SB274 Alabama 2014 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Linda Coleman-Madison Senator

Democrat

Co-Sponsors

Vivian Davis FiguresPriscilla DunnBobby D. SingletonWilliam “Bill” M. Beasley

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

Local constitutional amendments, adoption procedure by Legislature revised, three negative votes in Senate and nine in House to require local amendment to be voted on statewide, Amendments 425 and 555, Constitution of Alabama of 1901, repealed, const. amend.

Description

Under Amendment 425 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended by Amendment 555 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, the Legislature may propose a local constitutional amendment that affects only one county or a municipality in one or more counties. If the local constitutional amendment receives at least three-fifths of the vote in each house, does not receive a negative vote, and is approved by a majority of the Local Constitutional Amendment Commission, it is voted on only in that county or counties. If the measure receives a negative vote in either house or is not approved by a majority vote of the commission, it is voted on statewide.

The amendment would repeal those amendments and add a new section to Article XVIII of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, Mode of Amending the Constitution, containing similar language except that a local constitutional amendment that is passed by a three-fifths vote of each house and a majority vote of the Local Constitutional Amendment Commission would be voted on statewide if three or more Senators or nine or more House Members voted against it.

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Subjects

Constitutional Amendments