HJR204 Summary

• Creates a Joint Committee on State House Programming and Planning to study environmental conditions and physical plant systems of the Alabama State House, which has served as the Legislature's meeting location since the mid-1980s.

• Committee membership consists of 5 House members appointed by the Speaker (including 1 minority party member), 5 Senate members appointed by the President Pro Tempore (including 1 minority party member), the Secretary of the Senate, the Clerk of the House, and the Director of the Legislative Services Agency.

• Directs the committee to examine existing environmental conditions, all physical plant and utility systems, public access to committees and legislative meetings, building functionality during a pandemic, and security issues.

• Director of the Legislative Services Agency serves as committee chair and must call the first meeting before July 1, 2021; members receive regular legislative compensation, per diem, and travel expenses.

• Committee must report findings and recommendations to the Speaker and President Pro Tempore by December 1, 2021, at which time the committee dissolves.