Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
Yes
102
Absent
3
HB335 Alabama 2016 Session
Updated Jul 24, 2021
HB335 Alabama 2016 Session
House Bill
Enacted
Current Status
Regular Session 2016
Session
1
Sponsor
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
-
Jack WilliamsRepublican - Session
- Regular Session 2016
- Title
- Courts, interpreters for non-English speaking and deaf, juvenile court intake process, protection from abuse proceeding, Secs.12-21-131, 15-1-3 am'd.
- Description
Under existing law, if at any stage of a criminal or juvenile proceeding, the defendant, the juvenile, or a witness informs the court that he or she cannot understand the English language the court may appoint an interpreter or if he or she is deaf, the court is required to appoint an interpreter.
This bill would specify that the court may appoint an interpreter during a protection from abuse proceeding and during the intake process for a juvenile court proceeding upon request of the defendant, juvenile, or witness. This bill would clarify that the complainant and the petitioner in any of these proceedings could request an interpreter.
- Subjects
- Courts
Bill Actions
H
Delivered to Governor at 3:10 p.m. on May 4, 2016.
H
Assigned Act No. 2016-363.
H
Passed Second House
H
Clerk of the House Certification
S
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 969
S
Signature Requested
H
Enrolled
S
Third Reading Passed
S
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
S
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary
H
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 633
H
Third Reading Passed
H
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
H
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary
Bill Text
Votes
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
Yes
25
No
1
Absent
9
Documents
Source: Alabama Legislature