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SB112 Alabama 2011 Session

Updated Jan 10, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor
Tammy Irons
Democrat
Session
Regular Session 2011
Title
Poll taxes and segregation of schools by race, constitutional provisions regarding deleted, portions of Section 256 and Section 256 as amended by Amendment 111, Constitution of Alabama of 1901, (Section 256, Recompiled Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended), am'd., Section 259, (Section 259, Recompiled Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended), Amendment 90, and Amendment 109, Constitution of Alabama of 1901, repealed, const. amend.
Description

This bill proposes an amendment to delete those remaining "Jim Crow" provisions of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, which have not been expressly repealed by vote of the people.

Subjects
Constitutional Amendments

Bill Actions

Delivered to Secretary of State at 8:04 p.m. on June 2, 2011

Assigned Act No. 2011-353.

Signature Requested

Enrolled

Passed Second House

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1121

Williams (P) motion to Table adopted Roll Call 1120

Holmes Amendment Offered

Williams (P) motion to Table adopted Roll Call 1119

Rogers Amendment Offered

Williams (P) motion to Table adopted Roll Call 1110

Buskey Amendment Offered

Third Reading Passed

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

Engrossed

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 410

Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 409

Petition to Cease Debate adopted Roll Call 408.

Orr Amendment Offered

Third Reading Passed

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics, and Elections

Bill Text

Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

April 27, 2011 Senate Passed
Yes 22
No 9
Absent 4

Williams (P) motion to Table

June 2, 2011 House Passed
Yes 62
No 29
Abstained 1
Absent 13

Williams (P) motion to Table

June 2, 2011 House Passed
Yes 64
No 25
Absent 16

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

June 2, 2011 House Passed
Yes 67
No 27
Absent 11

Williams (P) motion to Table

June 2, 2011 House Passed
Yes 60
No 26
Abstained 1
Absent 18

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature