SB5 Alabama 2013 Session

Updated Feb 25, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Dick Brewbaker
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2013
Title: Municipalities, mayors, vacancies, procedures for filling in municipalities with population of 12,000 or more inhabitants, Sec. 11-44G-2, Code of Alabama 1975, not to apply, Sec. 11-44G-2 am'd.
Summary: SB5 excludes large Alabama municipalities (12,000+ population) from the current mayor vacancy rules and requires vacancies to be filled under a different law, with the council president becoming mayor as specified there.
What This Bill Does
If enacted, the bill would remove the application of Section 11-44G-2 to municipalities with 12,000 or more people. In those cities, mayor vacancies would be filled according to Section 11-43-42(a), and the council president would succeed to the mayor’s office as provided there. Small municipalities would keep using the current mayor vacancy rules under 11-44G-2, and cities with commission form of government are not affected.

Who It Affects
Municipalities with population of 12,000 or more (as per the most recent census): vacancies in the mayor's office would be filled under Section 11-43-42(a), with the council president succeeding as mayor.
Municipalities with populations under 12,000 and cities operating under commission form of government: current vacancy rules under Section 11-44G-2 would remain in effect (i.e., not affected by this bill).

Key Provisions
Amends 11-44G-2 to exclude municipalities with 12,000+ population from its mayor vacancy provisions.
For those excluded municipalities, vacancies in the mayor's office shall be filled under 11-43-42(a), with the council president succeeding to the office as provided there.
This act does not apply to cities operating under a commission form of government.
Effective date: the act becomes law on the first day of the third month after passage and approval by the Governor.

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Subjects: Municipalities