HB136 Alabama 2017 Session
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Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2017
Title
Municipality, council-manager form of gov., council-manager act of 1982, composition of council, alternate forms, Sec. 11-43A-8 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, a municipality may adopt
the council-manager form of government pursuant to
Article 1 of Chapter 43A of Title 11, Code of
Alabama 1975, the Council-Manager Act of 1982. In
that case, the council is composed of five members</p><p class="bill_description">
The mayor and one council member are elected at
large and three council members are elected from
single-member districts. In addition, an alternate
form for the composition of the council is provided
for in Class 6 municipalities with a mayor and
eight council members</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would authorize a municipality
organized under the first form provided above to
have a council composed of either five or seven
members with a mayor elected at large and either
four or six council members elected either at large
or from single-member districts</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Section 11-43A-8 of the Code of Alabama
1975, the Council-Manager Act of 1982, to authorize alternate
forms of organization and election of the members of the
council.
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Subjects
Municipalities
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2017 | S | Further Consideration |
| May 3, 2017 | S | Williams motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote |
| May 3, 2017 | S | Allen Amendment Offered |
| May 3, 2017 | S | Holtzclaw motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 879 |
| May 3, 2017 | S | Holtzclaw Amendment Offered |
| May 3, 2017 | S | Smitherman motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 878 |
| May 3, 2017 | S | Smitherman Amendment Offered |
| May 3, 2017 | S | Figures motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 877 |
| May 3, 2017 | S | Figures Amendment Offered |
| May 3, 2017 | S | Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair |
| May 2, 2017 | S | Blackwell motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote |
| May 2, 2017 | S | Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair |
| April 4, 2017 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| March 16, 2017 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs |
| March 15, 2017 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 315 |
| March 15, 2017 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| February 16, 2017 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 7, 2017 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on County and Municipal Government |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | April 4, 2017 | Room 727 at 09:00 | Senate GA Hearing |
| Hearing | February 15, 2017 | Room 123 at 13:30 | House C&MG Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB136 Alabama 2017 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Figures Amendment Offered |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Smitherman Amendment Offered |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Holtzclaw Amendment Offered |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Allen Amendment Offered |