Motion to Adopt
Yes
32
Absent
3
SB243 Alabama 2011 Session
Updated Jul 26, 2021
SB243 Alabama 2011 Session
Senate Bill
Expired
Current Status
Regular Session 2011
Session
1
Sponsor
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
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Hank SandersDemocrat - Session
- Regular Session 2011
- Title
- Definition of Moral Turpitude Act, established, crimes which disqualify citizens from voting provided, Sec. 17-3-30.1 added
- Description
Under Article VIII of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Article VIII, Section 177 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, a citizen loses the right to vote if convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude.
This bill would create the Definition of Moral Turpitude Act.
This bill would provide for legislative findings and purposes and would provide a definition of moral turpitude that lists the crimes which disqualify otherwise eligible citizens from voting.
- Subjects
- Moral Turpitude
Bill Actions
Pending third reading on day 28 Favorable from Judiciary
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary
Engrossed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 721
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 720
Williams Amendment Offered
Sanders amendment tabled
Third Reading Passed
Motion to Carry Over as Unfinished Business adopted Voice Vote
Sanders Amendment Offered
Unfinished Business
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary
Bill Text
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Votes
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
Yes
32
Absent
3
Documents
Bill Text (Engrossed)
SB243 Alabama 2011 Session - Engrossed
Bill Text (Introduced)
SB243 Alabama 2011 Session - Introduced
Source: Alabama Legislature