Title 29 — Title 29

Date. THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED AND REENACTED IN THE 2021 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2021-556 EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 4, 2021. The Alabama House of Representatives shall consist of 105 members. Each member elected shall reside in the district which he or she represents or seeks to represe…

Committees. (a) There shall be appropriated from the General Fund to the Legislature the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the expenses of the Legislature in its organizational session and for the expense of such legislati…

The compensation due to the officers and members of the Legislature must be certified by the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House of Representatives, respectively, to the Comptroller, who must issue his warrant therefor on the Treasurer. History: (Code 1852, §45; Code 1…

The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House shall be allowed 16 weeks within which to check, compare, and deliver the journals of the Senate and the House of Representatives of each session of the Legislature to the Secretary of State and the state printer. The journal…

Compensation. The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall be allowed 16 weeks from the date of the final adjournment of each session of the Legislature of Alabama, other than the 10-day or organization session, in which to check, compare, and d…

At the close of each session of the Legislature, the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, and Secretary of State must select all the papers belonging to the Legislature, except such as relate to unfinished business, and deposit them in the office…

Etc., to Be Preserved. The engrossed copies of all laws and joint resolutions passed by the Legislature must be preserved by the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House, and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State. History: (Code 1867, §39; Code 1876, §45; Code 1…

(a) The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives must, within 10 days after the adjournment of each session, assort all papers and documents of their respective houses relating to the unfinished business of the session and arrange them in files, as fo…

Papers. The records, papers and documents thus arranged, filed and labeled must be delivered to the Secretary of State, who, upon receipt of the same, must certify that such secretary and clerk have, respectively, complied with the requirements of Section 29-1-16. No warrant shal…

Representatives. No standing committee of the House of Representatives, except a committee on local legislation, shall be composed of more than 15 members. History: (Acts 1932, Ex. Sess., No. 208, p. 213; Code 1940, T. 32, §6; Acts 1963, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 46, p. 162.)

Outside Capitol. (a) The House of Representatives shall have the use of all offices, rooms, corridors, lavatories, and other usable space located on the second floor in the south wing of the Capitol. The Senate shall have the use of all offices, rooms, corridors, lavatories, and …

Cooperation with Chief of Services. (a) The Legislature of the State of Alabama may control the usage of a certain portion of those streets adjacent to the State Capitol complex in the City of Montgomery and the grounds of the State Capitol building, viz: That portion of King Str…

Date. (a) The Alabama Senate shall consist of 35 members. Each member elected shall reside in the district which he or she represents or seeks to represent. The State of Alabama is divided into 35 Senate Districts as provided in subsection (b). (b) The numbers and boundaries of t…

THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED IN THE 2001 SECOND SPECIAL SESSION BY ACT 2001-727 AND ACT 2001-729, EFFECTIVE JULY 3, 2001. History: (Acts 1982, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 82-629, p. 3, §5; Acts 1983, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 83-154, p. 163, §5.)

(a) Any legal action which contests the validity of any redistricting or reapportionment plan, or any portion of any such plan, for the state Senate, state House of Representatives, United States Congress, State Board of Education, or any other statewide redistricting or reapport…

or Senate. The Clerk of the House is hereby authorized to trade in any equipment purchased for the use of the House of Representatives of the Alabama Legislature when purchasing new equipment for the use of the House. The Secretary of the Senate is authorized to trade in any equi…

Salaries or compensation of officers and employees of the Alabama Legislature and any other persons paid by or by authority of the legislative department of the State of Alabama whose salary is established by statute or whose salary is subject to minimum or maximum amounts establ…

Annually; Contents. Repealed by Act 2015-408, effective June 10, 2015. History: (Acts 1984, No. 84-130, p. 158; Acts 1986, No. 86-401, p. 591.)

Establishment of Price; Disposition of Generated Revenues; Disposition of Unsold Chairs or Desks. (a) Any provisions of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the Historical Commission shall establish a rate or price for the production of each restored desk of the legislative chamb…

(a) This section may be referred to as the Ozone Transport Oversight Act of 1997. (b) The Legislature of the State of Alabama finds all of the following: (1) The Federal Clean Air Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq., contains a comprehensive regulatory scheme for the control …

Legislature. (a) Any state agency, state department, or public entity required to supply paper copies of annual reports and other documents and materials to members of the Legislature shall develop and implement an alternative method of distribution and publication. (b) The alter…

(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Legislative Double Dipping Prohibition Act. (b) Any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, and except as provided in subsection (c), a member of the Legislature, during his or her term of office, may not be …

The Legislature shall meet annually at the Capitol, in the Senate chamber and in the hall of the House of Representatives, unless at any time it should, from any cause, become impossible or dangerous for the Legislature to meet or remain at the Capitol or for the Senate to meet o…

The Legislature shall convene in organizational session on the second Tuesday in January following its election and shall remain in session for not longer than 10 consecutive calendar days. Commencing in the year 1999, the annual regular sessions of the Alabama Legislature shall …

Defined and Required to Conduct Business; Failure of Appointing Authority to Make Appointment; Certain Persons Ineligible to Serve. Repealed by Act 99-347, p. 499, § 1, 1999 Regular Session, effective June 4, 1999. History: (Acts 1991, No. 91-669, p. 1304, §1.)

Repealed by Act 99-347, p. 499, § 1, 1999 Regular Session, effective June 4, 1999. History: (Acts 1991, No. 91-669, p. 1304, §2.)

Repealed by Act 99-347, p. 499, § 1, 1999 Regular Session, effective June 4, 1999. History: (Acts 1991, No. 91-669, p. 1304, §3.)

Recommendations; Authority to Travel and Conduct Public Hearings. Repealed by Act 99-347, p. 499, § 1, 1999 Regular Session, effective June 4, 1999. History: (Acts 1991, No. 91-669, p. 1304, §4.)

Compensation of Legislature to Remain the Same Unless Recommendations Adopted by Majority of Both Houses. Repealed by Act 99-347, p. 499, § 1, 1999 Regular Session, effective June 4, 1999. History: (Acts 1991, No. 91-669, p. 1304, §5.)

No special session of the Legislature shall continue for longer than 12 legislative days and 30 calendar days. History: (Acts 1939, Ex. Sess., No. 12, p. 11; Code 1940, T. 32, §5; Acts 1951, No. 33, p. 242, §2.)

The oath of office may be administered to the members of the Legislature by any judge of the Supreme Court, Court of Civil Appeals, Court of Criminal Appeals, circuit, district or probate court, the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The Presi…

(a) Members of the Legislature of Alabama shall in all cases, except treason, felony and breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest and shall not be subject to service of any summons, citation or other civil process during their attendance at the session of their respective h…

(a) The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall each receive $12.00, and each member of the Legislature shall receive $10.00, for each day during the period in which the Legislature is in session, but not exceeding in any event the number of …

Purposes. Repealed by Act 98-502, p. 1083, effective December 31, 1998. History: (Acts 1981, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 81-1142, p. 422.)

The compensation of all members of the legislative interim committees provided for by joint resolution or by act of the two houses of the Legislature shall be $10.00 per day for the entire time while engaged in its work, except in cases of adjournment exceeding three days. The me…

The Legislature hereby finds and declares as follows: improving the efficiency, cost effectiveness and performance of all branches of government can only be achieved with proper oversight, accountability, and transparency in government decision making and processes for service de…

The following words shall have the following meanings: (1) CHILDREN IN STATE CARE. A child who is described by any of the following circumstances: a. The child’s foster care placement is primarily the financial responsibility of the state. b. The child is under the legal or physi…

There is created a Permanent Joint Legislative Oversight Committee of Children in State Care. The committee shall consist of three members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House and three members of the Senate appointed by the Lieutenant Governor. T…

The Secretary of the Senate, the Clerk of the House of Representatives, the Legislative Reference Service, the Legislative Fiscal Office, the Examiners of Public Accounts and the council created pursuant to Section 29–2–105 shall provide any assistance as may be necessary at the …

It shall be the duty of the committee to study and review the criteria for placing and keeping children in state care, to review the criteria for selection of child care providers by state agencies, to review the minimum base pay and distribution of funds for providers, to identi…

The committee shall report any findings and recommendations to the Legislature no later than the seventh legislative day of each regular session. History: (Act 98-612, p. 1347, §5.)

(a) The committee shall convene a council composed of the chair of the committee or his or her designee and the commissioner or the commissioner’s designee of each department of state government that administers services to children, youth, and their families, including, but not …

(a) The Department of Human Resources, the Department of Mental Health, and the Department of Youth Services shall create a joint project team to develop a requirements analysis and conceptual design for maintaining a central repository of case information within 12 months of May…

(a) All records, reports, permanency plans, reviews, and reports of children in state care or any material prepared in connection with the planning, placement, or care of a child in the care or custody of a state agency shall not be a public record and shall be disclosed only for…

The Legislature hereby finds as follows: The Legislature has the constitutional duty to appropriate and safeguard taxpayers’ money; the Legislature has recognized the need for community services programs; and the Legislature has recognized the purposes for which Alabama community…

Operation. There is hereby created a permanent Joint Legislative Advisory Committee on Community Services Grants, hereinafter referred to as the committee. The committee shall consist of the Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee; the Chair of the Senate Finance and Taxation…

Members; Expenses. The Secretary of the Senate, the Clerk of the House of Representatives, the Legislative Reference Service, the Legislative Fiscal Office, and the Examiners of Public Accounts shall provide any assistance as may be necessary at the committee’s request. Each memb…

It shall be the duty of the committee to review applications and recommend for approval any community services grants made from any funds appropriated to the State Executive Commission on Community Services Grants by the Legislature for the purpose of awarding community services …

The committee shall make an annual report to members of the Legislature no later than the seventh legislative day of regular sessions detailing any and all community services grants awarded. History: (Act 98-677, p. 1490, §5.)

The Legislature intends that this article shall serve as the method of compensating certain innocent persons who have been wrongfully incarcerated by the State of Alabama. History: (Act 2001-659, p. 1359, §1.)