SB46 Alabama 2015 1st Special Session
Bill Summary
Act 2015-291 of the 2015 Regular Session amended the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act to provide for the review by the Lieutenant Governor of rules adopted by an agency and disapproved by the Joint Committee on Administrative Regulation Review
This bill would specify that an agency may appeal the disapproval of a rule to the Lieutenant Governor within 15 days of the disapproval and the Lieutenant Governor would have an additional 15 days to review the disapproved rule. The bill would also specify that if the Office of the Lieutenant Governor is vacant, the rule would be suspended until adjournment of the next regular session and would be reinstated at the time unless the Legislature sustains the disapproval by joint resolution. The bill would also specify that Act 2015-291 would operate prospectively to rulemaking commenced by an agency on or after October 1, 2015
Relating to the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act; to amend Section 41-22-23 of the Code of Alabama 1975, as amended by Act 2015-291 of the 2015 Regular Session, providing for the review by the Lieutenant Governor of rules disapproved by the Joint Committee on Administrative Regulation Review under certain conditions; to specify the time an agency may appeal from a disapproval by the committee; to specify that in the event the Office of the Lieutenant Governor is vacant, the rule would be suspended until adjournment of the next regular session and would be reinstated at the time unless the Legislature sustains the disapproval by joint resolution; and to amend Section 4 of Act 2015-291 of the 2015 Regular Session, to specify that Act 2015-291 shall be prospective in operation to rulemaking commenced on or after October 1, 2015.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| August 11, 2015 | S | Assigned Act No. 2015-527. |
| August 11, 2015 | H | Signature Requested |
| August 11, 2015 | S | Enrolled |
| August 11, 2015 | S | Passed Second House |
| August 11, 2015 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 56 |
| August 11, 2015 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| August 7, 2015 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| August 6, 2015 | S | Engrossed |
| August 6, 2015 | H | |
| August 6, 2015 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 41 |
| August 6, 2015 | S | Sanford motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 40 |
| August 6, 2015 | S | Sanford Amendment Offered |
| August 6, 2015 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| August 5, 2015 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| August 4, 2015 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | August 7, 2015 | Speakers Conference Room at 11:30 | House IA Hearing |
| Hearing | August 5, 2015 | ROOM 727 *BILL ADDED* at 10:30 | Senate F&TG Hearing |