SB190 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Del Marsh

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Legislature, procedures concerning presentment of an adopted bill to the Governor, gubernatorial vetoes, and executive amendments, item vetoes, vote recording, new section, Bills Presented to the Governor, added, Sections 125 and 126 (Sections 125 and 126, Official Recompiled Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended), repealed, const. amend.

Summary

SB190 would replace Alabama's current presentment rules with a new constitutional framework for governor presentment, vetoes, executive amendments, item vetoes, and vote-recording, and would repeal the old Sections 125 and 126.

What This Bill Does

It creates a new 'Bills Presented to the Governor' framework, setting when bills become law depending on session status and adjournment. It gives the Governor veto power and allows executive amendments, with two-thirds thresholds in both chambers for overrides, and requires a formal process to return vetoed bills or amended bills. It adds item veto power on budget items, with an override process, and requires recording the names of members voting on bills, amendments, or vetoes in the journal. It also requires a statewide election to approve the constitutional amendment and describes how the ballot will present the amendment.

Who It Affects

• Legislators (both Senate and House) — face new presentment timelines, veto and override rules, the ability for executive amendments, and the requirement to record votes in the journal.
• Voters/electors of Alabama — will decide the constitutional amendment in a statewide election and, if approved, adopt the new procedures for presenting bills to the Governor and related veto rules.

Key Provisions

• Repeal Sections 125 and 126 and replace them with a new section 'Bills Presented to the Governor' and related provisions.
• Presentment requirement: every bill passed must be presented to the Governor, with different law-effect timelines depending on whether the Legislature is in session or has adjourned sine die.
• Governor’s veto and executive amendments: the Governor can veto and return the bill; two-thirds of both houses can override; the Governor may propose executive amendments and, if both houses approve, the bill becomes law as amended.
• Item veto: the Governor can veto or approve items of appropriation bills; disapproved items become void unless repassed; a seven-day return window applies (two-day return after recess), and a two-thirds majority in both houses can approve the items to make them law.
• Vote recording: the names of members voting for and against the bill, amendment, or veto must be entered in the journal; defines 'bill' to include votes, orders, or resolutions requiring concurrence.
• Ballot description and election: the amendment will be put to a statewide vote with a specific ballot description and Yes/No options.

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Subjects

Constitutional Amendments