Title 29 — LEGISLATURE.
- Chapter 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS.
- Section 29-1-1.2 House districts; legal actions; official maps; severability; effective date.
- Section 29-1-10 Appropriation for organization sessions and legislative interim committees.
- Section 29-1-11 Certification of compensation due officers and members.
- Section 29-1-12 Journals of House and Senate - Compiling and filing.
- Section 29-1-13 Journals of House and Senate - Delivery to Secretary of State; compensation.
- Section 29-1-14 Papers and documents of Legislature - Deposit with Secretary of State.
- Section 29-1-15 Papers and documents of Legislature - Engrossed copies of laws, etc., to be preserved.
- Section 29-1-16 Papers and documents of Legislature - How filed and arranged.
- Section 29-1-17 Papers and documents of Legislature - Secretary of State to receipt for papers.
- Section 29-1-18 Maximum number of members on standing committees of House of Representatives.
- Section 29-1-19 Use of space in Capitol; control of space when Legislature convenes outside Capitol.
- Section 29-1-19.1 Legislature authorized to control streets adjacent to Capitol, in cooperation with chief of services.
- Section 29-1-2.3 Senate districts; legal actions; official maps; severability; effective date.
- Section 29-1-2.4 Effective date.
- Section 29-1-2.5 Contesting redistricting or reapportionment plans.
- Section 29-1-20 Trade of old equipment upon purchase of new equipment for House or Senate.
- Section 29-1-21 Salaries of legislative officers and employees.
- Section 29-1-22 Appropriation for legislative costs; Legislature to present budget annually; contents.
- Section 29-1-23 Purchase of legislative chairs or desks by members of Legislature; establishment of price; disposition of generated revenues; disposition of unsold chairs or desks.
- Section 29-1-24 Ozone transport oversight.
- Section 29-1-25 Alternate distribution and publication of materials supplied to Legislature.
- Section 29-1-3 Annual sessions; place of meeting.
- Section 29-1-4 Time of meeting and length of organizational and regular sessions.
- Section 29-1-40 Creation; composition; terms and appointment of members; quorum defined and required to conduct business; failure of appointing authority to make appointment; certain persons ineligibl
- Section 29-1-41 Compensation; expenses.
- Section 29-1-42 Record-keeping, clerical assistance, etc.
- Section 29-1-43 Duties of commission; study of compensation; report of findings and recommendations; authority to travel and conduct public hearings.
- Section 29-1-44 Recommendations to be sent to Legislature, Governor, etc.; compensation of Legislature to remain the same unless recommendations adopted by majority of both houses.
- Section 29-1-5 Length of special sessions.
- Section 29-1-6 Administration of oath of office to members.
- Section 29-1-7 Privilege of members from arrest and civil process.
- Section 29-1-8 Compensation and mileage of officers and members.
- Section 29-1-8.1 Treatment of legislators' travel expenses for state income tax purposes.
- Section 29-1-9 Compensation of legislative interim committees.
- Chapter 2 — PERMANENT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES.
- Section 29-2-1 Legislative findings and intent; liberal construction of article.
- Section 29-2-100 Definitions.
- Section 29-2-101 Oversight Committee - Created; members; meetings.
- Section 29-2-102 Oversight Committee - Assistance; compensation; expenses.
- Section 29-2-103 Oversight committee - Duties.
- Section 29-2-104 Report to Legislature.
- Section 29-2-105 Coordination council - Composition; meetings; duties.
- Section 29-2-106 State Case Registry of Children in State Care.
- Section 29-2-107 Disclosure of information; violation.
- Section 29-2-120 Legislative findings.
- Section 29-2-121 Joint Legislative Advisory Committee - Created; composition; operation.
- Section 29-2-122 Joint Legislative Oversight committee - Assistance; compensation of members; expenses.
- Section 29-2-123 Joint Legislative Advisory Committee - Duties.
- Section 29-2-124 Joint Legislative Oversight Committee - Annual report.
- Section 29-2-150 Legislative intent.
- Section 29-2-151 Committee created.
- Section 29-2-152 Composition; meetings; duties of Division of Risk Management.
- Section 29-2-153 Compensation; expenses.
- Section 29-2-154 Rules and regulations.
- Section 29-2-155 Civil liability.
- Section 29-2-156 Eligibility for compensation.
- Section 29-2-157 Evidence of innocence.
- Section 29-2-158 Application and notice.
