SB276 Alabama 2014 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2014
Title
Article X, Homestead exemptions, repealed and readopted as a new Article X to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, const. amend.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Article X of the Constitution of Alabama of
1901, provides for exemptions in Alabama</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would propose an amendment to the
Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to repeal the
existing Article X and to readopt Article X to make
nonsubstantive technical amendments, including
capitalization and gender neutral references, to
authorize the Legislature to provide by general law
for the exemption of homesteads and personal
property and other property and the waiver of the
exemption and to delete specific provisions
relating to the homesteads, laborer's and mechanic
liens, and property rights of females</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To repeal existing Article X of the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, relating to exemptions, and to add a new
Article X relating to exemptions of homesteads.
</p>
Subjects
Constitutional Amendments
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 1, 2014 | S | Indefinitely Postponed |
| March 18, 2014 | S | Pending third reading on day 26 Favorable from Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics, and Elections with 1 amendment |
| March 18, 2014 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment |
| January 23, 2014 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics, and Elections |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB276 Alabama 2014 Session - Introduced |