SB90 Alabama 2011 Session

Signed by Governor

Bill Summary

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

Sheriff, employees, immunity, Sec. 14-6-1, 36-22-3 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, the sheriff is granted sovereign immunity as a constitutional officer of the state. Generally, the courts have granted deputies and other persons acting as agents of the sheriff the same protection.

This bill would specify that persons employed by the sheriff when acting for and under the direction and supervision of the sheriff would have the same sovereign immunity as the sheriff.

To amend Sections 14-6-1 and 36-22-3 of the Code of Alabama 1975, to specify the sovereign immunity protections granted to persons employed by the sheriff when acting for and under the direction and supervision of the sheriff.

Subjects

Sheriffs

Bill Actions

Action Date	Chamber	Action
June 8, 2011		Delivered to Governor at 11: 58 on June 9, 2011
June 8, 2011		Assigned Act No. 2011-685.
June 8, 2011		Signature Requested
June 8, 2011		Enrolled
June 8, 2011		Passed Second House
June 8, 2011		Mitchell dissent filed
June 8, 2011		Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1194
June 8, 2011		Warren motion to Previous Question adopted Roll Call 1193
June 8, 2011		Third Reading Open
March 30, 2011		Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
March 23, 2011		Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on County and Municipal Government
March 23, 2011		Engrossed
March 23, 2011		Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 89
March 23, 2011		Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 88
March 23, 2011		Governmental Affairs Amendment Offered
March 23, 2011		Third Reading Passed
March 7, 2011		Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
February 28, 2011		Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs