Alabama § 12-1-6 Procedure When Local Legislation Affecting Judiciary Introduced in Legislature

Alabama Statutes

§ 12-1-6 — Procedure When Local Legislation Affecting Judiciary Introduced in Legislature

Alabama § 12-1-6

Title 12Courts

Ch. 1General Provisions

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Ala. Code § 12-1-6 (2026).

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Whenever any bill is introduced in any session of the Legislature which pertains to the judiciary, which bill calls for local or less than statewide application, the Clerk of the House of Representatives or the Secretary of the Senate shall immediately deliver a certified copy of such bill to the Administrative Director of Courts, who shall, within 10 days after receipt of such certified copy of said bill, file an instrument in writing expressing an opinion pertaining to the constitutionality of such bill. Said instrument in writing shall be filed with the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the State Senate.

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Whenever any bill is introduced in any session of the Legislature which pertains to the judiciary, which bill calls for local or less than statewide application, the Clerk of the House of Representatives or the Secretary of the Senate shall immediately deliver a certified copy of such bill to the Administrative Director of Courts, who shall, within 10 days after receipt of such certified copy of said bill, file an instrument in writing expressing an opinion pertaining to the constitutionality of such bill. Said instrument in writing shall be filed with the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the State Senate.