AL HB537

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 must include verbatim copies of committee meeting discussions, committee reports and votes, floor debates, public hearing discussions, and member statements explaining their votes or actions.

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, accessibility, usefulness, accuracy, and historical preservation purposes when establishing the record.

Clerk shall compile, index, and publish the record within a reasonable time after each legislative session ends and may charge reasonable fees to defray publication costs.