The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House shall be allowed 16 weeks within which to check, compare, and deliver the journals of the Senate and the House of Representatives of each session of the Legislature to the Secretary of State and the state printer. The journals of the 10-day or organization session of the Legislature shall be compiled, combined, and filed with the journals of the next ensuing regular session. The time allowed after final adjournment of any session, other than the 10-day or organization sessions, for the filing of the journals in the Office of the Secretary of State and completing the work specified by this section shall be 16 weeks. If there is a special session during, or within 16 weeks after the final adjournment of a regular session, or if there is a regular session within 16 weeks after the final adjournment of a special session, or if there is a special session within 16 weeks after the final adjournment of a special session, the time for comparing and filing the journals of such sessions, including the indices, shall be extended for each session for a period of time as the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate may determine to be necessary for the clerk and secretary to have sufficient time within which to transcribe and file the journals of each house. The extended time shall not exceed a total of 16 weeks for each session. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate may, in instances of extreme hardship, unforeseen circumstances, or uncontrollable circumstances, grant to the clerk and secretary an extra time extension that is in addition to any other extension permitted by law. If the time is extended, the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate shall give written notice to the Secretary of the State and to the state printer of the extension.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 1 - General Provisions.
Article 1 - Members, Terms, Records, Etc.
Section 29-1-1.2 - House Districts; Legal Actions; Official Maps; Severability; Effective Date.
Section 29-1-2.3 - Senate Districts; Legal Actions; Official Maps; Severability; Effective Date.
Section 29-1-2.4 - Effective Date.
Section 29-1-3 - Annual Sessions; Place of Meeting.
Section 29-1-4 - Time of Meeting and Length of Organizational and Regular Sessions.
Section 29-1-5 - Length of Special Sessions.
Section 29-1-6 - Administration of Oath of Office to Members.
Section 29-1-7 - Privilege of Members From Arrest and Civil Process.
Section 29-1-8 - Compensation and Mileage of Officers and Members.
Section 29-1-8.1 - Treatment of Legislators' Travel Expenses for State Income Tax Purposes.
Section 29-1-9 - Compensation of Legislative Interim Committees.
Section 29-1-10 - Appropriation for Organization Sessions and Legislative Interim Committees.
Section 29-1-11 - Certification of Compensation Due Officers and Members.
Section 29-1-12 - Journals of House and Senate - Compiling and Filing.
Section 29-1-13 - Journals of House and Senate - Delivery to Secretary of State; Compensation.
Section 29-1-14 - Papers and Documents of Legislature - Deposit With Secretary of State.
Section 29-1-16 - Papers and Documents of Legislature - How Filed and Arranged.
Section 29-1-17 - Papers and Documents of Legislature - Secretary of State to Receipt for Papers.
Section 29-1-18 - Maximum Number of Members on Standing Committees of House of Representatives.
Section 29-1-20 - Trade of Old Equipment Upon Purchase of New Equipment for House or Senate.
Section 29-1-21 - Salaries of Legislative Officers and Employees.
Section 29-1-24 - Ozone Transport Oversight.
Section 29-1-25 - Alternate Distribution and Publication of Materials Supplied to Legislature.