HB15 Alabama 2016 1st Special Session Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jimmy Martin

Republican

Session

First Special Session 2016

Title

Resisting arrest, arrest only if perpetrator is concurrently arrested for a separate unrelated crime, Sec. 13A-10-41 am'd.

Summary

HB15 would amend Amendment 448 to validate past budget isolation resolutions and require a 3/5 vote to adopt future ones.

What This Bill Does

It updates Amendment 448 (Section 71.01) to define Basic Appropriations and Budget Period and to set rules for budget-related actions. It requires that budget isolation resolutions be adopted by at least three-fifths of the members present and voting, with a quorum. It retroactively ratifies and validates any budget isolation resolution adopted before November 8, 2016, making its effect apply from the original adoption date if they meet the amended rule. It also allows for additional provisions to ensure timely passage of basic appropriations and clarifies that these changes do not force new appropriations beyond what the constitution requires.

Who It Affects

• Legislators in the Alabama Legislature (both House and Senate): future budget isolation resolutions would need a 3/5 vote of those present and voting, and past resolutions meeting the new rule would be validated.
• State budget process and executive branch (Governor, budget Office, and state agencies): the definitions, thresholds, and sequencing for basic appropriations would change, and some procedural restrictions would cease after basic appropriations bills are signed.

Key Provisions

• Amends Amendment 448 (Section 71.01) to define 'Basic Appropriations' and 'Budget Period'.
• Requires budget isolation resolutions to be adopted by a three-fifths majority of those present and voting (with a quorum).
• Retroactively ratifies, approves, validates, and confirms the application of any budget isolation resolution adopted before November 8, 2016, that conforms to the amended rule.
• Makes the effective date of the validated resolutions the original adoption date.
• Allows the Legislature to adopt further provisions for timely passage of basic appropriations by statute or rule, not contradictory to the constitution.
• Prohibits adopting any rule or procedure that conflicts with this amendment.
• Requires election language and ballot description for the proposed amendment, to be voted on statewide.

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Subjects

Arrests