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SB296 Alabama 2012 Session

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Bill Summary

Session
Regular Session 2012
Title
DeKalb Co., requirement for referendum to approve repealed, Amendment 845 (Section 1.50, DeKalb County, Local Amendments, Recompiled Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended), repealed, const. amend.
Description

Under existing law, Amendment 845 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, requires the DeKalb County commission to call a special election for any vacancy occurring in a county office in the county when 12 months or more remain in the term.

This bill would repeal that provision.

To repeal Amendment 845 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Local Amendments, DeKalb County, Section 1.50, of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, requiring a special election for a vacancy in a county office when 12 months or more remain in the term.

Subjects

Bill Actions

Action Date Chamber Action
March 15, 2012 Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Local Legislation
March 15, 2012 Read again a Third Time and Passed Roll Call 309.
March 15, 2012 Third Reading Passed
March 1, 2012 Waggoner motion to reconsider and Carry Over Temporarily adopted Voice Vote .
March 1, 2012 Read Third Time at length and lost Roll Call 213. The President and Presiding Officer declared a quorum present but not voting.
March 1, 2012 BIR McGill motion to adopt adopted Roll Call 212
March 1, 2012 Third Reading.
March 1, 2012 Singleton to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair granted
March 1, 2012 Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair
February 28, 2012 Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
February 9, 2012 Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Local Legislation No. 1

Bill Text

Bill Votes

2012-03-01
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed
2012-03-01
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed
2012-03-18
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed

Bill Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature