Title 29

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…

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 interim successor or change in order o…

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. (Acts 1961, No. 875, p. 1371, …

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. (Acts 1961, …

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…

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

AMENDED BY ACT 2026-270, EFFECTIVE MARCH 17, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. (a) Unless provided otherwise by law or applicable legislative rule or policy, security personnel employed by the House of Representatives and the Senate shall be responsible for the security of the …

(a) Any Alabama state trooper who retires, and who has not reached the age of 65, may be employed or reemployed as a guard, marshal, or doorkeeper for either house of the Legislature without regard to the laws of the State Merit System or to the State Employees’ Retirement System…

(a) It is lawful and permissible for any public employee who has retired under the Employees’ Retirement System or the Judicial Retirement Fund to be employed with the House of Representatives, the Senate, the Department of the Examiners of Public Accounts, the Legislative Fiscal…

The Secretary of the Senate, the Clerk of the House of Representatives, the Director of the Legislative Services Agency, and the Chief Examiner of the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts may expend any available funds to purchase promotional items, items to recognize achie…

(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 Secretary of the…

The President of the Senate shall administer the oaths required to the subordinate officers of the Senate. (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…

(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 Legislat…

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. (Acts 1997, No. 97-658, p. 1249, §3.)

(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-time employee, elected as provided by law, and compe…

The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall administer the oaths required to the subordinate officers of the House of Representatives. (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…

(a) The Clerk of the House of Representatives 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 o…

In addition to the duties otherwise imposed upon or required of the Clerk of the House of Representatives, he or she shall have all of the following duties: (1) To at all times constitute an information bureau for the members of the House of Representatives and the general public…

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

House pages shall be appointed by the Clerk of the House of Representatives. (Acts 1997, No. 97-658, p. 1249, §3.)

(a) The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall furnish to each joint committee for which staff assistance is not provided in the act creating the joint committee, the staff assistance reasonably necessary to enable the committee to perform its…

Actions under this article requiring the approval of the Senate Legislative Council and the House Legislative Council may be taken only if approved by a majority vote of both respective councils. (Acts 1997, No. 97-658, p. 1249, §3; Act 2015-408, §1.)

The Office of the Lieutenant Governor shall be separate and distinct from the Legislature, any state agency, entity, or official. The Lieutenant Governor may appoint, without regard to the State Merit System law, such personnel as may be necessary to carry out the duties and func…

(a) The following words and phrases, as used in this section, have the following meanings: (1) ELIGIBLE K-12 ENTITY. Any public school in operation in the current fiscal year, the Alabama School of Math and Science, the Alabama School of Fine Arts, the Alabama School for Cyber Te…

The Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall be separate and distinct from the Legislature, any state agency, entity, or official. The Speaker of the House of Representatives may appoint, without regard to the State Merit System law, such personnel as may be ne…

(a) Whenever any act of the Legislature provides that the Speaker of the House of Representatives is designated a member of a multi-member body, the Speaker may designate a person to serve in his or her place as follows: (1) If the body is composed exclusively of members of the L…

(a) The Speaker of the House of Representatives, on the date of the general election at which members of the House of Representatives are elected to four-year terms, shall continue to serve as Speaker of the House of Representatives until the election for Speaker is held pursuant…

(a) If the senator who is serving as the President Pro Tempore of the Senate on the date of the general election at which members of the Senate are elected to four-year terms is reelected to the Senate, the senator shall continue to serve as President Pro Tempore of the Senate un…

(a) Whenever any act of the Legislature provides that the President Pro Tempore of the Senate is designated a member of a multi-member body, the President Pro Tempore may designate a person to serve in his or her place as follows: (1) If the body is composed exclusively of member…

(a) There is hereby created the Legislative Services Agency which shall be under the supervision, direction, and control of the Director of Legislative Services. The director shall be appointed by the Legislative Council and shall receive the compensation and benefits established…

The agency shall consist of three divisions as follows: (1) The Legal Division, which shall be headed by the Deputy Director of Legislative Services, Legal. The deputy director, legal, shall be a licensed attorney appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the director and shall r…

(a) The Director of Legislative Services, without regard to the State Merit System Law, may hire staff members and clerical help to effectuate the purposes of this chapter. (b) The compensation due to the officers and employees employed under this section shall be certified by th…

The Legal Division shall be under the supervision, direction, and control of the Director of Legislative Services. (Act 2017-214, §1.)

(a) The Legal Division shall have all of the following duties: (1) To respond to questions concerning the organization and administration of state government or the operation of constitutional or statutory law. (2) To render assistance in the drafting of bills and amendments to b…

(a) In compiling the contents of the Code of Alabama 1975, and any cumulative supplement and replacement volume to the code, the Legal Division and the Code Commissioner may not alter the sense, meaning, or effect of any act. The Legal Division and Code Commissioner, in compiling…

(a) Whenever any provision of this code contains a preprinted form that contains language which indicates the year of application or execution as “19__,” the language shall be deemed to mean either a year beginning with the numbers 19 or 2 as the case may be. (b) The Legal Divisi…