SB274 Alabama 2014 Session

Sponsors

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in House to require local amendment to be voted on statewide, Amendments 425 and 555, Constitution of Alabama of 1901, repealed, const.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

<p class="bill_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</p><p class="bill_description"> 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</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To repeal Amendments 425 and 555 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 284.01 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, relating to local constitutional amendments, and to a new add Section 284.01 to Article XVIII of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, providing for local constitutional amendments. </p>

Subjects

Constitutional Amendments