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AL HB211
Bill
Status
6/4/2015
Primary Sponsor
Mike Ball
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AI Summary
HB211 Summary
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Reconstitutes the Legislative Council into three entities: a unified Legislative Council, a Senate Legislative Council, and a House Legislative Council with defined memberships and powers.
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Abolishes three entities and transfers their functions to the Legislative Council: the Joint Fiscal Committee, the Legislative Building Authority, and the separate entity of Senate members elected to the Legislative Council.
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Establishes the Alabama Law Institute as part of the Legislative Department with a restructured governing council composed of judicial, legislative, legal, and academic representatives.
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Transfers State House property from the Legislative Building Authority to the Legislative Council effective October 1, 2015, and clarifies administrative procedures for Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House appointments.
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Provides for continuity of the President Pro Tempore's office and allows the Secretary of the Senate to perform related fund expenditure functions if the President Pro Tempore leaves office before a successor is elected.
Legislative Description
Legislative Council, reconstituted, Senate Legislative Council, House Legislative Council estab. and duties assigned, Joint Fiscal Committee and Legislative Building Authority abolished, Law Institute made part of Legislative Department, Secs. 29-1-10, 29-2-52, 29-2-200, 29-2-201, 29-4-20, 29-4-22, 29-4-25, 29-4-30, 29-4-32, 29-4-35, 29-4-40, 29-4-42, 29-5-2, 29-5-3, 29-5-4, 29-5-13, 29-6-1, 29-6-2, 29-6-3, 29-6-4, 29-6-7, 29-7-4, 29-8-1, 29-8-2, 29-8-3, 29-8-4, 29-8-5, 41-9-370, 41-9-374, 41-19-3, 41-19-3.1 am;d, Secs. 29-122, 29-4-41, 29-7-5 repealed
Legislature
Last Action
Delivered to Governor at 9:30 a.m. on June 4, 2015.
6/4/2015