Ala. Code § 29-1-12

The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House shall be allowed 16 weeks within which to check, compare, and deliver the journals of the Senate and the House of Representatives of each session of the Legislature to the Secretary of State and the state printer. The journals of the 10-day or organization session of the Legislature shall be compiled, combined, and filed with the journals of the next ensuing regular session. The time allowed after final adjournment of any session, other than the 10-day or organization sessions, for the filing of the journals in the Office of the Secretary of State and completing the work specified by this section shall be 16 weeks. If there is a special session during, or within 16 weeks after the final adjournment of a regular session, or if there is a regular session within 16 weeks after the final adjournment of a special session, or if there is a special session within 16 weeks after the final adjournment of a special session, the time for comparing and filing the journals of such sessions, including the indices, shall be extended for each session for a period of time as the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate may determine to be necessary for the clerk and secretary to have sufficient time within which to transcribe and file the journals of each house. The extended time shall not exceed a total of 16 weeks for each session. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate may, in instances of extreme hardship, unforeseen circumstances, or uncontrollable circumstances, grant to the clerk and secretary an extra time extension that is in addition to any other extension permitted by law. If the time is extended, the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate shall give written notice to the Secretary of the State and to the state printer of the extension.