The bill proposes an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, specifically targeting Section 28-2.00, which pertains to Etowah County. The amendment seeks to grant the Alabama Legislature the authority to fix, regulate, and alter the costs and charges of courts in Etowah County through general or local law. The proposed changes include the insertion of language that allows the Legislature to provide for the distribution of court costs, including but not limited to the establishment, equipment, maintenance, or operation of a public law library in the county. The bill also includes a deletion of the previous specific provisions regarding trial taxes or charges on litigation and their use for the public law library established by Act No. 191, H. 596 in 1955.

Additionally, the bill contains a provision that ratifies all court costs and charges collected in Etowah County prior to the ratification of this amendment. This ratification aims to validate and confirm the legality of previously collected court costs. The bill outlines the process for an election on the proposed amendment, which includes assigning a ballot number and providing a description of the amendment for voters. The amendment will become valid as part of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022 upon approval by a majority of the qualified electors voting on the issue. The bill has passed both the Senate and the House of Representatives, with the Senate concurring in the House amendment.