- Section 29-2-159 Base and discretionary amounts of compensation; hearing; certification and payment.
- Section 29-2-160 Methods of payment; eligibility of estate to receive compensation.
- Section 29-2-161 Eligibility exceptions.
- Section 29-2-162 Application based on exoneration or dismissal of accusatory instrument.
- Section 29-2-163 Verification of information by Division of Risk Management.
- Section 29-2-164 Cooperation by state agencies and departments.
- Section 29-2-165 Appropriation of funds.
- Section 29-2-190 Continuation and termination; functions.
- Section 29-2-2 Created; membership; appointment, qualifications and terms of members; vacancies.
- Section 29-2-20 Creation; membership; chairman; purpose; duties; reports to Legislature.
- Section 29-2-200 Creation; composition; meetings; compensation; powers and duties.
- Section 29-2-201 Conveyance of State House property to Legislative Building Authority.
- Section 29-2-202 Calculation and payment of principal and interest on bonds attributable to the Alabama State House.
- Section 29-2-21 Employment of consultants, advisors, etc.
- Section 29-2-22 Compensation and expenses of members.
- Section 29-2-220 Short title.
- Section 29-2-221 Created; purpose.
- Section 29-2-222 Legislative Youth Advisory Oversight Commission - Creation; composition.
- Section 29-2-223 Legislative Youth Advisory Oversight Commission - Powers and duties.
- Section 29-2-224 Membership of council.
- Section 29-2-225 Eligibility criteria.
- Section 29-2-226 Officers of council; compensation; meetings.
- Section 29-2-227 Duties of council.
- Section 29-2-228 Funding.
- Section 29-2-250 Creation; composition, and meetings; compensation; duties; report; funding.
- Section 29-2-3 Meetings; chairman and vice-chairman; quorum.
- Section 29-2-4 Powers and duties.
- Section 29-2-40 Creation; membership.
- Section 29-2-41 Expenses for members; assistance of Department of Examiners of Public Accounts; responsibilities, powers, etc.; examination of proposed contract or letter of intent; effect of failure
- Section 29-2-41.1 Emergency provisions.
- Section 29-2-41.2 Personal and professional service agreements.
- Section 29-2-41.3 Personal and professional service agreements - Exclusions.
- Section 29-2-41.4 Personal property and nonprofessional services.
- Section 29-2-5 Compensation of committee members.
- Section 29-2-50 Legislative findings and intent.
- Section 29-2-51 Creation; members; chairman; expanded membership in certain quadrenniums.
- Section 29-2-52 Duties; employment of consultants, etc.; expenses; contracts; meetings.
- Section 29-2-53 Staff, equipment and facilities.
- Section 29-2-6 Duties of Department of Transportation.
- Section 29-2-60 Creation; members; terms; vacancies.
- Section 29-2-61 Duties; subjects for consideration; recommendations.
- Section 29-2-62 Meetings; funds; compensation; chairman and vice-chairman; ex officio members.
- Section 29-2-7 Repealed effective October 1, 1997.
- Section 29-2-8 Reference of highway legislation to committee.
- Section 29-2-80 Creation; duties and responsibilities; clerical and expert assistance; cooperation required of agencies, boards, bureaus, etc.
- Section 29-2-81 Composition of committee; co-chairs; vice co-chairs; sub-committees; compensation of members of sub-committees.
- Section 29-2-82 Compensation, expenses, etc., of committee members.
- Section 29-2-83 Report of findings and recommendations to Legislature.
- Chapter 3 — EMERGENCY INTERIM SUCCESSION.
- Section 29-3-1 Short title.
- Section 29-3-10 Convening of Legislature in event of attack.
- Section 29-3-11 Assumption of powers and duties of legislator by successor.
- Section 29-3-12 Privileges, immunities and compensation of emergency interim successors.
- Section 29-3-13 Quorum and vote requirements.
- Section 29-3-14 Expiration of chapter; extension or restoration of provisions thereof.
- Section 29-3-15 Enabling authority for emergency interim successors to local offices.
- Section 29-3-16 Emergency interim successors for officers of political subdivisions.
- Section 29-3-2 Declaration of policy.
- Section 29-3-3 Definitions.
- Section 29-3-4 Designation of successors to legislators.
- Section 29-3-5 Status, qualifications and term of successors.
- Section 29-3-6 When designations, removals and changes of successors effective; recordation thereof in public journal.
- Section 29-3-7 Oath of successors.
