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HB345
EJLXWC2-1
By Representative Pringle
RFD: State Government
First Read: 29-Jan-26
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EJLXWC2-1 01/19/2026 JMH (L)evp 2026-334
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First Read: 29-Jan-26
SYNOPSIS:
Under existing law, the general and permanent
laws of the State of Alabama enacted subsequent to the
adoption and enactment of the Code of Alabama 1975,
including acts of the 1976 Regular Session of the
Legislature through the 2024 Regular Session as
contained in the respective annual cumulative
supplements and replacement volumes to the code, have
been adopted and incorporated in a continuous and
systematic manner into the Code of Alabama 1975.
This bill would adopt and incorporate into the
Code of Alabama 1975, those general and permanent laws
of the state enacted during the 2025 Regular Session as
contained in the 2025 Cumulative Supplements to certain
volumes of the code.
This bill would adopt and incorporate into the
Code of Alabama 1975, the 2025 supplements to local law
volumes.
This bill would make certain corrections to the
volumes of the cumulative supplements and replacement
volumes.
This bill would specify that this adoption and
incorporation constitutes a continuous systematic
codification of the entire Code of Alabama 1975, and
would expressly provide that this act does not affect
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would expressly provide that this act does not affect
2026 session statutes or replacement volumes.
This bill would also specify the duties of the
Secretary of State regarding the custody of the
cumulative supplements and replacement volumes.
A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To adopt and incorporate into the Code of Alabama 1975,
those general and permanent laws of the state enacted during
the 2025 Regular Session, as contained in the 2025 Cumulative
Supplements to certain volumes of the code; and to adopt and
incorporate into the Code of Alabama 1975, the 2025 Cumulative
Supplements to local law volumes; to make corrections in
certain volumes of the cumulative supplements and replacement
volumes; to specify that this adoption and incorporation
constitutes a continuous systematic codification of the entire
Code of Alabama 1975, and that this act is a law that adopts a
code; to expressly provide that this act does not affect any
2026 session statutes; and to specify the duties of the
Secretary of State regarding the custody of the cumulative
supplements and replacement volumes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. (a) Those general and permanent laws of the
state enacted during the 2025 Regular Session as contained in
the 2025 Cumulative Supplements to Volumes 3 to 22A,
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the 2025 Cumulative Supplements to Volumes 3 to 22A,
inclusive, and the additions and deletions made by the Code
Commissioner for editorial purposes, as edited and published
by Thomson Reuters, as the Code Publisher, which volumes of
the 2025 Cumulative Supplements are identified and
authenticated by the Great Seal of the State of Alabama placed
upon the front and back of each of the volumes of the
cumulative supplements and upon the first inside page and the
last inside page of the replacement volumes, are adopted and
incorporated into the Code of Alabama 1975.
(b) The following corrections are made:
(1) Section 11-40-62, 2025 Cumulative Supplement to
Volume 8, page 109. To revise an internal citation to reflect
the relettering of hierarchical units within Section 40-10-132
by Act 2024-83, in paragraph (9)b., replace "Section
40-10-132(a)(2)" with "Section 40-10-132(b)(2)"
(2) "Section 13A-12-3.5, Volume 12A, page 629. To
conform the age prohibition referenced in subdivision (1) to
amendments made by Act 2021-453, replace the language "19
Years of Age" with "21 Years of Age"
(3) Section 13A-12-3.8, 2025 Cumulative Supplement to
Volume 12A, page 173. To correct a typographical error and
reference to apparently intended code section, in subsection
(a), replace "Section 28-11-4" with "Section 28-11-7"
(4) Section 17-3-2, 2025 Cumulative Supplement to
Volume 13B, page 3. To correct a publishing error, in the
second sentence of subdivision (a)(1), replace the language
"the that county" with "the county"
(5) Section 39-2-2, 2025 Cumulative Supplement to
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(5) Section 39-2-2, 2025 Cumulative Supplement to
Volume 20, page 181. To correct a clerical error and reference
the apparently intended agency, in subdivision (b)(3), replace
the language "the Department of Finance may" with "the
Department of Transportation may"
(6) Section 45-16A-40.07, 2025 Cumulative Supplement to
Volume 22D, page 147. To correct a grammatical error, at the
end of the first sentence, replace ". If" with ", and if"
Section 2. Those local and permanent laws of the state
pertaining to various counties enacted during the 2025 Regular
Session, as contained in the 2025 Cumulative Supplements to
Volumes 22B, 22C, 22D, 22E, 22F, 22G, 22H, 22I, 22J, 22K, 22L,
22M, and 22N and the 2025 Regular Session additions and
deletions made by the Code Commissioner for editorial
purposes, as edited and published by Thomson Reuters, as the
Code Publisher, which volumes of the 2025 Cumulative
Supplements are identified and authenticated by the Great Seal
of the State of Alabama placed upon the front and back of each
of the volumes of the cumulative supplements, are adopted and
incorporated into the Code of Alabama 1975.
Section 3. The adoption and incorporation of the
supplements specified in this act shall constitute a
continuous systematic codification of the entire Code of
Alabama 1975, for purposes of Section 85 of the Constitution
of Alabama of 2022. This act is a law that adopts a code for
the purposes of Section 45 of the Constitution of Alabama of
2022. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this act shall
be deemed to codify any provision of law that was adopted in
violation of any provision of the Constitution of Alabama of
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violation of any provision of the Constitution of Alabama of
2022, establishing requirements for, or limitations on, the
enactment of a law.
Section 4. The adoption of this act shall not repeal,
supersede, amend, or in any other way affect any statute
enacted into law during any 2026 session of the Legislature.
Section 5. Upon passage and approval of this act, the
duly authenticated volumes of the 2025 Cumulative Supplements
shall be transmitted to the Secretary of State, who shall file
the volumes of the supplements and the replacement volumes in
that office. The volumes of the supplements and replacement
volumes shall not be removed from the office of the Secretary
of State, but the Secretary of State, upon request, under
proper certificate and seal of that office, shall certify any
part or parts thereof upon payment of the fee specified by law
for similar services.
Section 6. This act shall become effective immediately.
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