HB293 Alabama 2024 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Chris PringleRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2024

Title

Legislature; codification of certain regular and special session acts and Code Commissioner Technical Revisions into the Code of Alabama 1975

Summary

HB293 would fold the 2023 session laws and related supplements into the Code of Alabama 1975, include local-law supplements, fix certain volumes, and declare a continuous codification with immediate effect.

What This Bill Does

HB293 adopts into the Code of Alabama 1975 the general and permanent laws enacted during the 2023 First Special Session, the 2023 Regular Session, and the 2023 Second Special Session as shown in the 2023 cumulative supplements and 2024 replacement volumes 16, 21, and 21A, along with the 2023 local-law supplements. It also makes certain corrections to those supplement and replacement volumes. It declares that this adoption creates a continuous, systematic codification of the entire Code and that it does not affect 2024 session statutes; it also assigns custody duties to the Secretary of State and recognizes the Code Publisher's certification. It takes effect immediately.

Who It Affects

• Code Publisher (Thomson Reuters): Recognized for editing/publishing the replacement volumes and cumulative supplements; its certification is acknowledged and its editorial changes are incorporated under supervision.
• Secretary of State: Custodian of the cumulative supplements and replacement volumes; responsible for filing the authenticated volumes and certifying portions upon request; holds custody in the office.

Key Provisions

• Adopts and incorporates into the Code of Alabama 1975 the 2023 First Special Session, 2023 Regular Session, and 2023 Second Special Session laws as reflected in the 2023 Cumulative Supplements and 2024 Replacement Volumes 16, 21, and 21A, plus the 2023 local-law supplements.
• Makes corrections to certain volumes of the 2023 cumulative supplements and 2024 replacement volumes.
• Declares that the adoption constitutes a continuous systematic codification of the entire Code of Alabama 1975 and does not affect any 2024 session statutes.
• Specifies the duties of the Secretary of State regarding custody, filing, and certification of the adopted volumes; acknowledges the Code Publisher’s certification and the editor/publisher role.

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Subjects

Legislature