Title 29 — Title 29

(a) In addition to its other duties under this article, the Contract Review Permanent Legislative Oversight Committee shall review proposed agreements and obligations as follows: (1) Each state agency or department that receives a direct appropriation from the State General Fund …

Each member of the Joint Transportation Committee shall be entitled to his or her regular legislative compensation and his or her per diem and travel expenses for each day he or she attends a meeting thereof when the Legislature is not in session or when the Legislature is in rec…

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: (1) There exists a continuing need for comprehensive study, research and planning by the Legislature in the area of reapportionment; and, (2) It is necessary, therefore, that a permanent legislative committee on reapportionment be c…

Quadrenniums. (a) There is hereby created a permanent legislative committee to be known as the Permanent Legislative Committee on Reapportionment, hereinafter referred to as the “committee.” (b) Except during the quadrennium in which the United States census is released and the L…

Meetings. (a) The committee shall make a continuous study of the reapportionment problems in Alabama seeking solutions thereto, and shall seek expertise, when deemed necessary, from among knowledgeable state officials and employees, academic personnel and others involved in demog…

Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 97-658, p. 1249, §4, effective October 1, 1997. History: (Acts 1990, No. 90-388, p. 530, §4.)

(a) The transportation department shall cooperate with the Joint Transportation Committee and shall prepare or cause to be prepared and furnished to the Joint Transportation Committee, by the third quarterly meeting of each year, the current STIP for proposed highway construction…

There is hereby created a continuing permanent Municipal Government Committee of the Legislature. The committee shall be composed of eight members of the Legislature, four members from the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House, and four members from…

(a) It shall be the duty and function of the committee to analyze the status of municipal government in Alabama and to make recommendations for legislation and constitutional revision which it considers necessary or desirable to enable the municipal governments of this state to m…

Officio Members. As far as practical all meetings of the committee shall be held in the State House building or in the State Capitol and be opened to the public. The committee may expend funds for the purpose of correspondence with prospective witnesses, in preparation of reports…

Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 97–658, p. 1249, §4, effective October 1, 1997. History: (Acts 1975, No. 1218, p. 2540, §6; Acts 1994, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 94-785, p. 76, §1.)

All bills originating in either house pertaining to transportation under the jurisdiction of the transportation department, its budget, and all other matters of highway planning, construction, maintenance, operation, or administration shall be reviewed by the Joint Transportation…

Cooperation Required of Agencies, Boards, Bureaus, Etc. There is created a Permanent Joint Legislative Committee on Finances and Budgets. The committee shall meet at the call of the chair. It shall be the duty of the committee to make a careful investigation and study of the fina…

Compensation of Members of Subcommittees. The committee shall be composed of the Lieutenant Governor, the members of the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation Education, the members of the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund, and such other members of the Sen…

The committee members shall be entitled to, and shall receive, the same daily legislative compensation, expense allowances, per diem and other compensation which they receive while in legislative session for each weekday, Monday through Friday, during any week in which the commit…

The committee shall report its findings and recommendations to the Legislature at such times deemed appropriate by the chairs, but no later than the seventh legislative day of each regular session. History: (Acts 1991, No. 91-652, p. 1229, §4; Act 2023-224, §1.)

1, 2026.] THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-575, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. The Alabama Commission on the Evaluation of Services is created for the purpose of advising the Legislature and the Governor regarding the evaluation of services, which may include evidence-based poli…

(Repealed by Act 2026-575) [Effective until October 1, 2026.] THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-575, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. (a) The commission shall be composed of the following members: (1) Three members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the Hou…

Commission. (Repealed by Act 2026-575) [Effective until October 1, 2026.] THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-575, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. (a) On October 1, 2019, the employees and staff of the Alabama Support Team for Evidence-based Practices of the Legislative Services Age…

October 1, 2026.] THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-575, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. (a) The commission shall be funded from the annual appropriation to the Legislative Services Agency for program evaluation until otherwise funded from state appropriations. (b) The commission …

2026-575) [Effective until October 1, 2026.] THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-575, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. (a) Any department, agency, institution, and establishment of the executive branch of government and regulatory agency or regulatory commission of the state, excludi…

This chapter shall be known as the “Emergency Interim Succession Act.” History: (Acts 1961, No. 875, p. 1371, §1.)

In the event of an attack, the Governor shall call the Legislature into session as soon as practicable and, in any case, within 90 days following the inception of the attack. If the Governor fails to issue such call, the Legislature shall, on the ninetieth day from the date of in…

If, in the event of an attack, a legislator is unavailable, his emergency interim successor highest in order of succession who is not unavailable shall, except for the power and duty to appoint emergency interim successors, exercise the powers and assume the duties of such legisl…

Successors. When an emergency interim successor exercises the powers and assumes the duties of a legislator, he shall be accorded the privileges and immunities, compensation, allowances and other perquisites of office to which a legislator is entitled. In the event of an attack, …

In the event of an attack: (1) Quorum requirements for the Legislature shall be suspended; and (2) Where the affirmative vote of a specified proportion of members for approval of a bill, resolution or other action would otherwise be required, the same proportion of those voting t…

The authority of emergency interim successors to succeed to the powers and duties of legislators and the operation of the provisions of this chapter relating to quorum, the number of affirmative votes required for legislative action and limitations on the length of sessions and t…

With respect to local offices for which the governing bodies of cities, towns, villages, townships and counties may enact resolutions or ordinances relative to the manner in which vacancies will be filled or temporary appointments to office made, such governing bodies are hereby …

The provisions of this section shall be applicable to officers of political subdivisions, including, but not limited to, cities, towns, villages, townships and counties, as well as school, fire, power and drainage districts not included in Section 29-3-15. Such officers, subject …

The Legislature declares: (1) That recent technological developments make possible an enemy attack of unprecedented destructiveness, which may result in the death or inability to act of a large proportion of the membership of the Legislature; (2) That to conform in time of attack…

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them by this section: (1) ATTACK. Any action or series of actions taken by an enemy of the United States resulting in substantial damage or injury to persons or property in this state whether through…

Each legislator shall designate emergency interim successors to his powers and duties and specify their order of succession. Each legislator shall review and, as necessary, promptly revise the designations of emergency interim successors to his powers and duties to insure that at…

An emergency interim successor is one who is designated for possible temporary succession to the powers and duties, but not the office, of a legislator. No person shall be designated or serve as an emergency interim successor unless he may, under the Constitution and statutes, ho…

Recordation Thereof in Public Journal. Each designation of an emergency interim successor shall become effective when the legislator making the designation files with the Secretary of State the successor’s name, address and rank in order of succession. The removal of an emergency…

Promptly after designation, each emergency interim successor shall take the oath required for the legislator to whose powers and duties he is designated to succeed. No other oath shall be required. The oath shall be administered by any person authorized by law to administer the o…

Each emergency interim successor shall keep himself generally informed as to the duties, procedures, practices and current business of the Legislature, and each legislator shall assist his emergency interim successors to keep themselves so informed. History: (Acts 1961, No. 875, …

Whenever, in the event of an attack or upon finding that an attack may be imminent, the Governor deems the place of session of the Legislature then prescribed to be unsafe, he may change it to any place within or without the state which he deems safer and convenient. History: (Ac…

Except as otherwise expressly provided, the compensation due to officers and employees subject to this chapter shall be certified by the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, respectively, to the Comptroller, who shall issue a warrant in accordanc…

(a) Any salary increase provided for state employees who are listed in the classified and unclassified service of the State of Alabama as defined in Section 36-26-10, whether provided for by legislative action, by action of the State Personnel Board, or by rules of the State Pers…

the Senate. (a) The subordinate officers of the Senate consist of the Secretary of the Senate and an Assistant Secretary of the Senate. The Secretary of the Senate shall be a full-time employee, elected as provided by law, and compensated as provided in this chapter. (b) The Secr…

The President of the Senate shall administer the oaths required to the subordinate officers of the Senate. History: (Acts 1997, No. 97-658, p. 1249, §3.)

(a) The Secretary of the Senate shall be elected at the beginning of the quadrennium, and receive an annual salary of such amount as provided by the Senate Legislative Council. (b) The Senate Legislative Council shall conduct an annual in person evaluation of the performance of t…

Income. (a) The Secretary of the Senate shall not retain any of the fees charged for the sale of copies of bills introduced in the Legislature. All such fees shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the General Fund and shall be used to cover the expenses of the …

In addition to the duties otherwise imposed upon or required of the Secretary of the Senate, he or she shall have all of the following duties: (1) To at all times constitute an information bureau for the members of the Senate and the general public insofar as it is possible to ob…

(a) The Senate Legislative Council, after considering in a timely manner persons recommended by the Secretary of the Senate, shall hire the employees of the Senate. Once hired, all Senate employees are at will employees and shall be under the control and supervision of the Secret…

Senate pages shall be selected or appointed as provided by resolution of the Senate. History: (Acts 1997, No. 97-658, p. 1249, §3.)

In the selection of the employees of the Legislature, there shall be no discrimination on account of sex, race, creed, or color. History: (Acts 1997, No. 97-658, p. 1249, §3.)

Assistant Clerk of the House of Representatives. (a) The subordinate officers of the House of Representatives consist of the Clerk of the House of Representatives and an Assistant Clerk of the House of Representatives. The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall be a full-tim…

The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall administer the oaths required to the subordinate officers of the House of Representatives. History: (Acts 1997, No. 97-658, p. 1249, §3.)

(a) The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall be elected at the beginning of the quadrennium, and shall receive an annual salary of such amount as provided by the House Legislative Council. (b) The House Legislative Council shall conduct an annual in person evaluation of th…