Code of Alabama
Title 29 - Legislature.

Article 1 - Members, Terms, Records, Etc.

Section 29-1-1.2 - House Districts; Legal Actions; Official Maps; Severability; Effective Date. - THIS SECTION WAS REENACTED IN THE 2021 REGULAR SESSION BY...

Section 29-1-2.3 - Senate Districts; Legal Actions; Official Maps; Severability; Effective Date. - THIS SECTION WAS REENACTED IN THE 2021 REGULAR SESSION BY...

Section 29-1-2.4 - Effective Date. - THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED IN THE 2001 SECOND SPECIAL SESSION...

Section 29-1-3 - Annual Sessions; Place of Meeting. - The Legislature shall meet annually at the Capitol, in the...

Section 29-1-4 - Time of Meeting and Length of Organizational and Regular Sessions. - The Legislature shall convene on the second Tuesday in January...

Section 29-1-5 - Length of Special Sessions. - No special session of the Legislature shall continue for longer...

Section 29-1-6 - Administration of Oath of Office to Members. - The oath of office may be administered to the members...

Section 29-1-7 - Privilege of Members From Arrest and Civil Process. - (a) Members of the Legislature of Alabama shall in all...

Section 29-1-8 - Compensation and Mileage of Officers and Members. - (a) The President of the Senate and the Speaker of...

Section 29-1-8.1 - Treatment of Legislators' Travel Expenses for State Income Tax Purposes. - Repealed by Act 98-502, p. 1083, effective December 31, 1998.

Section 29-1-9 - Compensation of Legislative Interim Committees. - The compensation of all members of the legislative interim committees...

Section 29-1-10 - Appropriation for Organization Sessions and Legislative Interim Committees. - (a) There shall be appropriated from the General Fund to...

Section 29-1-11 - Certification of Compensation Due Officers and Members. - The compensation due to the officers and members of the...

Section 29-1-12 - Journals of House and Senate - Compiling and Filing. - The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the...

Section 29-1-13 - Journals of House and Senate - Delivery to Secretary of State; Compensation. - The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the...

Section 29-1-14 - Papers and Documents of Legislature - Deposit With Secretary of State. - At the close of each session of the Legislature, the...

Section 29-1-15 - Papers and Documents of Legislature - Engrossed Copies of Laws, etc., to Be Preserved. - The engrossed copies of all laws and joint resolutions passed...

Section 29-1-16 - Papers and Documents of Legislature - How Filed and Arranged. - (a) The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of...

Section 29-1-17 - Papers and Documents of Legislature - Secretary of State to Receipt for Papers. - The records, papers and documents thus arranged, filed and labeled...

Section 29-1-18 - Maximum Number of Members on Standing Committees of House of Representatives. - No standing committee of the House of Representatives, except a...

Section 29-1-19 - Use of Space in Capitol; Control of Space When Legislature Convenes Outside Capitol. - The House of Representatives shall have the use of all...

Section 29-1-19.1 - Legislature Authorized to Control Streets Adjacent to Capitol, in Cooperation With Chief of Services. - The Legislature of the State of Alabama is hereby authorized...

Section 29-1-20 - Trade of Old Equipment Upon Purchase of New Equipment for House or Senate. - The Clerk of the House is hereby authorized to trade...

Section 29-1-21 - Salaries of Legislative Officers and Employees. - Salaries or compensation of officers and employees of the Alabama...

Section 29-1-22 - Appropriation for Legislative Costs; Legislature to Present Budget Annually; Contents. - Repealed by Act 2015-408, effective June 10, 2015.

Section 29-1-23 - Purchase of Legislative Chairs or Desks by Members of Legislature; Establishment of Price; Disposition of Generated Revenues; Disposition of Unsold Chairs or Desks. - (a) Any provisions of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the...

Section 29-1-24 - Ozone Transport Oversight. - (a) This section may be referred to as the Ozone...

Section 29-1-25 - Alternate Distribution and Publication of Materials Supplied to Legislature. - (a) Any state agency, state department, or public entity required...

Section 29-1-26 - Legislative Double Dipping Prohibited. - (a) This section shall be known and may be cited...

Article 2 - Legislative Compensation Commission.

Section 29-1-40 - Creation; Composition; Terms and Appointment of Members; Quorum Defined and Required to Conduct Business; Failure of Appointing Authority to Make Appointment; Certain Persons Ineligible to Serve. - Repealed by Act 99-347, p. 499, § 1, 1999 Regular...

Section 29-1-41 - Compensation; Expenses. - Repealed by Act 99-347, p. 499, § 1, 1999 Regular...

Section 29-1-42 - Record-Keeping, Clerical Assistance, Etc. - Repealed by Act 99-347, p. 499, § 1, 1999 Regular...

Section 29-1-43 - Duties of Commission; Study of Compensation; Report of Findings and Recommendations; Authority to Travel and Conduct Public Hearings. - Repealed by Act 99-347, p. 499, § 1, 1999 Regular...

Section 29-1-44 - Recommendations to Be Sent to Legislature, Governor, etc.; Compensation of Legislature to Remain the Same Unless Recommendations Adopted by Majority of Both Houses. - Repealed by Act 99-347, p. 499, § 1, 1999 Regular...

Chapter 2 - Permanent Legislative Committees.

Article 1 - Permanent Joint Transportation Committee.

Section 29-2-1 - Legislative Findings and Intent. - The Legislature hereby finds and declares as follows: improving the...

Section 29-2-2 - Creation; Composition; Appointment. - (a) There is created a continuing permanent joint transportation committee...

Section 29-2-3 - Meetings; Chair and Vice-Chair; Quorum; Replacement Members; Clerical Assistance. - The Joint Transportation Committee shall meet the fourth Wednesday of...

Section 29-2-4 - Reporting Requirements; Powers and Duties. - (a) On or before January 31 of each year, any...

Section 29-2-5 - Compensation of Committee Members. - Each member of the Joint Transportation Committee shall be entitled...

Section 29-2-6 - Duties of Transportation Department. - (a) The transportation department shall cooperate with the Joint Transportation...

Section 29-2-7 - Repealed Effective October 1, 1997. - Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 97–658, p. 1249, §4, effective...

Section 29-2-8 - Reference of Transportation Legislation by Committee. - All bills originating in either house pertaining to transportation under...

Article 2 - Committee for Evaluation, etc., of Prison System.

Section 29-2-20 - Creation; Composition; Duties. - (a) A permanent legislative committee, to be known as the...

Section 29-2-20.1 - Meetings of the Joint Legislative Prison Oversight Committee. - The Joint Legislative Prison Oversight Committee, created in Section 29-2-20,...

Section 29-2-21 - Employment of Consultants, Advisors, Etc. - Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 97-658, p. 1249, §4, effective...

Section 29-2-22 - Compensation and Expenses of Members. - Each legislative member of the committee shall be entitled to...

Article 3 - Contract Review Oversight Committee.

Section 29-2-40 - Creation; Membership. - (a) There is created the Contract Review Permanent Legislative Oversight...

Section 29-2-41 - Expenses for Members; Assistance of Department of Examiners of Public Accounts; Responsibilities, Powers, etc.; Examination of Proposed Contract or Letter of Intent; Effect of Failure to Review; Witnesses and Evidence; Organization;... - Each member of the committee shall be entitled to regular...

Section 29-2-41.1 - Emergency Provisions. - In case of an emergency adversely affecting public health, safety,...

Section 29-2-41.2 - Personal and Professional Service Agreements. - (a) For the purposes of this article the term personal...

Section 29-2-41.3 - Personal and Professional Service Agreements - Exclusions. - The following personal and/or professional services contracts shall be excluded...

Section 29-2-41.4 - Personal Property and Nonprofessional Services. - The amendments to Sections 41-4-110, 41-4-113, 41-16-20, 41-16-21.1, 41-16-24, and...

Section 29-2-41.5 - Participation in Meetings. - (a) If the Chair of the Senate Finance and Taxation...

Section 29-2-41.6 - Review of Certain Proposed Agreements and Obligations. - (a) In addition to its other duties under this article,...

Article 4 - Committee on Reapportionment.

Section 29-2-50 - Legislative Findings and Intent. - The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: (1) There exists...

Section 29-2-51 - Creation; Members; Chairman; Expanded Membership in Certain Quadrenniums. - (a) There is hereby created a permanent legislative committee to...

Section 29-2-52 - Duties; Employment of Consultants, etc.; Expenses; Contracts; Meetings. - (a) The committee shall make a continuous study of the...

Section 29-2-53 - Staff, Equipment and Facilities. - Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 97-658, p. 1249, §4, effective...

Article 5 - Municipal Government Committee.

Section 29-2-60 - Creation; Members; Terms; Vacancies. - There is hereby created a continuing permanent Municipal Government Committee...

Section 29-2-61 - Duties; Subjects for Consideration; Recommendations. - (a) It shall be the duty and function of the...

Section 29-2-62 - Meetings; Funds; Compensation; Chairman and Vice-Chairman; Ex Officio Members. - As far as practical all meetings of the committee shall...

Article 6 - Permanent Joint Legislative Committee on Finances and Budget.

Section 29-2-80 - Creation; Duties and Responsibilities; Clerical and Expert Assistance; Cooperation Required of Agencies, Boards, Bureaus, Etc. - There is hereby created a Permanent Joint Legislative Committee on...

Section 29-2-81 - Composition of Committee; Co-Chairs; Vice Co-Chairs; Sub-Committees; Compensation of Members of Sub-Committees. - The committee shall be composed of the Lieutenant Governor, the...

Section 29-2-82 - Compensation, Expenses, etc., of Committee Members. - The committee members shall be entitled to, and shall receive,...

Section 29-2-83 - Report of Findings and Recommendations to Legislature. - The committee shall report its findings and recommendations to the...

Article 7 - Permanent Joint Legislative Oversight Committee of Children in State Care.

Section 29-2-100 - Definitions. - The following words shall have the following meanings: (1) CHILDREN...

Section 29-2-101 - Oversight Committee - Created; Members; Meetings. - There is created a Permanent Joint Legislative Oversight Committee of...

Section 29-2-102 - Oversight Committee - Assistance; Compensation; Expenses. - The Secretary of the Senate, the Clerk of the House...

Section 29-2-103 - Oversight Committee - Duties. - It shall be the duty of the committee to study...

Section 29-2-104 - Report to Legislature. - The committee shall report any findings and recommendations to the...

Section 29-2-105 - Coordination Council - Composition; Meetings; Duties. - (a) The committee shall convene a council composed of the...

Section 29-2-106 - State Case Registry of Children in State Care. - (a) The Department of Human Resources, the Department of Mental...

Section 29-2-107 - Disclosure of Information; Violation. - (a) All records, reports, permanency plans, reviews, and reports of...

Article 8 - Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Community Services Grants.

Section 29-2-120 - Legislative Findings. - The Legislature hereby finds as follows: The Legislature has the...

Section 29-2-121 - Joint Legislative Advisory Committee - Created; Composition; Operation. - There is hereby created a permanent Joint Legislative Advisory Committee...

Section 29-2-122 - Joint Legislative Oversight Committee - Assistance; Compensation of Members; Expenses. - The Secretary of the Senate, the Clerk of the House...

Section 29-2-123 - Joint Legislative Advisory Committee - Duties. - It shall be the duty of the committee to review...

Section 29-2-124 - Joint Legislative Oversight Committee - Annual Report. - The committee shall make an annual report to members of...

Article 9

Section 29-2-150 - Legislative Intent. - The Legislature intends that this article shall serve as the...

Section 29-2-151 - Committee Created. - There is hereby created the Committee on Compensation for Wrongful...

Section 29-2-152 - Composition; Meetings; Duties of Division of Risk Management. - (a) The committee shall consist of the following nine voting...

Section 29-2-153 - Compensation; Expenses. - (a) Members of the committee shall serve without compensation. (b)...

Section 29-2-154 - Rules and Regulations. - From time to time the committee shall establish rules and...

Section 29-2-155 - Civil Liability. - No civil action may be brought against the committee or...

Section 29-2-156 - Eligibility for Compensation. - In order to be eligible to receive compensation for wrongful...

Section 29-2-157 - Evidence of Innocence. - For purposes of determination of eligibility for compensation for wrongful...

Section 29-2-158 - Application and Notice. - (a) Any individual who meets the eligibility criteria established in...

Section 29-2-159 - Base and Discretionary Amounts of Compensation; Hearing; Certification and Payment. - (a) If an applicant's eligibility is verified by the Division...

Section 29-2-161 - Eligibility Exceptions. - (a) A person serving a term of imprisonment for a...

Section 29-2-160 - Methods of Payment; Eligibility of Estate to Receive Compensation. - (a) The committee in its discretion may direct that payment...

Section 29-2-162 - Application Based on Exoneration or Dismissal of Accusatory Instrument. - Any person applying for compensation under this article based on...

Section 29-2-163 - Verification of Information by Division of Risk Management. - The Division of Risk Management shall be responsible for verifying...

Section 29-2-164 - Cooperation by State Agencies and Departments. - Agencies of state government shall cooperate with the committee and...

Section 29-2-165 - Appropriation of Funds. - Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, payment and receipt...

Article 10 - Joint Legislative Committee on Civic Education.

Section 29-2-190 - Continuation and Termination; Functions. - At the start of each quadrennium the Legislature shall provide...

Article 11 - Legislative Building Authority.

Section 29-2-200 - Creation; Composition; Meetings; Compensation; Powers and Duties. - (a) The Legislative Council succeeds to the powers and duties...

Section 29-2-201 - Conveyance of State House Property to Legislative Building Authority. - (a)(1) For purposes of this article, State House property means...

Section 29-2-202 - Calculation and Payment of Principal and Interest on Bonds Attributable to the Alabama State House. - The ABRFA shall annually calculate that portion of the amount...

Article 12 - Legislative Youth Advisory Council and Commission.

Section 29-2-220 - Short Title. - REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE...

Section 29-2-221 - Created; Purpose. - REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE...

Section 29-2-222 - Legislative Youth Advisory Oversight Commission - Creation; Composition. - REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE...

Section 29-2-223 - Legislative Youth Advisory Oversight Commission - Powers and Duties. - REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE...

Section 29-2-224 - Membership of Council. - REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE...

Section 29-2-225 - Eligibility Criteria. - REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE...

Section 29-2-226 - Officers of Council; Compensation; Meetings. - REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE...

Section 29-2-227 - Duties of Council. - REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE...

Section 29-2-228 - Funding. - REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE...

Article 13 - Alabama Commission to Reduce Poverty.

Section 29-2-250 - Creation; Composition, and Meetings; Compensation; Duties; Report; Funding. - (a) There is created the Alabama Commission to Reduce Poverty....

Article 14 - Permanent Joint Legislative Committee on Energy Policy.

Section 29-2-270 - Legislative Findings. - The Legislature makes the following findings and statements: (1) The...

Section 29-2-271 - Creation; Recommendations. - The Permanent Joint Legislative Committee on Energy Policy is created...

Section 29-2-272 - Composition; Meetings. - (a) The committee shall be composed of the following members:...

Section 29-2-273 - Goals and Objectives; Funding. - (a) The committee shall make a continuous study of the...

Section 29-2-274 - Advisory Subcommittees. - The chair and vice chair of the committee shall jointly...

Section 29-2-275 - Requested Assistance; Compensation. - The Secretary of the Senate, the Clerk of the House...

Section 29-2-276 - Budget Limitations. - Annual expenses and compensation of the committee from state funds...

Chapter 2A - Alabama Commission on the Evaluation of Services.

Section 29-2A-1 - Creation; Purpose. - The Alabama Commission on the Evaluation of Services is created...

Section 29-2A-2 - Composition; Terms; Vacancies; Meetings; Rulemaking Authority. - (a) The commission shall be composed of the following members:...

Section 29-2A-3 - Employees and Staff; Administration; Director; Transfer of Property to Commission. - (a) On October 1, 2019, the employees and staff of...

Section 29-2A-4 - Funding; Fees for Services. - (a) The commission shall be funded from the annual appropriation...

Section 29-2A-5 - Material to Be Provided to Commission; Grant Funds. - (a) Any department, agency, institution, and establishment of the executive...

Chapter 3 - Emergency Interim Succession.

Section 29-3-1 - Short Title. - This chapter shall be known as the "Emergency Interim Succession...

Section 29-3-2 - Declaration of Policy. - The Legislature declares: (1) That recent technological developments make possible...

Section 29-3-3 - Definitions. - As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have...

Section 29-3-4 - Designation of Successors to Legislators. - Each legislator shall designate emergency interim successors to his powers...

Section 29-3-5 - Status, Qualifications and Term of Successors. - An emergency interim successor is one who is designated for...

Section 29-3-6 - When Designations, Removals and Changes of Successors Effective; Recordation Thereof in Public Journal. - Each designation of an emergency interim successor shall become effective...

Section 29-3-7 - Oath of Successors. - Promptly after designation, each emergency interim successor shall take the...

Section 29-3-8 - Duty of Successors to Keep Themselves Informed. - Each emergency interim successor shall keep himself generally informed as...

Section 29-3-9 - Governor May Change Place of Legislative Session. - Whenever, in the event of an attack or upon finding...

Section 29-3-10 - Convening of Legislature in Event of Attack. - In the event of an attack, the Governor shall call...

Section 29-3-11 - Assumption of Powers and Duties of Legislator by Successor. - If, in the event of an attack, a legislator is...

Section 29-3-12 - Privileges, Immunities and Compensation of Emergency Interim Successors. - When an emergency interim successor exercises the powers and assumes...

Section 29-3-13 - Quorum and Vote Requirements. - In the event of an attack: (1) Quorum requirements for...

Section 29-3-14 - Expiration of Chapter; Extension or Restoration of Provisions Thereof. - The authority of emergency interim successors to succeed to the...

Section 29-3-15 - Enabling Authority for Emergency Interim Successors to Local Offices. - With respect to local offices for which the governing bodies...

Section 29-3-16 - Emergency Interim Successors for Officers of Political Subdivisions. - The provisions of this section shall be applicable to officers...

Chapter 4 - Subordinate Officers and Employees.

Article 1 - General Provisions.

Section 29-4-1 - Compensation Shall Be Certified. - Except as otherwise expressly provided, the compensation due to officers...

Section 29-4-2 - Salary Increase; Schedule of Rates Revision; Employees of the State. - (a) Any salary increase provided for state employees who are...

Section 29-4-3 - No Discrimination in Selection of Employees. - In the selection of the employees of the Legislature, there...

Section 29-4-4 - Security Personnel - Responsibilities; Powers. - (a) Unless provided otherwise by law or applicable legislative rule...

Section 29-4-5 - Retirement. - (a) Any Alabama state trooper who retires, and who has...

Section 29-4-6 - Rights of Retired Employees. - (a) It is lawful and permissible for any public employee...

Article 2 - Officers and Employees of the Senate.

Section 29-4-20 - Subordinate Officers - Secretary of the Senate; Assistant Secretary of the Senate. - (a) The subordinate officers of the Senate consist of the...

Section 29-4-21 - Oaths. - The President of the Senate shall administer the oaths required...

Section 29-4-22 - Compensation. - (a) The Secretary of the Senate shall be elected at...

Section 29-4-23 - Secretary of the Senate - Cannot Retain Fees; Disclosure of Personal Income. - (a) The Secretary of the Senate shall not retain any...

Section 29-4-24 - Secretary of the Senate - Duties. - In addition to the duties otherwise imposed upon or required...

Section 29-4-25 - Powers of Elected Members of the Legislative Council. - (a) The Senate Legislative Council, after considering in a timely...

Section 29-4-26 - Senate Pages. - Senate pages shall be selected or appointed as provided by...

Article 3 - Officers and Employees of the House of Representatives.

Section 29-4-30 - Subordinate Officers - Clerk of the House of Representatives and Assistant Clerk of the House of Representatives. - (a) The subordinate officers of the House of Representatives consist...

Section 29-4-31 - Oaths. - The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall administer the...

Section 29-4-32 - Compensation. - (a) The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall be...

Section 29-4-33 - Clerk - Cannot Retain Fees; Disclosure of Personal Income. - (a) The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall not...

Section 29-4-34 - Clerk - Duties. - In addition to the duties otherwise imposed upon or required...

Section 29-4-35 - Powers of Members of the Legislative Council. - (a) The House Legislative Council, after considering in a timely...

Section 29-4-36 - House Pages. - House pages shall be appointed by the Clerk of the...

Article 4 - Joint Operations.

Section 29-4-40 - Staff Assistance. - (a) The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of...

Section 29-4-41 - Additional Employees. - Repealed by Act 2015-408 effective June 10, 2015.

Section 29-4-42 - Majority Vote Required. - Actions under this article requiring the approval of the Senate...

Article 5 - Lieutenant Governor.

Section 29-4-50 - Office of Lieutenant Governor; Compensation; Business Travel. - The Office of the Lieutenant Governor shall be separate and...

Article 6 - Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Section 29-4-60 - Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives; Compensation; Business Travel. - The Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives...

Section 29-4-61 - Designation of Persons to Serve on Certain Multi-Member Bodies in Place of Speaker of the House. - (a) Whenever any act of the Legislature provides that the...

Article 7 - Senate President Pro Tempore.

Section 29-4-70 - President Pro Tempore of the Senate. - (a) If the senator who is serving as the President...

Chapter 5 - Legislative Fiscal Office.

Section 29-5-1 - Established; Director Head of Office. - Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017.

Section 29-5-2 - Joint Fiscal Committee of Legislature. - Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017.

Section 29-5-3 - Appointment, Salary, and Removal of Director; Participation by Director in State Employees' Retirement System. - Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017.

Section 29-5-4 - Personnel. - Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017.

Section 29-5-5 - Director Authorized to Obtain Information From State Departments, Agencies, etc.; Cooperation and Assistance by State Departments, Agencies, Etc. - Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017.

Section 29-5-6 - Assistance by Legislative Reference Service and Department of Examiners of Public Accounts. - Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017.

Section 29-5-7 - Duties and Functions Generally. - Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017.

Section 29-5-8 - Assistance to Other Committees of House or Senate and Joint Committees of Legislature. - Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017.

Section 29-5-9 - Assistance to Members of House and Senate. - Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017.

Section 29-5-10 - Computer Capability; Evaluation of Budgetary Matters. - Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017.

Section 29-5-12 - Estimate of Amount of Money Involved Under Provisions of Certain Bills. - Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017.

Section 29-5-13 - Notification of Actions Concerning Budget Process or Revenue Source. - Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017.

Section 29-5-14 - Tax Expenditure Report. - Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017.

Chapter 5A - Legislative Services Agency

Article 1 - Legislative Services Agency

Section 29-5A-1 - Creation; Director; Functions; Transfer of Funds, Property, Etc. - (a) There is hereby created the Legislative Services Agency which...

Section 29-5A-2 - Agency Divisions. - The agency shall consist of three divisions as follows: (1)...

Section 29-5A-3 - Employees; Compensation. - (a) The Director of Legislative Services, without regard to the...

Article 2 - Legal Division

Section 29-5A-20 - Supervision, Direction, and Control. - The Legal Division shall be under the supervision, direction, and...

Section 29-5A-21 - Duties; Requests for Assistance; Reports of State Agencies and Departments. - (a) The Legal Division shall have all of the following...

Section 29-5A-22 - Compilation of Code of Alabama; Editorial Functions; Adoption by Statute of Supplement and Replacement Volumes as Part of Entire Code. - (a) In compiling the contents of the code and any...

Section 29-5A-23 - Applicable Dates in Preprinted Forms. - (a) Whenever any provision of this code contains a preprinted...

Section 29-5A-24 - Preparation of Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama. - (a) The Code Commissioner, with the assistance of the Legal...

Section 29-5A-25 - References to Individuals With Disabilities. - (a) The Legislature recognizes that language used in reference to...

Section 29-5A-26 - References to Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation. - The Legal Division shall change all references to the Department...

Section 29-5A-27 - References to Administrative Law Division of the Department of Revenue. - The Legal Division shall review Titles 11 and 40 and...

Section 29-5A-27.1 - (Effective for Tax Returns Due on or After January 1, 2018) References to Taxpayer Advocate. - The Code Commissioner, pursuant to Section 29-7-8, shall change all...

Section 29-5A-28 - Code Changes to Conform to Chapter 29 of Title 41. - The Legal Division shall conform references in the Code of...

Section 29-5A-29 - Code Changes to Conform to Chapter 28 of Title 41. - The Code Commissioner shall conform references in the Code of...

Section 29-5A-30 - Code Changes to Conform to Chapter 5a of Title 41. - The Code Commissioner may conform references in the Code of...

Article 3 - Fiscal Division

Section 29-5A-40 - Supervision, Direction, and Control. - The Fiscal Division shall be under the supervision, direction, and...

Section 29-5A-41 - Cooperation and Assistance by State Departments, Agencies, Etc. - The various departments, agencies, institutions, and establishments of the executive...

Section 29-5A-42 - Assistance by Examiners of Public Accounts. - In carrying out the duties and functions of the Fiscal...

Section 29-5A-43 - Duties and Functions of Fiscal Divsion. - It shall be the duty and function of the Fiscal...

Section 29-5A-44 - Assistance to Members or Committees of House or Senate, and to Joint Committees of Legislature. - At the request of any other committee of the House...

Section 29-5A-45 - Estimate of Amount of Money Involved Under Provisions of Certain Bills. - (a) Every general bill creating, eliminating, or affecting in any...

Section 29-5A-46 - Tax Expenditure Report. - (a) The Fiscal Division shall prepare and submit an annual...

Article 4 - Law Revision Division

Section 29-5A-60 - Supervision, Direction, and Control; Public Activities. - The Law Revision Division shall be under the supervision, direction,...

Section 29-5A-61 - Purposes and Duties. - The general purposes of the Law Revision Division shall be...

Section 29-5A-62 - Institute to Act in Advisory Capacity. - The Law Revision Division, in submitting reports to the Legislature...

Section 29-5A-63 - Special Fund for Receipt of Grants or Contributions; Public Report. - (a) The Director of Legislative Services may establish a special...

Section 29-5A-64 - Governing Council; Alabama Law Institute Council. - (a) The Governing Council of the Alabama Law Institute Council...

Chapter 6 - Legislative Council.

Section 29-6-1 - Created. - (a) There is hereby created a continuing legislative committee to...

Section 29-6-2 - Composition. - (a) The President of the Senate shall be a member...

Section 29-6-2.1 - Deleted by Act 2016-303. Effective May 10, 2016. - DELETED.

Section 29-6-3 - Meetings; Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman; Votes; Quorum. - (a) Members of the Legislative Council, House Legislative Council, and...

Section 29-6-4 - Compensation and Expenses of Members. - (a) The House Legislative Council succeeds to and is vested...

Section 29-6-5 - Secretary. - The Director of Legislative Services shall serve as Secretary of...

Section 29-6-6 - Powers and Duties; Assistance by Legislative Reference Service. - (a) The duties and powers of the Legislative Council shall...

Section 29-6-7 - Powers and Duties of Legislative Council. - (a) In addition to the powers otherwise provided in this...

Section 29-6-7.1 - Legislative Findings as to Speech and Debate; Definitions; Privileged and Confidential Communication; Waiver of Privilege. - (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares the following: (1)...

Section 29-6-7.2 - Reporting of Litigation Concerning Joint Legislative Operations, the Budget Process, or and Revenue Source. - (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms...

Chapter 7 - Legislative Reference Service.

Section 29-7-1 - Created. - Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017.

Section 29-7-2 - Director. - Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017.

Section 29-7-4 - Additional Staff Members and Clerical Help; Certification of Compensation to Comptroller. - Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017.

Section 29-7-5 - Compensation of Legislative Reference Analysts. - Repealed by Act 2015-408 effective June 10, 2015.

Section 29-7-6 - Powers and Duties; Requests for Assistance; State Agencies and Departments to Submit Reports. - Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017.

Section 29-7-7 - Construction of Chapter. - Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017.

Section 29-7-8 - Compilation of Code of Alabama by Code Commissioner; Altering Sense, Etc. Prohibited; Specified Editorial Work; Adoption by Statute of Supplement and Replacement Volumes as Part of Entire Code; No Change in Existing Law. - Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017.

Section 29-7-9 - Applicable Dates in Preprinted Forms. - Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017.

Section 29-7-10 - Notification of Actions Concerning Joint Legislative Operations. - Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017.

Section 29-7-11 - Preparation of Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901. - Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017.

Section 29-7-12 - References to Individuals With Disabilities. - Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017.

Section 29-7-13 - References to Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation. - Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017.

Section 29-7-14 - References to State Entities Under the State Law Enforcement Agency, - Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017.

Section 29-7-15 - References to Administrative Law Division of the Department of Revenue. - Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017.

Section 29-7-16 - Code Changes to Conform to Chapter 29 of Title 41. - Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017.

Chapter 8 - Alabama Law Institute.

Section 29-8-1 - Authority of State Bar to Establish Institute; Membership; Governing Council. - Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017.

Section 29-8-2 - Compensation of Council, Director and Assistants. - Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017.

Section 29-8-3 - Adoption of Membership Plan. - Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017.

Section 29-8-4 - Purposes and Duties. - Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017.

Section 29-8-5 - Institute to Act in Advisory Capacity Only; Distribution of Reports, Studies, Etc. - Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017.

Section 29-8-6 - Special Fund for Receipt of Grants or Contributions; Public Report. - Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017.

Chapter 9 - Education Trust Fund Rolling Reserve Act.

Section 29-9-1 - Short Title. - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

Section 29-9-2 - Definitions. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-358 IN THE 2022...

Section 29-9-2.1 - New Recurring Revenue. - For purposes of this chapter cited as "The Education Trust...

Section 29-9-3 - Fiscal Year Appropriation Cap. - (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,...

Section 29-9-4 - Education Trust Fund Budget Stabilization Fund; Education Trust Fund Advancement and Technology Fund. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-358 IN THE 2022...

Section 29-9-5 - Withdrawals From Education Trust Fund Budget Stabilization Fund. - (a) Except as provided in Section 29-9-3 and in subdivision...

Section 29-9-6 - Temporary Transfers Into Education Trust Fund. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-358 IN THE 2022...

Chapter 10 - Repayment of Funds Transferred From Alabama Trust Fund to State General Fund.

Section 29-10-1 - Repayment Schedule; Reports. - (a) This section shall be known and may be cited...

Chapter 11 - Transfer of Funds Into State General Fund.

Section 29-11-1 - Transfer of Certain State Funds to Offset Costs of Services. - (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,...

Chapter 12 - Appropriation of Funds From Clearing or Holding Accounts.

Section 29-12-1 - Limitation on Appropriations. - The Legislature shall not appropriate any funds from any of...

Chapter 13 - General Fund Budget Reserve Fund.

Section 29-13-1 - Short Title. - This chapter shall be known as the General Fund Budget...

Section 29-13-2 - Definitions. - As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have...

Section 29-13-3 - General Fund Budget Reserve Fund. - There is hereby created within the State Treasury the General...

Section 29-13-4 - Transfer of Funds. - (a) Beginning on October 1, 2020, and on October 1...

Section 29-13-5 - Withdrawal of Funds. - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), amounts in the...

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Code of Alabama Title 29 - Legislature.

Code of Alabama
Title 29 - Legislature.