Under existing law, Section 106 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended (Amendment 341), the substance of any bill proposing a special, private, or local law is required to be advertised in a newspaper of general circulation in the county for four weeks prior to introduction in either house of the Legislature. Additionally, Section 106 does not provide any specific procedure for a special, private, or local bill to be substantively amended during the legislative process.
This proposed amendment would provide that a special, private, or local bill would be required to be advertised in a newspaper of general circulation in the county for three weeks prior to introduction and would provide for exceptions when there is no newspaper of general circulation in the county. The proposed amendment would provide procedures for the amendment of a special, private, or local bill during the legislative process under procedures established relating to the adoption of proposed changes to the special, private, or local bill prior to final passage in the house of the amendment's origin. The proposed amendment would also limit the introduction of a special, private, or local bill after the twenty-fifth legislative day.
Pending third reading on day 29 Favorable from Constitution, Ethics and Elections with 1 substitute
Constitution, Ethics and Elections first Substitute Offered
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Constitution, Ethics and Elections
Engrossed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 885
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 884
Clarke first Substitute Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government
Source: Alabama Legislature