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AL SB370
Bill
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SB370 Summary
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Establishes procedures for compiling, reproducing, and publishing Alabama legislative journals, acts, and resolutions through a vendor system replacing the repealed Act 2009-763 provisions.
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Requires the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House to deliver journals and bill copies to vendors within specified timeframes (16 weeks for journals, 3 working days for enrolled acts), with $20 daily penalties for late delivery.
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Specifies that acts shall be bound in volumes not exceeding 1,200 pages per volume and must include Governor's messages, names and addresses of state officials and legislators, and primary bill sponsors upon request.
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Authorizes vendors to reproduce 1,700 copies of pamphlet acts for distribution to courts, legislators, state agencies, and public officials within 10 calendar days of receiving copy, with $100 daily liquidated damages for late performance.
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Allows the Clerk of the House and Secretary of the Senate discretion to prepare and bind journals within their own offices or contract with vendors, with 150-day deadline for journal distribution if outsourced.
Legislative Description
Acts of Alabama, House and Senate Journals, and other official documents, printing, guidlines and time frame established, Secs. 29-1-28 to 29-1-39, inclusive, 29-1-39.1, 29-1-39.2, 29-1-39.3 added; Secs. 29-1-12, 29-1-13 amended and renumbered as Secs. 29-1-26, 29-1-27
Acts and Journals, Printing
Last Action
Pending third reading on day 16 Favorable from Fiscal Responsibility and Accountability with 1 amendment
6/1/2011