Relating to the Legislature; to amend Section 29-1-4, 29-2-41, 29-2-41.2, 29-2-80, 29-2-81, 29-2-83, 29-2-201, 29-4-70, 29-5A-22, 29-5A-46, 29-6-1, 29-6-2, 29-6-3, 29-6-7, 41-5A-16, 41-9-370, and 41-9-374, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide further for the date the Legislature convenes during the first year of a regular session; to provide additional time for the Contract Review Committee to review a contract and provide further for certain types of professional contracts; to provide further for property owned by the Legislative Council; to provide contingencies if a vacancy occurs in the Office of the Lieutenant Governor; to provide further for the role of the Code Commissioner and duties of the Legislative Council and Legislative Services Agency; to revise membership of the Joint Legislative Committee on Finances and Budgets; to provide further for tax expenditure reports made by the Legislative Fiscal Officer; to revise when members of the Legislative Committee on Public Accounts are elected; to repeal 29-5A-24 and 29-6-6, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to obsolete duties of the Legislative Reference Service and the Legislative Council; to repeal Sections 17-16-50 through 17-16-53, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the contested election of a legislator; and to delete obsolete language and make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.
Summary
Legislature, powers and duties of Legislative Council, Contract Review Committee, and Code Commissioner revised, date Legislature convenes during first year of regular session revised
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Apr 19, 2023
Signed May 22, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 2, 2023 · House May 9, 2023
How they voted
30–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 34
May 2, 2023
D
Democratic8
87% Yea
R
Republican26
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
6
Committee
5
May 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended
lower
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in Second House
lower
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Favorably (State Government)
lower
May 2, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee (State Government)
lower
May 2, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read A Third Time And Passed As Amended
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Favorably (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development)
upper
Apr 19, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Referred (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development)
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Sam Givhan
RRepublican
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