HB8 Summary

• Requires the Clerk of the Alabama House of Representatives to establish procedures to implement and maintain a legislative record concerning matters related to the legislative process.

• Legislative record shall include verbatim copies of committee meeting discussions, committee reports and votes, floor debates, public hearing discussions, and member statements regarding votes or actions.

• Legislative record may be formatted as part of the journal, a separate publication, or in digital/computer form, potentially modeled after the U.S. Congressional Record.

• Clerk must consider cost effectiveness, feasibility, accessibility, availability, usefulness, accuracy, and historical preservation purposes when establishing the record.

• Clerk 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 cover publication costs.