Alabama § 12-10-5 - When Recommendations May Be Submitted to Legislature; Recommendations to Become Law Upon Adjournment of Legislative Session to Which Submitted Unless Rejected or Altered by Legislative Act; Recordation and Publication Thereof.
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§ 12-10-5. When Recommendations May Be Submitted to Legislature; Recommendations to Become Law Upon Adjournment of Legislative Session to Which Submitted Unless Rejected or Altered by Legislative Act; Recordation and Publication Thereof.
(a) The commission may submit recommendations in the form of a report to the Legislature at any time within the first five calendar days of any session.
(b) Unless rejected by a joint resolution or altered by act of the Legislature at the session to which the report is submitted, the recommendations of the commission shall become law upon the adjournment of that session of the Legislature.
(c) Upon adjournment, the recommendations that have become law shall become effective immediately and shall be recorded and published as other laws.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 12-10-5 ("When Recommendations May Be Submitted to Legislature; Recommendations to Become Law Upon Adjournment of Legislative Session to Which Submitted Unless Rejected or Altered by Legislative Act; Recordation and Publication Thereof.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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