Title 29 — Title 29

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

(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 all of the following: (1) The third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth floors…

(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…

Repealed by Act 2015-408 effective June 10, 2015. History: (Acts 1997, No. 97-658, p. 1249, §3.)

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. History: (Acts 1997, No. 97-658, p. 1249, §3; Act 2015-408, §1.)

(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…

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…

(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…

Business Travel. 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 perso…

Place of Speaker of the House. (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 …

(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 pursuan…

Particular Agencies in Certain Circumstances. 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 purcha…

(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 u…

Place of President Pro Tempore of the Senate. (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)…

Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017. History: (Acts 1975, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 108, p. 333, §1.)

Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017. History: (Acts 1975, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 108, p. 333, §10.)

Bills. Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017. History: (Acts 1982, No. 82-102, p. 131; Acts 1983, No. 83-382, p. 556.)

Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017. History: (Act 2001-307, p. 382, §2; Act 2015-408, §1.)

Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017. History: (Act 2015-237, §1.)

Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017. History: (Acts 1975, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 108, p. 333, §2; Act 2015-408, §1.)

in State Employees’ Retirement System. Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017. History: (Acts 1975, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 108, p. 333, §3; Act 2015-408, §1.)

Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017. History: (Acts 1975, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 108, p. 333, §4; Act 2015-408, §1.)

Agencies, Etc.; Cooperation and Assistance by State Departments, Agencies, Etc. Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017. History: (Acts 1975, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 108, p. 333, §5.)

Examiners of Public Accounts. Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017. History: (Acts 1975, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 108, p. 333, §6.)

Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017. History: (Acts 1975, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 108, p. 333, §7.)

Committees of Legislature. Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017. History: (Acts 1975, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 108, p. 333, §8.)

Repealed by Act 2017-214, §6, effective October 1, 2017. History: (Acts 1975, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 108, p. 333, §9.)

(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…

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

Departments. (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 am…

Statute of Supplement and Replacement Volumes as Part of Entire Code. (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 eff…

(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…

REPEALED BY ACT 2023-224, EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 2023. (a) The Code Commissioner, with the assistance of the Legal Division, shall prepare an official recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended. This official recompilation may not make any substantive change to…

(a) The Legislature recognizes that language used in reference to individuals with disabilities shapes and reflects society’s attitudes towards people with disabilities. Many of the terms currently used diminish the humanity and natural condition of having a disability. Certain t…

The Legal Division shall change all references to the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation in Title 22, and elsewhere as found in this code, to the Department of Mental Health. Code changes shall be made at a time determined appropriate by the division. History: (Ac…

Revenue. The Legal Division shall review Titles 11 and 40 and shall substitute “Alabama Tax Tribunal” for any reference to the Administrative Law Division of the Department of Revenue and shall make any other similar amendments consistent herewith. History: (Act 2017-214, §1.)

to Taxpayer Advocate. The Code Commissioner, pursuant to Section 29-7-8, shall change all references to the Taxpayer Advocate in Title 40, Chapter 2A, to Taxpayer Assistance Officer or Taxpayer Assistance Officers. History: (Act 2017-363, §9.)

The Legal Division shall conform references in the Code of Alabama 1975, to the offices, departments, divisions, and other entities included in Chapter 29 of Title 41 of the Code of Alabama 1975, to reflect the changes made by that chapter. Code changes, including amending and re…

The Code Commissioner shall conform references in the Code of Alabama 1975, to the units, departments, divisions, and other state entities included in Chapter 28, commencing with Section 41-28-1, of Title 41 to reflect the changes required by that chapter. Code changes shall be m…

(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 Code Commissioner may conform references in the Code of Alabama 1975, to reflect the changes made by Act 2018-129. Code changes, including the renumbering of references to Chapter 5 of Title 41, to reflect the appropriate code sections in Chapter 5A of Title 41, shall be made…

The Code Commissioner shall change all collective references to the United States Armed Forces to include the United States Space Force in Title 31 and elsewhere as found in this code. Code changes shall be made at a time determined appropriate by the Code Commissioner. History: …

The Code Commissioner shall change all collective references to the United States Uniformed Services to include the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps in Title 31, and elsewhere as found in t…

The Code Commissioner, at times determined appropriate, shall change all references to the Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission in the Code of Alabama 1975 to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center Commission as provided in Section 41-9-430. History: (Act 2025-70, §3.)

references to the State Port Authority, the Alabama State Docks Department, and the Alabama State Port Authority in this code to the Alabama Port Authority. History: (Act 2026-217, §2.)