SB4 Alabama 2014 Session
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Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2014
Title
Class action lawsuits filed in Alabama, plan for undistributed funds to be distributed to Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Department if class members cannot be located, or if distribution to class is not economically feasible, or if class members do not make a claim to the class funds
Description
<p class="bill_description"> This bill would provide that all
settlements or orders entering judgment in a class
action lawsuit filed in Alabama and governed by
Alabama law that results in the creation of a
common fund for the benefit of a class shall
establish a plan for determining the distribution
of the residual remaining funds to the Department
of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention and the
timing of such distribution</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to the distribution of excess funds created
pursuant to a class action lawsuit filed in Alabama; to
provide that all settlements or orders entering judgment in a
class action lawsuit filed in Alabama and governed by Alabama
law that result in the creation of a common fund for the
benefit of a class shall establish a plan for determining the
distribution of the residual remaining funds to the Department
of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention and the timing of such
distribution.
</p>
Subjects
Civil Procedure
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 6, 2014 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means General Fund |
| March 6, 2014 | S | Engrossed |
| March 5, 2014 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 691 |
| March 5, 2014 | S | Dial motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 690 |
| March 5, 2014 | S | Dial Amendment Offered |
| March 5, 2014 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| February 26, 2014 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| January 14, 2014 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB4 Alabama 2014 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | SB4 Alabama 2014 Session - Engrossed |