SB25 Alabama 2015 Session
Signed by Governor
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2015
Title
Separation of powers of executive, legislative, and judicial branches, Article III and Amendment 582 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, combined into one section, Article III and Amendment 582 repealed and Article III added
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Article III of the Constitution of Alabama
of 1901, consists of two sections: Section 42,
which establishes the three departments of state
government, and Section 43, which provides for the
separation of the powers of those three
departments. In addition, Amendment 582 of the
Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as
Section 43.01 of the Official Recompilation of the
Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended,
requires approval by the Legislature of court
orders requiring disbursement of state funds</p><p class="bill_description">
This proposed constitutional amendment would
repeal Article III and Amendment 582 and add a new
Article III combining the substance of the repealed
provisions in modernized language without making
any substantive change</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To propose an amendment to the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, as amended, to repeal Article III and
Amendment 582 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, and add
Article III to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, relating
to the separation of powers.
</p>
Subjects
Separation of Powers
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2015 | S | Assigned Act No. 2015-200. |
| May 21, 2015 | H | Signature Requested |
| May 21, 2015 | S | Passed Second House |
| May 21, 2015 | S | Enrolled |
| May 19, 2015 | H | Sessions intended to vote Yea |
| May 19, 2015 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 907 |
| May 19, 2015 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| April 16, 2015 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| April 7, 2015 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections |
| April 7, 2015 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 358 |
| April 7, 2015 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| March 11, 2015 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| March 3, 2015 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | April 15, 2015 | Room #123 at 09:00 | House CC&E Hearing |
| Hearing | March 11, 2015 | Room 325 at 13:00 | Senate JUDY Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB25 Alabama 2015 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | SB25 Alabama 2015 Session - Enrolled |