SJR70 Alabama 2015 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Gerald O. Dial

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2015

Title

Compensation, Legislature, sentiment to waive compensation related to 2015 Special Session or sessions if Legislature fails to pass budgets in 2015 Reg. Sess.

Summary

A Senate resolution expressing that legislators should waive their pay for any 2015 special session if the 2015 regular session fails to pass the budgets.

What This Bill Does

This is a non-binding resolution that states the legislature's sentiment that lawmakers would waive their compensation for any 2015 Special Session convened to consider the budgets. It only applies if both the General Fund and Education budgets are not passed during the 2015 Regular Session. As a resolution, it signals intent rather than creating a mandatory financial change.

Who It Affects

• Legislators (members of the Alabama Legislature), who would be expected to waive their compensation for a 2015 Special Session if the budgets are not approved in the Regular Session.
• State taxpayers and public funds, who would bear any impact on compensation payments to legislators during such a Special Session.

Key Provisions

• Expresses the sentiment that legislators should waive compensation for any 2015 Special Session held to consider the budgets.
• Triggers only if the Legislature fails to pass both the General Fund and Education budgets during the 2015 Regular Session.
• Requires concurrence of both the Senate and the House to express this sentiment.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Resolutions, Legislative