HB282 Alabama 2017 Session
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
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Mike JonesRepublican - Session
- Regular Session 2017
- Title
- Voter registration, convicted felons, moral turpitude defined for purposes of crimes which disqualify persons from voting, Felony Voter Disqualification Act, Sec. 17-3-30.1 added; Secs. 17-4-3, 17-4-4 am'd.
- Description
Under existing law, a person who commits a felony involving moral turpitude loses his or her right to vote.
This bill would create the Definition of Moral Turpitude Act to establish a comprehensive list of felonies that involve moral turpitude.
This bill would also provide procedures for the Board of Pardons and Paroles and the Secretary of State to follow to purge certain disqualified voters from voter registration lists.
- Subjects
- Moral Turpitude
Bill Actions
Delivered to Governor at 9:35 a.m. on May 18, 2017.
Assigned Act No. 2017-378.
Clerk of the House Certification
Signature Requested
Enrolled
Passed Second House
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1254
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary
Engrossed
Knight Dissent filed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 191
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 190
Jones Amendment Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary
Bill Text
Votes
Motion to Adopt
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
Documents
Source: Alabama Legislature