HB194 Alabama 2015 Session
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Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2015
Title
Local bills, advertisement or posting prior to introduction, procedures, amendment further provided for, introduction limited, Sec. 106 (Recompiled Constitution of Alabama of 1901) am'd., const. amend.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> 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</p><p class="bill_description">
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</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Section 106 of the Constitution of Alabama
of 1901, as amended by Amendment 341, now appearing as Section
106 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, as amended, relating to the enactment of
special, private, or local bills and the notice required prior
to their introduction; to provide procedures for advertising
and other notice of private, special, or local bills prior to
introduction in the Legislature; to provide procedures for
amendments of the bills; and to limit the introduction of the
bills after a certain legislative day.
</p>
Subjects
Constitutional Amendments
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| June 3, 2015 | S | Pending third reading on day 29 Favorable from Constitution, Ethics and Elections with 1 substitute |
| June 3, 2015 | S | Constitution, Ethics and Elections first Substitute Offered |
| June 3, 2015 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and |
| May 21, 2015 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Constitution, Ethics and Elections |
| May 19, 2015 | H | Engrossed |
| May 19, 2015 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 885 |
| May 19, 2015 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 884 |
| May 19, 2015 | H | Clarke first Substitute Offered |
| May 19, 2015 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| March 19, 2015 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| March 5, 2015 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | June 3, 2015 | Room 727 *Revised Bill Added* at 09:30 | Senate C&E Hearing |
| Hearing | June 3, 2015 | Room 727 *Revised Time Change* at 09:30 | Senate C&E Hearing |
| Hearing | May 27, 2015 | Room 727 at 15:00 | Senate C&E Hearing |
| Hearing | March 19, 2015 | Room 428 at 19:00 | House SG Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB194 Alabama 2015 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | HB194 Alabama 2015 Session - Engrossed |