HB525 Alabama 2015 Session

Updated Jul 24, 2021

HB525 Alabama 2015 Session

House Bill

In Committee

Current Status

Regular Session 2015

Session

1

Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor: John F. Knight Jr
Democrat
Session: Regular Session 2015
Title: House of Representatives, redistricting, Sec. 29-1-1.2 repealed, Sec. 29-1-1.2 added
Description: Sections 199 and 200 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, require the Legislature to reapportion and redistrict itself following the release of each federal decennial census.
This bill would divide the state into districts for the purpose of electing members of the Alabama House of Representatives at the General Election of 2018, until the next federal census is released.
The bill would provide venue in Montgomery County Circuit Court for any legal action, including any action pending in any court on the effective date of this act, challenging the validity of all or any portion of any House of Representatives reapportionment or redistricting plan adopted pursuant to the bill.
Subjects: Reapportionment

Bill Actions

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections

Bill Text

Download Introduced PDF

Documents

Bill Text (Introduced) HB525 Alabama 2015 Session - Introduced

Source: Alabama Legislature