HB557 Alabama 2016 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Arnold Mooney Representative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2016

Title

Legislative standing committees, granted subpoena powers, authority to administer oaths, immunity, penalty

Description

Existing law does not provide for a comprehensive method for legislative committees to subpoena witnesses and documents.

This bill would provide standing committees of the House of Representatives and standing committees of the Senate with the authority to subpoena witnesses to testify before the committee and to subpoena documents as needed to conduct the business of the respective committee.

This bill would further provide for enforcement by the circuit court regarding persons failing to properly respond to a legislative subpoena.

This bill would provide for payment of certain expenses of witnesses.

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Subjects

Legislature