HJR3 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Victor Gaston

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Governor, invited to address joint session of Legislature, committee appointed to escort to joint session

Summary

HJR3 would invite the Governor to speak to a joint session of Alabama's Legislature and create a six-member committee to arrange and escort him to the session.

What This Bill Does

If enacted, the Legislature would hold a joint session of the House and Senate at 6:30 p.m. on February 5, 2013 in the House Chamber to hear the Governor's message. A six-member committee (three House members appointed by the Speaker and three Senate members appointed by the Senate) would wait on the Governor, notify him the joint session will occur, and escort him to the chamber.

Who It Affects

• Governor of Alabama — invited to address the joint session and to be escorted to the chamber by the appointed committee.
• Members of the Alabama House and Senate — participate in a joint session and participate in appointing/listening to the Governor's address; the escort committee reports to them.

Key Provisions

• Convenes a joint session of the House and Senate on February 5, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. in the House Chamber to hear the Governor's message.
• Creates a six-member escort committee (three House members named by the Speaker and three Senate members named by the Senate) to wait upon and escort the Governor to the joint session.
• The committee's duties include notifying the Governor that the state legislators will meet and guiding the Governor to the House Chamber for the joint session.
• The joint session is created by a resolution agreed to by both chambers.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Resolutions, Legislative