SB68 Alabama 2016 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2016
Title
Municipalities, commission form of gov't under Chapter 44, Title 11, special election procedures, repealed, savings provisions Chapter 44, Title 11 and Article 3, Chapter 46, Title 11 repealed, Secs. 11-44-1 to 11-44-162, inclusive, Secs. 11-46-90 to 11-46-145 inclusive, repealed
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, Chapter 44 of Title 11,
Code of Alabama 1975, authorizes municipalities,
under certain conditions, to operate a commission
form of government composed of three commissioners
elected at-large in the municipality. No
municipalities are known to be operating under this
form of municipal government. Also, under existing
law, specific election procedures are provided for
any municipality operating under this form of
municipal government</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would repeal these provisions
relating to the commission form of government. The
bill would authorize any municipality, should one
exist, operating under the commission form of
municipal government on the effective date of this
act to continue those operations under that form of
government and come under the mayor-council form of
government at the next election cycle</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to municipalities; to repeal Chapter 44 of
Title 11, Code of Alabama 1975, providing for the commission
form of municipal government, and Article 3 of Chapter 46 of
Title 11, Code of Alabama 1975, providing special election
procedures for the commission form of municipal government;
and to provide certain savings provisions under certain
conditions.
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Subjects
Municipalities
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 28, 2016 | S | Indefinitely Postponed |
| February 25, 2016 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 2, 2016 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on County and Municipal Government |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | February 24, 2016 | Room 320 at 00:00 | Senate C&MG Hearing |
| Hearing | February 24, 2016 | Room 320 at 14:30 | Senate C&MG Hearing |
| Hearing | February 10, 2016 | Room 316---CANCELLED--- at 00:00 | Senate C&MG Hearing |
| Hearing | February 10, 2016 | Room 316 at 09:00 | Senate C&MG Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB68 Alabama 2016 Session - Introduced |