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RULES OF THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF ALABAMA
Rules Relating to Committees
Rule 65.
The following shall constitute the standing committees of the House:
(1) Rules Subcommittees
(a) Consent Calendars
(b) Resolutions and Ceremonies
(c) Special Order Calendars
(2) Ways and Means Education Fund Subcommittees
(a) Appropriations
(b) Salaries and Benefits
(c) Taxes and Exemptions
(3) Ways and Means General Fund Subcommittees
(a) Appropriations
(b) Salaries and Benefits
(c) Taxes and Exemptions
(4) Judiciary Subcommittees
(a) Civil Justice
(b) Criminal Justice
(c) Highway Safety
(5) State Government Subcommittees
(a) Business Regulations
(b) Government Services
(c) Personnel Management
(6) Commerce Subcommittees
(a) Business and Labor
(b) Economic Development
(c) Environmental Management
(7) Health Subcommittees
(a) Health Care Costs
(b) Health Care Professionals
(c) Medical Procedures
(8) Boards and Commissions Subcommittees
(a) Agency Modifications
(b) Professional Qualifications
(c) Proposed Agencies
(9) Local Government Subcommittees
(a) Business Regulations
(b) Government Services
(c) Personnel Management
(10) Banking and Insurance Subcommittees
(a) Banking Regulations
(b) Financial Services
(c) Insurance Regulations
(11) Elections Subcommittees
(a) Campaign Finance and Procedures
(b) Elections Procedures
(c) Voting Qualifications and Procedures
(12) Education Subcommittees
(a) Elementary and Secondary
(b) Colleges and Universities
(c) Personnel and Operations
(13) Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Subcommittees
(a) Agriculture and Forestry
(b) Hunting and Fishing
(c) Petroleum and Waterways
(14) Marketing
(One member from each Congressional District)
(15) Internal Affairs
(One member from each Congressional District)
(16) Local Legislation
(One member from each Congressional District)
(17) Jefferson County Legislation
(18) Mobile County Legislation
(19) Madison County Legislation
(20) Montgomery County Legislation
(21) Tuscaloosa County Legislation
(22) Shelby County Legislation
(23) Lee County Legislation
Rule 66.
No committee shall meet when the House is convened in session without special permission.
Rule 67.
No standing committee shall meet and take action on any bill assigned to it on the same calendar day the bill is assigned to it, except the Committees on Local Legislation or a committee that considers local legislation.
Rule 68.
No committee or subcommittee shall meet outside the Capitol complex in Montgomery without the prior approval of the Speaker. No committee shall vote on bills or resolutions outside the Capitol complex in Montgomery.
Rule 69.
Upon a vote of a majority of the whole House any standing committee may be directed to vote on any bill which shall have been referred to such committee, and to report the results to the House at its next sitting. Provided, that one day's notice in writing shall have been given to the House during the call of the districts.
Rule 70.
When the chair of a committee is absent, the vice-chair, if present, if not the member whose name appears next on the committee roll call, shall, during the absence of the chair, become chair, and have power to call together the committee for the consideration of bills. A majority of the committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
Rule 71.
A majority of the members of a committee may call a meeting of the committee at any time by giving each member a minimum of two legislative days' notice and by posting on the notice boards a notice of such meeting at least two legislative days in advance of the time set for the meeting. Such notice shall give the date, place and time of the meeting, shall be signed by each of the members calling the meeting and the total number so signing shall be at least a majority of the whole membership of the committee.
Rule 72.
A committee shall not take action on a bill except when the committee is in session, and this provision shall not be waived by a majority signing petitions or other procedural documents.
Rule 73.
The chair of any standing committee, excepting the Committee on Rules, the Committee on Local Legislation, and a committee that considers local legislation shall give notice in writing to the members of the committee at least twenty-four hours prior to the meeting; and such notice shall include a listing by number of all bills to be considered at the meeting. Notice shall be accomplished by placing the notice in the committee members' mailboxes located outside the Chamber and by posting the notice on the notice boards.
Rule 74.
The chair of a standing committee shall honor a written request for a public hearing on a bill if such request is received by the chair prior to the posting of the notice of the committee meeting at which the bill is to be considered.
Rule 75.
The chair of a standing committee shall take a recorded vote on any motion if requested by a committee member and sustained by one additional committee member.
Rule 76.
Subcommittees of a standing committee may meet solely for the purpose of researching and studying bills, resolutions, and other matters assigned to it. Each subcommittee may make recommendations to its respective standing committee.
Rule 77.
The chair of the standing Committee on Local Legislation may report any bill out of the Committee without a meeting of that Committee if he or she has the unanimous consent of all members whose districts are affected by the proposed legislation.
Rule 78.
The rules of procedure in the House shall be observed in standing committees as far as they may be applicable and shall not be suspended by a standing committee. Provided, that Rules 25 and 31 shall not be applicable.
Rule 79.
If a law or executive order refers to the Chair of the Ways and Means Committee as a member or ex officio member of a committee, task force, or commission, the Speaker shall designate whether the position shall be filled by the Chair of the Ways and Means Education Fund Committee or the Chair of the Ways and Means General Fund Committee.
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