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HB581 Alabama 2012 Session

Updated Jul 25, 2021

Summary

Primary Sponsor
Randy Davis
Republican
Session
Regular Session 2012
Title
Veterans' Affairs Department, veterans' cemeteries, ownership of land by department, Sec. 31-5-3 am'd
Description

Under existing law, the Department of Veterans' Affairs is authorized to operate veterans' cemeteries. The cemeteries are owned by the State of Alabama as an entity.

This bill would provide that veterans' cemeteries would be owned by the Department of Veterans' Affairs, would specify that the State Service Commissioner could execute deeds and other instruments for the department, and would validate prior deeds of cemetery property to the department.

Subjects
Veterans

Bill Actions

Forwarded to Governor on May 16, 2012 at 10:02 p. m. on May 16, 2012.

Assigned Act No. 2012-528.

Clerk of the House Certification

Enrolled

Signature Requested

Passed Second House

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1466

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 Veterans and Military Affairs

Cosponsors Added

Jackson intended to vote Yea

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 616

Third Reading Passed

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Military and Veterans Affairs

Bill Text

Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

April 7, 2012 House Passed
Yes 92
Absent 13

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

May 19, 2012 Senate Passed
Yes 29
Abstained 1
Absent 5

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature