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SB69 Alabama 2016 Session

Updated Jul 24, 2021
SB69 Alabama 2016 Session
Senate Bill
In Committee
Current Status
Regular Session 2016
Session
1
Sponsor

Summary

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.

Subjects
Legislature

Bill Actions

S

Indefinitely Postponed

S

Judiciary first Substitute Offered

S

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary

Bill Text

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature