Under existing law, the Governor may convene an extraordinary session of the Legislature by proclamation.
This bill would propose an amendment to Section 122 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to require the Governor to provide at least seven days' notice of the extraordinary session, including a specific declaration of each matter requiring action of the Legislature, and to provide an exception to the notice requirement for a state of emergency.
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass lost Roll Call 26
Lost in house of origin
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections
Source: Alabama Legislature