SB413 Alabama 2015 Session

Updated Jul 24, 2021

SB413 Alabama 2015 Session

Senate Bill

In Committee

Current Status

Regular Session 2015

Session

1

Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Rodger Smitherman Senator
Democrat
Session: Regular Session 2015
Title: Senate, redistricting, Sec. 29-1-2.3 repealed, Sec. 29-1-2.3 added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 Senate at an election or elections determined by the United States District Court.
The Alabama Attorney General would be required to submit this act to the United States District Court for the purpose of seeking final resolution of Alabama Legislative Black Caucus et al. v. Alabama and Alabama Democratic Conference et al. v. Alabama.
Subjects: Reapportionment

Bill Actions

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary

Bill Text

Download Introduced PDF

Documents

Bill Text (Introduced) SB413 Alabama 2015 Session - Introduced

Source: Alabama Legislature