SB16 Alabama 2015 2nd Special Session
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Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Second Special Session 2015
Title
Judges of Probate, judicial retirement, contributions by counties for the employer's share, Secs. 12-18-1, 12-18-3, 12-18-82 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> This bill amends current law regarding
employer contributions for judicial retirement for
probate judges and places the responsibility for
such contributions on the several counties</p><p class="bill_description">
Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama
of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the
Official Recompilation of the Constitition of
Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general
law whose purpose or effect would be to require a
new or increased expenditure of local funds from
becoming effective with regard to a local
governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote
unless: it comes within one of a number of
specified exceptions; it is approved by the
affected entity; or the Legislature appropriations
funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to
the entity for the purpose. The purpose or effect
of this bill would be to require a new or increased
expenditure of local funds within the meaning of
Amendment 621, now appearing as Section 111.05 of
the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, as amended</p><p class="bill_description">
If this bill is not enacted by a two-thirds
vote, it will not become effective with regard to a
local entity or until, and only as long as, the
Legislature appropriates funds or provides for a
local source of revenue</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Code of Alabama 1975, Sections 12-18-1 and
12-18-3 relating to judicial retirement; to amend Section
12-18-82 relating to probate judges retirement contributions
to provide that the employer contribution is to be paid by the
several counties; and in connection therewith would have as
its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased
expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Amendment 621
of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as
Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the
Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended.
</p>
Subjects
Judge, Probate
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| September 10, 2015 | S | Further Consideration |
| September 10, 2015 | S | Orr motion to Carry Over adopted Voice Vote |
| September 10, 2015 | S | Third Reading Carried Over |
| September 9, 2015 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| September 8, 2015 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | September 9, 2015 | Room 727 *Public Hearings & Vote* at 13:00 | Senate F&TG Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB16 Alabama 2015 2nd Special Session - Introduced |