Special Sessions and the 2022 Regular Session, as contained in the 2022 Cumulative Supplements and 2023 Replacement Volumes 13, 13A, and 13B, and also adopts the 2022 local-law supplements. It makes certain non-substantive corrections to those volumes. It declares the adoption creates a continuous codification of the entire Code, notes that it does not affect any 2023 session statutes, and specifies the duties of the Code Publisher and the Secretary of State regarding custody and certification of the volumes.

Who It Affects

• Code Publisher (Thomson Reuters) – responsible for editing/publishing the replacement volumes and for making non-substantive corrections; the act acknowledges the publisher has certified it has discharged its duties.
• Secretary of State – tasked with custody, filing, and maintenance of the authenticated volumes; can certify extracts upon request and is to receive the volumes for official custody.

Key Provisions

• Adopts and incorporates into the Code of Alabama 1975 the general and permanent laws enacted during the 2021 First Special Session, 2021 Second Special Session, 2022 First Special Session, and 2022 Regular Session as contained in the 2022 Cumulative Supplements to Volumes 3–12B, 14–22A and the 2023 Replacement Volumes 13, 13A, and 13B, along with the 2022 Cumulative Supplements to local-law volumes.
• Makes corrections in certain volumes of the cumulative supplements and replacement volumes (e.g., technical edits, renumbering, and other non-substantive changes).
• Declares that the adoption and incorporation constitute a continuous systematic codification of the entire Code and that the act is a law that adopts a code; expressly states the act does not affect 2023 session statutes and does not codify provisions adopted in violation of the Alabama Constitution.
• Affirms that Thomson Reuters, as Code Publisher, has certified it has discharged its duties to edit/publish the 2023 Replacement Volumes by merging prior volumes with the supplements and making non-substantive corrections as directed.
• Specifies the duties of the Secretary of State regarding custody, transmission, filing, and certified copies of the volumes, with volumes to be transmitted to the Secretary of State upon passage and approval and not removed from the Secretary's office, and permits certified verification upon payment of fees.
• Establishes the act’s effective date as the first day of the third month after its passage and approval by the Governor, and provides that the act shall become law accordingly.

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