HB6 Alabama 2015 Session
Signed by Governor
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2015
Title
Municipalities, Class 7 or Class 8 with 12,000 or more inhabitants, mayors, vacancies, procedures for filling, Sec. 11-44G-2, Code of Alabama 1975, not to apply, Sec. 11-44G-2 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, Section 11-44G-2 of the
Code of Alabama 1975, relates to Class 7 and
municipalities, which generally applies by class to
municipalities with less than 12,000 inhabitants
according to the 1970 federal census, and to
municipalities incorporated after 1979 under
certain conditions. Section 11-44G-2 provides that
vacancies in the office of mayor are filled by
appointment of the council, or, if the council does
not act, by appointment of the Governor or by a
special election. A potential conflict exists in
the procedure for filling the vacancy in the office
of mayor in Class 7 or 8 municipalities having
12,000 or more inhabitants according to the most
recent federal decennial census. Section
11-43-42(a) of the Code of Alabama 1975, provides
that in municipalities having a population of
12,000 or more, absences and vacancies in the
office of mayor are filled by the council
president</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would specify that Section
11-44G-2 would not apply to municipalities which
have a population of 12,000 or more. The council
president would succeed to any vacancy in the
office of mayor in these municipalities as provided
in Section 11-43-42(a)</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to municipalities; to amend Section
11-44G-2 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the filling
of a vacancy in the office of mayor in Class 7 and
municipalities; to provide that this section would not apply
to vacancies in the office of mayor in municipalities having a
population of 12,000 or more inhabitants according to the most
recent federal decennial census, which would fill vacancies in
the office of mayor pursuant to Section 11-43-42(a), Code of
Alabama 1975, providing that the council president shall
succeed the mayor in the event of a vacancy in the office of
mayor.
</p>
Subjects
Municipalities
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 21, 2015 | H | Assigned Act No. 2015-81. |
| April 21, 2015 | H | Forwarded to Governor on April 21, 2015 at 3:10 p.m. on April 21, 2015. |
| April 21, 2015 | H | Clerk of the House Certification |
| April 21, 2015 | H | Enrolled |
| April 21, 2015 | S | Signature Requested |
| April 21, 2015 | H | Passed Second House |
| April 16, 2015 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 552 |
| April 16, 2015 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| April 16, 2015 | S | Ward motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote |
| April 16, 2015 | S | Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair |
| April 2, 2015 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| March 17, 2015 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on County and Municipal Government |
| March 17, 2015 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 79 |
| March 17, 2015 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| March 5, 2015 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| March 3, 2015 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on County and Municipal Government |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | April 1, 2015 | Room 316 at 11:00 | Senate C&MG Hearing |
| Hearing | March 4, 2015 | Room 123 in State House at 13:30 | House C&MG Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB6 Alabama 2015 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | HB6 Alabama 2015 Session - Enrolled |