SB222 Alabama 2023 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Sam Givhan Senator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2023

Title

Relating to the Legislature; to amend Section 29-1-4, 29-2-41, 29-2-41.2, 29-2-80, 29-2-81, 29-2-83, 29-2-201, 29-4-70, 29-5A-22, 29-5A-46, 29-6-1, 29-6-2, 29-6-3, 29-6-7, 41-5A-16, 41-9-370, and 41-9-374, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide further for the date the Legislature convenes during the first year of a regular session; to provide additional time for the Contract Review Committee to review a contract and provide further for certain types of professional contracts; to provide further for property owned by the Legislative Council; to provide contingencies if a vacancy occurs in the Office of the Lieutenant Governor; to provide further for the role of the Code Commissioner and duties of the Legislative Council and Legislative Services Agency; to revise membership of the Joint Legislative Committee on Finances and Budgets; to provide further for tax expenditure reports made by the Legislative Fiscal Officer; to revise when members of the Legislative Committee on Public Accounts are elected; to repeal 29-5A-24 and 29-6-6, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to obsolete duties of the Legislative Reference Service and the Legislative Council; to repeal Sections 17-16-50 through 17-16-53, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the contested election of a legislator; and to delete obsolete language and make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.

Description

Under existing law, the Legislature convenes for its regular sessions on the first Tuesday as follows: during the first year of the quadrennium, in March; during the second and third years of the quadrennium, in February; and during the fourth year of the quadrennium, in January.

This bill would revise the date the Legislature begins the regular session during the first year of the quadrennium to the first Tuesday in February.

This bill would provide the Contract Review Permanent Legislative Oversight Committee with additional time to review a contract and provide certain exceptions with regard to certain attorney contracts.

This bill would provide further for the Legislative Council's powers.

This bill would provide for transfer of responsibilities to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate if a vacancy occurs in the office of the Lieutenant Governor.

This bill would authorize the Code Commissioner to make nonsubstantive revisions or deletions in the publication of legislative acts.

This bill would revise the membership of the SB222 INTRODUCED Legislative Council and duties of the Legislative Council.

This bill would revise when members of the Legislative Committee on Public Accounts are elected.

This bill would repeal an obsolete provision authorizing the Code Commissioner to recompile the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, and a provision relating to duties of the Legislative Council and Legislative Reference Service.

This bill would repeal provisions relating to a contested election of a member of the Legislature.

This bill would require the Legislative Fiscal Officer to provide a tax expenditure report biennially rather than annually.

This bill would revise membership of the Permanent Joint Legislative Committee On Finances and Budgets to accurately reflect the standing committees in the House and Senate responsible for finance and budget matters.

This bill would also delete obsolete language and make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.

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