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HB26 Alabama 2015 2nd Special Session

Updated Jul 24, 2021
HB26 Alabama 2015 2nd Special Session
House Bill
Expired
Current Status
Second Special Session 2015
Session
1
Sponsor

Summary

Session
Second Special Session 2015
Title
City councils, salary or expense allowance increase for members, introduction of resolution 30 days prior to final action, required, Secs. 11-40-14, 11-43-7.2 am'd.
Description

Under current law, a resolution to adopt the pay raise for county commissioners must be published in the local newspaper for four consecutive weeks before the commission takes final action on the resolution; however, no such provision exists for city council members.

This bill requires a resolution to adopt a salary or expense allowance increase for members of a city council to be introduced 30 days prior to the date the council takes final action on the resolution.

Subjects
Municipalities

Bill Actions

H

State Government first Amendment Offered

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation Education

H

Engrossed

H

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 57

H

Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 56

H

Faulkner motion to remove from the table Todd amendment adopted Roll Call 55

H

Faulkner motion to Table adopted Roll Call 54

H

Todd Amendment Offered

H

Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 53

H

State Government Amendment Offered

H

Third Reading Passed

H

Representatives Alexander and Scott did not intend to co-sponsor

H

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government

Bill Text

Votes

Motion to Adopt

September 15, 2015 House Passed
Yes 75
No 15
Abstained 3
Absent 11

Faulkner motion to remove from the table Todd amendment

September 15, 2015 House Passed
Yes 68
No 1
Abstained 10
Absent 25

Faulkner motion to Table

September 15, 2015 House Passed
Yes 52
No 34
Abstained 8
Absent 10

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

September 15, 2015 House Passed
Yes 74
Abstained 15
Absent 15

Motion to Adopt

September 15, 2015 House Passed
Yes 76
Abstained 11
Absent 17

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature