HB8 Alabama 2013 Session
Bill Summary
Article I, Section 26 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, provides that every citizen has a right to bear arms in defense of himself or herself and the state
This proposed amendment would provide that every citizen has a fundamental right to bear arms and that any restriction on this right would be subject to strict scrutiny
This proposed amendment would also provide that a citizen cannot be compelled by international treaty or law from taking actions that prohibit, limit, or otherwise interfere with the fundamental right to bear arms
Proposing an amendment to Article I, Section 26 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901; to provide that every citizen has a fundamental right to bear arms and that any restriction on this right would be subject to strict scrutiny; and to provide that no international treaty or law shall prohibit, limit, or otherwise interfere with a citizen's fundamental right to bear arms.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2013 | H | Forwarded to Secretary of State on May 20, 2013 at 11:59 p.m. on May 20, 2013. |
| May 20, 2013 | H | Assigned Act No. 2013-267. |
| May 20, 2013 | H | Enrolled |
| May 20, 2013 | S | Signature Requested |
| May 20, 2013 | H | Clerk of the House Certification |
| May 20, 2013 | H | Passed Second House |
| May 20, 2013 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1198 |
| May 20, 2013 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| May 7, 2013 | S | Bussman motion to table Ross motion to recommit adopted Roll Call 839 |
| May 7, 2013 | S | Ross motion to recommit |
| May 7, 2013 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| May 2, 2013 | S | Orr motion to table Smitherman motion to rerefer adopted Roll Call 681 |
| May 2, 2013 | S | Smitherman motion to rerefer |
| May 2, 2013 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary |
| April 30, 2013 | H | Engrossed |
| April 30, 2013 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1019 |
| April 30, 2013 | H | Henry motion to Previous Question adopted Roll Call 1018 |
| April 30, 2013 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| February 21, 2013 | H | Jones motion to Carry Over Temporarily adopted Voice Vote |
| February 21, 2013 | H | Third Reading Carried Over |
| February 19, 2013 | H | Jones motion to Carry Over Temporarily adopted Voice Vote |
| February 19, 2013 | H | Third Reading Carried Over |
| February 14, 2013 | H | Jones motion to Carry Over Temporarily adopted Voice Vote |
| February 14, 2013 | H | Third Reading Carried Over |
| February 12, 2013 | H | Jones motion to Carry Over Temporarily adopted Voice Vote |
| February 12, 2013 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 18 |
| February 12, 2013 | H | Public Safety and Homeland Security Amendment Offered |
| February 12, 2013 | H | Third Reading Carried Over |
| February 6, 2013 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment |
| February 5, 2013 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB8 Alabama 2013 Session - Enrolled |
| Bill Text | HB8 Alabama 2013 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | HB8 Alabama 2013 Session - Introduced |