- Section 29-3-8 Duty of successors to keep themselves informed.
- Section 29-3-9 Governor may change place of legislative session.
- Chapter 4 — SUBORDINATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.
- Section 29-4-1 Compensation shall be certified.
- Section 29-4-2 Salary increase; schedule of rates revision; employees of the state.
- Section 29-4-20 Subordinate officers - Secretary of the Senate; Assistant Secretary of the Senate.
- Section 29-4-21 Oaths.
- Section 29-4-22 Compensation.
- Section 29-4-23 Secretary of the Senate - Cannot retain fees; disclosure of personal income.
- Section 29-4-24 Secretary of the Senate - Duties.
- Section 29-4-25 Powers of elected members of the Legislative Council.
- Section 29-4-26 Senate pages.
- Section 29-4-3 No discrimination in selection of employees.
- Section 29-4-30 Subordinate officers - Clerk of the House of Representatives and Assistant Clerk of the House of Representatives.
- Section 29-4-31 Oaths.
- Section 29-4-32 Compensation.
- Section 29-4-33 Clerk - Cannot retain fees; disclosure of personal income.
- Section 29-4-34 Clerk - Duties.
- Section 29-4-35 Powers of members of the Legislative Council.
- Section 29-4-36 House pages.
- Section 29-4-4 Security personnel - Responsibilities; powers.
- Section 29-4-40 Staff assistance.
- Section 29-4-41 Additional employees.
- Section 29-4-42 Majority vote required.
- Section 29-4-5 Retirement.
- Section 29-4-50 Office of Lieutenant Governor; compensation; business travel.
- Section 29-4-6 Rights of retired employees.
- Section 29-4-60 Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives; compensation; business travel.
- Chapter 5 — LEGISLATIVE FISCAL OFFICE.
- Section 29-5-1 Established; director head of office.
- Section 29-5-10 Computer capability; evaluation of budgetary matters.
- Section 29-5-12 Estimate of amount of money involved under provisions of certain bills.
- Section 29-5-13 Notification of actions concerning budget process or revenue source.
- Section 29-5-2 Joint fiscal committee of Legislature.
- Section 29-5-3 Appointment, salary, and removal of director; participation by director in State Employees' Retirement System.
- Section 29-5-4 Personnel.
- Section 29-5-5 Director authorized to obtain information from state departments, agencies, etc.; cooperation and assistance by state departments, agencies, etc.
- Section 29-5-6 Assistance by Legislative Reference Service and Department of Examiners of Public Accounts.
- Section 29-5-7 Duties and functions generally.
- Section 29-5-8 Assistance to other committees of House or Senate and joint committees of Legislature.
- Section 29-5-9 Assistance to members of House and Senate.
- Chapter 6 — LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
- Section 29-6-1 :Created.
- Section 29-6-2 Composition.
- Section 29-6-2.1 Additional members.
- Section 29-6-3 Meetings; election of chairman and vice-chairman; votes; quorum.
- Section 29-6-4 Compensation and expenses of members.
- Section 29-6-5 Secretary.
- Section 29-6-6 Powers and duties; assistance by Legislative Reference Service.
- Section 29-6-7 Construction of chapter.
- Chapter 7 — LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE SERVICE.
- Section 29-7-1 Created.
- Section 29-7-10 Notification of actions concerning joint legislative operations.
- Section 29-7-11 Preparation of official recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901.
- Section 29-7-12 References to individuals with disabilities.
- Section 29-7-13 References to Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation.
- Section 29-7-2 Director.
- Section 29-7-4 Additional staff members and clerical help; certification of compensation to Comptroller.
- Section 29-7-5 Compensation of legislative reference analysts.
- Section 29-7-6 Powers and duties; requests for assistance; state agencies and departments to submit reports.
- Section 29-7-7 Construction of chapter.
- Section 29-7-8 Compilation of Code of Alabama by Code Commissioner; altering sense, etc. prohibited; specified editorial work; adoption by statute of supplement and replacement volumes as part of enti
- Section 29-7-9 Applicable dates in preprinted forms.
- Chapter 8 — ALABAMA LAW INSTITUTE.
- Section 29-8-1 Authority of State Bar to establish institute; membership; governing council.
- Section 29-8-2 Compensation of council, director and assistants.
- Section 29-8-3 Adoption of membership plan.
- Section 29-8-4 Purposes and duties.
- Section 29-8-5 Institute to act in advisory capacity only; distribution of reports, studies, etc.