George Wallace holds the record as the longest-serving governor in Alabama history with 16 years of service.

This address encompasses the condition and operation of the state government, and may also suggest new legislation for the legislature's consideration.

Sellers, Michael F. Bolin, Tom Parker, Brad Mendheim, Greg Shaw, James Allan Main, and Alisa Kelli Wise[9]).

Other members of the Court of the Judiciary are: two members of the state bar, who shall be selected by the governing body of the Alabama State Bar; three persons (as of 2005) who are not lawyers who shall be appointed by the Governor; and one person appointed by the Lieutenant Governor.

The Alabama House of Representatives is composed of 105 members, all elected from single-member districts of equal population across the state in the same cycle.

A majority of a quorum can pass any bill except a constitutional amendment, which requires a three-fifths vote of all those elected.

[14] All Senators are elected for four-year terms in the same cycle as the House of Representatives, the Governor, and other statewide constitutional officers.

While the House of Representatives has exclusive power to originate revenue bills, such legislation can be amended and/or substituted by the Senate.

Moreover, because the Senate is historically considered to be the "deliberative body", its rules concerning length of debate are more relaxed than those of the House of Representatives.

The Alabama Senate has sole power of Confirmation of certain appointees designated by the Constitution and by statute.

Likewise, while a governor's proclamation may itemize subjects to be considered in a special session, the proclamation cannot dictate that the legislature specifically consider only a bill which mirrors the exact language of a bill offered in a previous session.

[15] Bills are referred to standing committees by the Lieutenant Governor and the President Pro Tempore in the Senate, and by the Speaker in the House of Representatives.

Any bill which affects state funding by more than $1,000, and which involves expenditure or collection of revenue, must have a "Fiscal Note".

The "enrolled" copy is the official bill, which, after it becomes law, is kept by the Secretary of State for reference in the event of any dispute as to its exact language.

From this point, the bill becomes an act, and remains the law of the state unless repealed by legislative action, or overturned by a court decision.

The bill is then reconsidered, and if a simple majority of the members of both houses agrees to the proposed executive amendments, it is returned to the Governor, as revised, for a signature.

This is in contrast to the practice in most states and the federal government, which require a two-thirds majority in both houses to override a governor's veto.

If the Governor fails to return a bill to the legislative house in which it originated within six days after it was presented (not including Sundays), it becomes a law without their signature.

In this event, only the vetoed item of the appropriation bill is returned to the house of origin for reconsideration by the Legislature.

A bill or joint resolution is accordingly drafted to propose an appropriate amendment to the Constitution.

It is then submitted to the voters of the state at an election (the time of which is fixed by the Legislature), held not less than three months after the adjournment of the session in which the amendment was proposed.