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SB296 Alabama 2012 Session

Updated Jan 10, 2026
SB296 Alabama 2012 Session
Senate Bill
Expired
Current Status
Regular Session 2012
Session
1
Sponsor

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DeKalb Co., requirement for referendum to approve repealed, Amendment 845 (Section 1.50, DeKalb County, Local Amendments, Recompiled Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended), repealed, const.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

Subjects
DeKalb County

Bill Actions

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Local Legislation

Read again a Third Time and Passed Roll Call 309.

Third Reading Passed

Waggoner motion to reconsider and Carry Over Temporarily adopted Voice Vote .

Read Third Time at length and lost Roll Call 213. The President and Presiding Officer declared a quorum present but not voting.

BIR McGill motion to adopt adopted Roll Call 212

Third Reading.

Singleton to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair granted

Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Local Legislation No. 1

Bill Text

Votes

Read Third Time at length and

March 1, 2012 Senate Passed
Yes 14
No 1
Absent 20

BIR McGill motion to adopt

March 1, 2012 Senate Passed
Yes 23
Abstained 3
Absent 9

Read again a Third Time and Passed Roll Call 309.

March 18, 2012 Senate Passed
Yes 25
Abstained 3
Absent 7

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature