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AL HB12
Bill
Status
1/12/2010
Primary Sponsor
Joseph Mitchell
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AI Summary
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Requires the Clerk of the Alabama House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate to establish procedures to implement and maintain a legislative record concerning matters related to the legislative process.
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Legislative record shall include verbatim copies of committee meeting discussions, committee reports and votes, floor debates, public hearing discussions, and statements by individual members explaining their votes or actions.
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Record may be published as part of the journal, as a separate publication, or in digital/computer form, similar to the U.S. Congressional Record.
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Clerk and Secretary must consider cost effectiveness, accessibility, usefulness, accuracy, and historical preservation purposes when establishing the record.
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Clerk and Secretary shall compile, index, and publish the legislative record within a reasonable time after each legislative session ends, and may charge a reasonable fee with proceeds used to defray publication costs.
Legislative Description
Legislative record, Clerk of the House and Secretary of the Senate to establish procedure to implement and maintain, record to contain committee discussions, floor debate, and other material
Legislature
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Internal Affairs
1/12/2010