SB120 Alabama 2011 Session
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
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Arthur Orr SenatorRepublican - Session
- Regular Session 2011
- Title
- Legislative immunity, constitutional provision regarding privilege from arrest, eliminated, Section 56, Constitution of Alabama of 1901, (Section 56, Recompiled Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended), am'd., const. amend.
- Description
Under Section 56 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 56 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, members of the Legislature in all cases, except treason, felony, violation of their oath of office, and breach of the peace, are privileged from arrest during their attendance at a session and in going to and returning from a session. Speech and debate by members of the Legislature made in either house is also privileged.
This bill would propose an amendment to Section 56 to eliminate the privilege from arrest.
- Subjects
- Constitutional Amendments
Bill Actions
Indefinitely Postponed
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
Documents
Source: Alabama Legislature