SB119 Alabama 2016 Session

This bill proposes an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to provide that commencing January 1, 2018, the legislative authority of the state shall be vested in a unicameral legislature consisting of one chamber known as the Alabama Unicameral Legislature

This amendment would provide for the establishment of districts, initial and subsequent terms of office, vacancies, qualifications, and presiding officers

This amendment would authorize the current Legislature, by general law, to provide for the election, operation, and functioning of the Alabama Unicameral Legislature

This amendment would also abolish the office of Lieutenant Governor and would provide that the State Treasurer would be first in the line of succession to the office of Governor in the event of a vacancy

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to provide that commencing January 1, 2018, the legislative authority of the state shall be vested in a unicameral legislature consisting of one chamber known as the Alabama Unicameral Legislature; to provide for the establishment of districts, initial and subsequent terms of office, vacancies, qualifications, presiding officers, and transitional authority and action; to abolish the office of Lieutenant Governor; and to provide that the State Treasurer is first in the line of succession to the office of Governor in the event of a vacancy.