Legislature; codification of 2024 Regular Session Acts and Code Commissioner technical revisions into the Code of Alabama 1975
Summary
HB442 is a codification bill that updates the Code of Alabama 1975 by incorporating general and permanent laws enacted during the 2024 Regular Session, along with specified 2024 cumulative supplements and 2025 replacement volumes. It also initially adopts a revised local laws volume covering Pickens through Russell Counties and incorporates 2024 local-law supplements for various counties. The bill is largely administrative in nature and is designed to keep the state code current and organized.
In addition to adopting these supplements and replacement volumes, the bill makes a small set of technical corrections to existing code sections. These corrections address typographical, clerical, and scrivener’s errors, clarify wording in a boating-violation provision, and delete one section that was already repealed by implication. The bill also states that the codification is continuous and systematic, confirms the Code Publisher’s certification, and specifies that the act does not affect statutes enacted during the 2025 legislative session.
Impact
HB442 would affect the official Code of Alabama 1975 by formally incorporating the 2024 regular-session enactments, local-law supplements, and designated replacement volumes into the state’s codified laws. It would also make targeted non-substantive corrections to several code sections across multiple titles, including references in health, municipal, family law, taxation, boating, and local law provisions. The bill further directs the Secretary of State to retain the authenticated supplement and replacement volumes and provide certified copies on request, reinforcing the administrative process for maintaining the state code.
Sentiment
The bill appears to be routine and largely noncontroversial, reflecting a standard housekeeping measure to keep the code current and accurate. There is no recorded committee debate or vote history in the provided materials, and the bill’s content is limited to codification and technical cleanup rather than policy change. Its indefinite postponement suggests it did not advance, but the available record does not indicate substantive opposition or support from discussion.
Contention
There is little apparent policy contention because the bill is primarily a codification and technical-correction measure. The only potentially notable issues are the deletion of a section repealed by implication and the explicit statement that the act does not codify any provision enacted in violation of constitutional requirements, but these are framed as corrective or protective provisions rather than disputed policy choices. No committee transcript or vote record is provided to show any specific objections from legislators, the Code Commissioner, or affected local interests.