Hearing
House State Government Hearing
Room 206 at 15:00:00
Senate Bill 206 Alabama 2026 Session
Updated Feb 12, 2026
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
Sam GivhanSenatorRepublican- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
- Title
- Legislature; codification of 2025 Regular Session acts and Code Commissioner technical revisions into Code of Alabama 1975
- Summary
SB206 would codify the 2025 Regular Session laws and local-law supplements into the Code of Alabama 1975 and assign the Secretary of State responsibilities to hold, maintain, and certify the volumes, effective immediately.
What This Bill DoesSB206 would adopt and incorporate into the Code of Alabama 1975 the general and permanent laws enacted during the 2025 Regular Session, as shown in the 2025 cumulative supplements to volumes of the code and the 2025 local-law supplements. It would make targeted editorial corrections to those volumes. It states that this adoption creates a continuous, systematic codification of the entire Code and does not affect 2026 session statutes or replacement volumes. It designates duties for the Secretary of State to receive, hold, and certify the authenticated volumes upon proper request and for a fee.
Who It Affects- State agencies and local governments — their 2025 general and permanent laws (and local-law supplements) would be codified into the official Code of Alabama 1975, affecting how the laws are accessed and interpreted.
- Secretary of State and Code publishers — responsible for custody, storage, authentication, and certification of the supplements and replacement volumes, and for providing certified copies upon request.
Key ProvisionsAI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 12, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.- Adopts and incorporates into the Code of Alabama 1975 the general and permanent laws enacted during the 2025 Regular Session, as contained in the 2025 Cumulative Supplements to Volumes 3–22A and the 2025 local-law supplements.
- Makes targeted editorial corrections to the 2025 supplements and replacement volumes (e.g., correcting internal citations, age references, publishing errors).
- Declares that the adoption constitutes a continuous systematic codification of the entire Code of Alabama 1975 and does not affect 2026 session statutes or replacement volumes.
- Assigns duties to the Secretary of State to receive, hold, and certify the authenticated volumes upon proper request and for a fee; volumes remain in the Secretary of State’s custody.
- Effective immediately upon passage and approval.
- Subjects
- Legislature
Bill Actions
H
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
H
Reported Out of Committee Second House
H
Pending House State Government
H
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on State Government
S
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 215
S
Third Reading in House of Origin
S
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
S
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
S
Pending Senate State Governmental Affairs
S
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on State Governmental Affairs
Calendar
Hearing
Senate State Governmental Affairs Hearing
Finance and Taxation at 13:00:00
Bill Text
Votes
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Roll Call 215
Yes
33
Absent
2
Third Reading in House of Origin
Yes
33
Absent
2
SBIR: Passed by House of Origin
Yes
33
Absent
2
Documents
Bill Text (Introduced)
Senate Bill 206 Alabama 2026 Session - Introduced
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Introduced
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Passed First Chamber
Source: Alabama Legislature